Projects and case studies
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UK case study on temporary employment agencies
IES was commissioned to carry out research into the activities of temporary employment agencies in the UK, as part of a wider project on the temporary agency sector, for the European Parliament. The research took the form of desk research, with...
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Scenarios of strategies of social partners’ cooperation in the hairdressing sector to improve the quality of work and employment
Eurofound commissioned IES to carry out a study examining scenarios of strategies of social partners’ cooperation in the hairdressing sector to improve the quality of work and employment in the sector.IES carried out this work with partners in...
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Qualitative work on Labour Market Integration of New Immigrants
This UK case study analysed how effectively workforce development and integration policies help immigrants (especially those with only a high school degree or less) to progress from low-skilled work or unemployment to middle-skilled jobs.
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Mutual learning on anticipating and managing restructuring
IES is taking part in a comparative study, funded by the European Commission and led by the training centre of the International Labour Organisation (ICT-ILO), examining good practice in anticipating and managing restructuring at sectoral level in...
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European Inventory on the Validation of Non-formal and Informal Learning (country expert)
The overall objective of this project is to advance the work of the Commission (DG EAC) and Member States within the Education and Training 2020 work programme in the area of basic skills, by providing the basis for the Commission Report on...
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The social dimension of intra-EU mobility: Impact on public services in the UK
This project for Eurofound was one of nine country case studies looking to document the impact of intra-EU mobility on staffing, budgets, demand and use of public services in receiving countries, from the perspectives of both the mobile EU...
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Wage bargaining regimes and pay outcomes study
A study on wage bargaining schemes and pay outcomes for Eurofound with two elements: A summarising framework of the theory of the institutions involved in wage bargaining systems and more widely, social institutions and economic policy regimes,...
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Provision of an online survey for EU-OSHA agency stakeholders
IES has been commissioned to carry out an online survey among the subscribers to OSHmail (around 50,000 e-mail addresses). The survey will be carried in all official EU languages plus Icelandic and Norwegian. The survey will provide feedback on...
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ILO retreat contribution
Jim Hillage from the Institute, contributed to a session on how to evaluate the impact of skills and learning programmes at a recent event for staff from the International Labour Organisation (ILO). The ILO is engaged in all parts of the world...
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Qualitative post-test on the European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks (ESENER)
The European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks (ESENER) is a pan-European survey of management and worker representatives in enterprises with more than ten employees on how health, safety and well-being are managed at work. This...