Projects and case studies
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Literature review on wages, collective bargaining and productivity
IES undertook a literature review on the role of collective bargaining and social dialogue actors/institutions in strengthening the links between wages and productivity. The review identified countries for subsequent in-depth case-studies, and...
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Training course: Coaching for HR Professionals
IES delivered coaching skills training for HR professionals in the Advisory and Mediation Services team at the Department for Business, Innovations & Skills
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Evaluation of the 15 Steps Challenge
The NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement commissioned IES to review the experiences of organisations which have implemented the 15 Steps Challenge launched in May 2012 and emerged from the Productive Ward Programme (a toolkit providing a...
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Economic, Social and Personal Outcomes of Vocational Qualifications Research
IES contributed to a study, commissioned by the London Borough of Newham and led by BMG Research, providing econometric research on the impact of successful learning at Levels 1, 2 or 3 on employment and wages for young people in Newham.The...
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The use of social media in the recruitment process
IES was commissioned by ACAS to carry out a small-scale research project into employer's use of social media during the recruitment process. The research focused on use and non-use of social media as a means of recruitment and during the...
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Assessment of National Employer Skills and Government Business Support Programmes
IES completed a project from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) working with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) looking at the extent to which rural businesses access government support to grow...
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Employers' experiences of involvement in Role Redesign and Skills Utilisation Networks
The research was aimed at informing future Skills for Health (SfH) developments in role re-design and support networks. Surveys and interviews were conducted to investigate employers’ experiences of involvement in Role Redesign and Skills...
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Leadership strengths identification and workshops
In order to further build the success of their construction division, ISG asked IES to work with their regional and central management teams to identify their strengths and run team strengths workshops. This allowed them to understand their own...
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Evaluation of Day One Access to the Work Programme for prison leavers and Employment and Reoffending Pilot
The Government embarked on wide-ranging reforms both to the rehabilitation of offenders and to how the most disadvantaged are supported to move into work.This evaluation comprised two interlinked initiatives (one funded by the Ministry of Justice...
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International workforce planning for Siemens
Siemens initiated a project called 'Resource and Talent Planning' and this was phase one of a programme to embed a consistent planning methodology across Siemens Northwest cluster (UK, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Poland Finland/Baltics)...