Projects and case studies
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Evidence reviews and economic analysis for NICE guidance on workplace health of older workers
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) commissioned IES, in conjunction with the Work Foundation and the Universities of York and Lancaster, to provide a series of evidence reviews on the barriers, success factors and cost...
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Assessment note on the European added value of applying the principle of equal pay
IES and Matrix Insight were commissioned by the European Parliament to provide an assessment note on the European added value of applying the principle of equal pay in the EU. The work focused specifically on the gender pay gap and the efficacy of...
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Study on Area F of the Beijing Platform for Action - 'Women and the Economy'
IES was sub-contracted to act as a national expert for this study led by the Istituto per la ricerca sociale for the European Institute for Gender Equality.The EU-wide study focused on part-time employment, the full-time equivalent employment rate...
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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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Apprenticeships and Gender and Race Equality
While for many years there has been a policy focus on addressing under-representation in apprenticeships, progress is acknowledged to be slow. There is continued need to focus on inequalities to ensure that all young people can benefit from the...
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Supporting Learners with Learning Difficulties and Disabilities to Access ESF Priority 2 Provision
IES, in partnership with the National Institute for Adult and Continuing Education (NIACE), was commissioned by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to carry out research into the apparent under-representation of learners with a...
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Effectiveness and Return on Investment of a leadership development programme
IES was commissioned to evaluate the effectiveness of a development initiative for emerging leaders during 2010/11. The programme aimed to develop a community of senior leaders into executive coaches who, once trained, would provide coaching to...
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Career trajectories/career profiles of care and development workers
In 2011, employment in care and development in the UK had expanded substantially and was expected to increase further due to demographic change. IES analysed the factors associated with mobility in and out of care and development jobs. We found...
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Voluntary Equality Reporting in Small Businesses
This study, undertaken for the Government Equalities Office, aims to understand transparency on gender pay gaps and workforce diversity in organisations with between 150 and 249 employees. It investigates both the propensity of organisations of...
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Evaluation of Diversity in Apprenticeship Pilots
This project aimed to inform future policy regarding diversity in apprenticeships. It built on previous research by IES (Marangozov et al 2009*) that explored under-representation in apprenticeships (by gender, race and disability) and reviewed...