Projects and case studies
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Restructuring in 27 EU Member States
IES was commissioned by the ILO to contribute to a final report on an international project involving the holding of seminars on social responsibility in restructuring in 27 EU Member States. The final report drew out the key lessons learned from...
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The Impact of Flexicurity at Company Level on Women, Young, and Older Workers
IES was commissioned by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, Dublin, to carry out research into the impact of 'flexicurity' provisions at company level on employment and working conditions of women, young...
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Comparative Analytical Report on Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in the Recent Economic Crisis
IES coordinated and wrote a comparative analytical report on SMEs in the current economic crisis, focusing on employment, industrial relations and local partnership, for the the European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) of the European...
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A UK-Spanish Comparison of Youth Transitions Into Work
In partnership with the University of Brighton Business School, and IKEI Research and Consultancy, IES is undertaking a project building on earlier work funded by the German Federal Ministry of Training and Occupations (BIBB). The BIBB project...
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European Company Survey: Links Between Workplace Practices and Performance
This project provided an analysis of links between measures of High Performance Work practices and employee and organisational outcomes using data from the European Company Survey of over 27,000 organisations in 30 European Companies. It assessed...
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The Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on Decent Work and Decent Work Policies
IES, in a partnership led by Ergon Associates, was commissioned to undertake a study to assess the broad take-up of decent work policies at an international level, including the influence of major international organisations, before the onset...
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Study on a Comprehensive Overview on Traineeship Arrangements In Member States
IES led an EU-wide consortium, which included IRS Milan and BIBB, in carrying out a study to provide a comprehensive and comparative overview of traineeship arrangements in the EU, with particular emphasis on the legal frameworks and practices of...
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Innovative Models of Effective International Practice in Training Early School Leavers
Foras Áiseanna Saothair (FÁS) commissioned research from IES to identify and explore innovative models of effective international practice in the training of early school leavers. The study involved an evidence trawl and literature review to...
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Green Skills and environmental awareness in vocational education and training
IES investigated the gaps between future skills needs and learning provision relating to nine 'green' occupations in eight EU countries: the UK, Finland, the Netherlands, Greece, Italy, Germany, Hungary and the Slovak Republic. The research was...
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Trapped or Flexible: Risk Transitions and Missing Policies for Young High-Skilled workers in Europe
IES was one of the partners in an EU-wide consortium (led by Istituto per la Ricerca Sociale – IRS Milan) which undertook a pilot project (as part of the EU’s Lifelong Learning Programme) to encourage conversion of precarious work into...