Publications

Slides: New paradigms for collaboration and knowledge sharing

Slides from Stephen Dale of Collabor8now Ltd on 'New paradigms for collaboration and knowledge sharing' which he presented at the HR Network even on 'Getting maximum business value from your L&D activity' on 29 March 2012.

Slides: Assessing your L&D function and activity

Slides from John Baker (John Baker Consulting) and Paul Fairhurst (IES) on 'Assessing your L&D function and activity (with videos)' which they presented at the HR Network event on 'Getting maximum business value from your L&D activity' on...

Slides: What makes for effective L&D?

Slides from Paul Fairhurst on 'What makes for effective L&D?' which he presented at the HR Network event on 'Getting maximum business value from your L&D activity' on 29 March 2012.

Slides: Introduction to event

Introductory slides from Paul Fairhurst at the HR Network event on 'Getting maximum business value from your L&D activity' which was held on 29 March 2012.

Evaluation of the Fit for Work Service pilots

First year report

Following Dame Carol Black’s 2008 review of the health of Britain’s working age population, a new Fit for Work Service (FFWS) was proposed, to offer support for people in the early stages of sickness absence, particularly for employees working in small and medium-sized enterprises. Between April and June 2010, FFWS pilots were launched in 11 areas throughout Great Britain with the intention of testing different approaches to providing the service, and getting people back to work as quickly as possible. This report presents the findings from the first year of the evaluation.

Second survey of Get Connected Grant Recipients

In 2010 the National Institute for Adult and Continuing Education (NIACE) and the Institute for Employment Studies (IES) were commissioned by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) to evaluate the impact of the introduction of new or improved technologies funded through the Get Connected funding stream. In October 2011, nine months after the initial survey of the first tranche of Get Connected grant recipients closed (in January 2011) a second survey was conducted with the first cohort of Get Connected grant recipients. This report sets out the outcomes of that second round of surveys.

Scoping the Development of Work and Cancer Support for SMEs

Executive Summary

Macmillan commissioned this scoping research with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to identify the challenges particular to smaller businesses who are managing employees affected by cancer. The aim was to provide an evidence base to determine what Macmillan can do to help SMEs and how this might differ from what they currently, or plan to, offer large employers.

Public sector employers’ attitudes to use of Acas collective conciliation

The purpose of the study was to understand public sector managers’ experiences of, attitudes towards and approaches to collective dispute resolution, in the context of previous studies which have found that negotiators in the public sector are less likely to have used Acas collective conciliation than those in the private sector and those negotiating in both sectors.