Publications

Market Research for Online Communities in the NHS

A report to the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement

The NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement commissioned IES to undertake market research to support the development of a 'National Ideas Platform'. There were four broad learning outcomes from the work, providing information on: what affects people's use of online resources and why some networks work; how do people go about sharing ideas at the moment; what technologies are people using at present and for what purposes and whether people want a new network.

Determining current health and safety practices, awareness of HSE initiatives and economic trends in relation to isocyanate paint use in the MVR sector

This report contains the main results of research examining health and safety practices and procedures in relation to the use of isocyanate-based paints in the motor vehicle repair (MVR) sector. The main objective of this research was to determine current health and safety practices in the motor vehicle repair sector in relation to the use of isocyanate paint spray, focusing in particular on the use of masks and the use of spray booths. The intention was to gather data about practice, in order to gain a view of the overall state of play in relation to the health and safety practices that determine isocyanate use in the sector. The aim was that this will, in turn, make it possible and viable for the HSE to develop a baseline for targeting future embedding activity. The report is based on a telephone survey of 500 motor vehicle repair bodyshops and visits to 30 bodyshops, during which face-to-face interviews were carried out with bodyshop managers and sprayers.

Healthy Workplaces Milton Keynes Pilot

Evaluation Findings

The Healthy Workplaces Milton Keynes (HWMK) pilot was one of several pilots designed by HSE to test various models of delivering advice and support of occupational health, safety, absence management and return-to-work issues to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This report summarises the findings of the HWMK evaluation.

Evidence-Based Reward Management

Creating measurable business impact from your pay and reward practices

Evidence-Based Reward Management presents an analysis of the current failure of organisations to assess the effectiveness of pay and reward practices. It considers the reasons for this and outlines the damaging consequences. By examining developments in human capital information and measurement it looks at how HR can construct effective reward for improved performance, both for the individual and organisation. The authors present the tools and techniques that can be applied to practice evidence-based reward management, including a four-step model which sets strategic goals, reviews current policies, looks at how to pilot and make changes and improvements and explains how to monitor and adapt on an ongoing basis.

Learning and development: perspectives on the future

In 2008 and 2009, in conjunction with Training Journal, the Institute for Employment Studies (IES) undertook a study exploring the future of learning and development through the use of scenario thinking. The work sought to address how the L&D community should be learning, and developing its own capability to serve the organisation better.

Crafting Futures: Appendices

This study explores the value of craft education to the economy through the experiences of craft graduates as they move from higher education into work.