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  • The engaging manager and sticky situations

    Robinson D | Jan 2014 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This report is part of The Engaging Manager Series. Each short report in the Engaging Manager Series explores different aspects of engaging management. This report explores how engaging managers deal with difficult situations at work. These include managing poor performance, tackling unacceptable behaviour, and breaking bad news to individuals or the team.

  • IES Perspectives on HR 2014

    HR responding to threats and opportunities

    Dec 2013 | Institute for Employment Studies

    Topics covered in IES Perspectives on HR 2014, include: big data and HR analytics; outsourcing decision making: Can we make it more considered?; crowdsourced leadership; zero-hour contracts: the continued debate in 2014; understanding resilience; diversity at senior team and board level; talent for what? Reconnecting talent management with business needs; top employers for flexible working; and establishing a culture of openness.

  • Evaluation of the Outcomes for Employers Participating in the Corporate Health Standard and Small Workplace Health Award - Final report

    Sinclair A, Ledermaier S | Dec 2013 | Welsh Government

    In October 2011, the Health Improvement Division of the Welsh Government comissioned an evaluation of outcomes of both the Corporate Health Standard (CHS) and Small Workplace Health Award (SWHA). These Awards are granted to businesses and organisations that demonstrate that they meet national standards in how they manage staff health and well-being. The purpose of the evaluation was to look at the outcomes of the Awards in terms of: reduced sickness absence; improved employee retention; improved engagement and motivation of employees; and improved company profile.

  • Evaluation of the Outcomes for Employers Participating in the Corporate Health Standard and Small Workplace Health Award - Summary Report in English

    Sinclair A, Ledermaier S | Dec 2013 | Welsh Government

    The purpose of this evaluation was to look at the outcomes of the awards in terms of: reduced sickness absence; improved employee retention; improved engagement and motivation of employees; and improved company profile. This publication presents a summary of the research and its findings in English.

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    Evaluation of the Outcomes for Employers Participating in the Corporate Health Standard and Small Workplace Health Award - Summary Report in Welsh

    Sinclair A, Ledermaier S | Dec 2013 | Welsh Government

    The purpose of this evaluation was to look at the outcomes of the awards in terms of: reduced sickness absence; improved employee retention; improved engagement and motivation of employees; and improved company profile.

  • Evaluation of the Statement of Fitness for Work (fit note): quantitative survey of fit notes

    Shiels C, Hillage J, Pollard E, Gabbay M | Jun 2013 | Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

    The Statement of Fitness for Work (known as a ‘fit note’), was introduced on 6 April 2010 across England, Wales and Scotland. Fit notes are issued by doctors as evidence of their advice about an individual’s fitness for work. If a patient ‘may be fit for work’, the doctor should tick at least one of four boxes outlining common return-to-work approaches to help their patient. There is also space for the GP to give further advice. As part of the wider fit note evaluation programme, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) commissioned the Institute for Employment Studies (IES) and the University of Liverpool to conduct a quantitative assessment of the fit note to strengthen the evidence base on sickness certification.

  • Evaluation of the HSE worker involvement training courses

    Final report

    Broughton A, Wilson S, Newton B | Mar 2013 | Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

    This report presents the main findings of the Institute of Employment Studies’ evaluation of the Health and Safety Executive's 'Do Your Bit' training for new health and safety representatives and for more established representatives and their managers, aimed at increasing the effectiveness of worker involvement in health and safety in organisations.

  • Evaluation of the Outcomes for Employers Participating in the Corporate Health Standard and Small Workplace Health Award - Summary of Interim Findings

    Sinclair A | Mar 2013 | Welsh Government

    The purpose of this evaluation was to look at the outcomes of the awards in terms of: reduced sickness absence; improved employee retention; improved engagement and motivation of employees; and improved company profile. This report presents interim findings based on the telephone interviews conducted up to the end of July 2012. This includes interviews with 16 new applicants for the awards and 15 previous award holders. The individuals interviewed were those responsible for the award application in the organisation.

  • The Family Nurse Workforce

    A Study for the Family Nurse Partnership National Unit

    Robinson D, Miller L, Rickard C  | Jan 2013 | Institute for Employment Studies

    The Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) Programme is an evidence-based, preventative programme for vulnerable young first-time mothers and their families, offering intensive and structured home visiting, from early pregnancy until the child is two, delivered by specially trained nurses. This study, commissioned by the FNP National Unit, explores workforce issues, especially recruitment, retention and job satisfaction, amongst Family Nurses (FNs) and their Supervisors.

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    Healthy Youth Centre Pilot Project

    Evaluation Report 2010-2012

    Wilson S, Hicks B | Jul 2012 | Institute for Employment Studies

    The Healthy Youth Centre pilot was introduced in 2010 to promote health and well-being to young people in order to educate, empower and support them into making future healthy decisions for themselves. This pilot evaluation took place over an 18 month period and utilised a mix of quantitative and qualitative methodologies to fully address the process and impact of the pilot. Interviews and focus groups were conducted involving a range of key stakeholders including NHS and Local Authority partners, youth centre staff and young people themselves.