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  Flexibility and Security: towards a new European balance

  Huws U | Nov 1997 | Citizen's Income Study Centre

  As we move into the global Information Society, a profound restructuring of work is taking place across Europe. New, flexible forms of employment offer both opportunities and threats. Whilst they open up new possibilities for groups previously disadvantaged in the labour market, they also create new forms of insecurity for those who used to think they had a permanent, full-time job for life. This publication is no longer available.

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  The evaluation of active labour market measures for the long-term unemployed

  Meager N, Evans C | Nov 1997 | International Labour Organization

  This paper gives a summary overview of the results of about 100 evaluation studies of active labour market programmes in the 1990s from OECD member countries. It also summarises the main evaluation methods used and their advantages and drawbacks. In particular the advantages of 'target oriented' rather than 'programme oriented' evaluation research for policy makers are shown.

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  Keeping the Best: A Practical Guide to Retaining Key Employees

  Bevan S, Barber L, Robinson D  | Oct 1997 | Institute for Employment Studies

  Rather than panic and throw money at the problem, it is important that employers adopt more considered and targeted approaches to keeping their best employees. This practical guide demonstrates that, through careful risk analysis and targeting of retention measures, losses of key people can be both predicted and prevented. The guide includes turnover costs checklist, retention risk analysis, and exit interview questionnaire.

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  The IES Annual Graduate Review, 1997-1998

  The Fragmenting Graduate Market

  Pearson R, Perryman S, Connor H, Jagger N, La Valle I | Oct 1997 | Institute for Employment Studies

  The IES Annual Graduate Review included key facts, figures and commentary on the main changes influencing the HE experience, the changing characteristics of the student population, and graduates’ experiences in a more diverse labour market. In 1997-1998 special attention was given to the implications of the Dearing Inquiry for graduate employment and graduate recruiters. This publication is no longer available.

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  Accountants With Attitude

  A Career Survey of Women and Men in the Profession

  Jackson C, Hayday S | Oct 1997 | Institute for Employment Studies

  This report presents the results of a national survey of the career attitudes of female and male accountants. The survey was commissioned by Women in Accountancy to ascertain the views of professionally qualified accountants from all six CCAB bodies towards their current and future careers. As the number of women entering the accountancy profession increases, the survey identifies similarities and differences in the career experiences of women and men, and key HR challenges facing the profession. The report aims to stimulate debate about how careers in accountancy might develop in the future.

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  Exchanging Skills in Sales and Marketing

  Kodz J, Atkinson J, Perryman S | Sep 1997 | Institute for Employment Studies

  Part of the Department for Education and Employment Skills Review Programme, exploring current and future skill requirements in key occupations, this study of sales and marketing occupations was based on 17 in-depth interviews examining developments in these occupations.

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  Work Trials Employers Study

  Atkinson J, Kodz J, Tackey N D, Barber L, O'Regan S | Sep 1997 | Employment Service

  This publication is no longer available.

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  Productive Skills for Process Operatives

  Giles L, Kodz J, Evans C | Jul 1997 | Institute for Employment Studies

  This study of process operatives examines the developments in processing work in 20 organisations within the chemical, and food and drink processing industries. The study is fourth in a series exploring employers' skill requirements and how these are changing, in eight key occupations.

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  Career Paths of Visual Artists

  Honey S, Heron P, Jackson C | Jul 1997 | The Arts Council of England

  This publication is no longer available.

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  Stress: Big Issue, but what are the Problems?

  Rick J, Hillage J, Honey S, Perryman S | Jun 1997 | Institute for Employment Studies

  This report draws together evidence from the literature and from a number of case study organisations to examine the good practice principles underlying the effective management of work based problems. It moves away from traditional and sometimes vague concepts of stress and stress management, to propose a pragmatic, problem solving framework.