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  Overview of SSC-based Labour Market Information for Yorkshire and Humber

  Williams M, Bates P, Hunt W | Sep 2006 | Sector Skills Development Agency

  This report aimed to provide a regional overview of labour market information across the Yorkshire and Humber region, focusing specifically on each of the 25 Sector Skills Council (SSC)-defined sectors.

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  IES Annual Review 2006

  Sep 2006 | Institute for Employment Studies

  IES Annual Review 2006

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  Agents of Delivery

  managing agency workers

  Reilly P, Mercer M | Sep 2006 | Institute for Employment Studies

  This paper concentrates on the particular issues faced in using agency workers. It examines: developing a successful relationship with a contractor or supplier; staying the right side of the law; and motivating temporary workers.

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  Barriers to Employment for Pakistanis and Bangladeshis in Britain

  Tackey N D, Casebourne J, Aston J, Ritchie H, Sinclair A, Tyers C, Hurstfield J, Willison R, Page R | Aug 2006 | Department for Work and Pensions

  This report presents the findings from research commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions and carried out by IES on the barriers to employment for Pakistanis and Bangladeshis in Britain. The research study comprised five discrete stages: a review of the literature and other relevant information; interviews with key experts and informants in the field; an analysis of the labour markets of five selected locations in Britain: Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Glasgow and Tower Hamlets in London; a survey of 1,000 employing establishments in the five locations; and in-depth interviews with Pakistani and Bangladeshi jobseekers and non-jobseekers.

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  e-Recruitment

  Practices and trends in Ireland

  Reilly P, Barber L | Jul 2006 | Public Appointments Service, Ireland

  This report provides an overview of e-recruitment practices and trends in Ireland, to identify what e-recruitment methods are being used and what benefits are being experienced by organisations using these methods. A discussion of likely future developments in the area of e-recruitment is also provided.

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  The UK Veterinary Profession in 2006

  The Findings of a Survey of the Profession Conducted by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons

  Robinson D, Hooker H | May 2006 | Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons

  This report presents the results of the 2006 Survey of the Profession, carried out on behalf of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS). The 2006 survey is the fourth survey carried out by the RCVS. The membership was also surveyed in 1998, 2000 and 2002. Throughout this report, where possible and appropriate, results are compared with those of previous surveys. The aim of these membership surveys is to provide RCVS, and other interested parties, with an evidence-based view of the veterinary profession and the changes taking place within it.

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  eRecruitment Developments

  Barber L | Mar 2006 | Institute for Employment Studies

  This briefing paper for IES members weaves together a summary of what IES knows about e-recruitment (or online recruitment, Internet recruitment, web-based recruiting) based upon its own research together with collection of key literature and other published research.

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  Recruitment and Retention of Staff in Higher Education 2005

  Strebler M, Pollard E, Miller L, Akroyd K | Feb 2006 | Universities and Colleges Employers Association

  The Universities and Colleges Employers Association commissioned IES to undertake research exploring patterns in the recruitment and retention of staff in higher education. The research also examined the methods by which higher education employers monitor and measure workforce changes and the solutions found by higher education institutions in dealing with any shortages.

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  Mapping the Wider Care Workforce

  Jagger N | Feb 2006 | Institute for Employment Studies

  This expert paper explores the nature and dynamics of the wider care workforce. In doing so, it considers the expected expanded contribution by the voluntary sector, community organisations and charities, and social enterprises, alongside users and their carers. It goes on to explore issues of gender, age, ethnicity, qualifications and other background descriptors of the wider care workforce.

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  Women in London's Economy: Qualitative Research

  Hurstfield J, Miller L, Page R, Willison R, Loukas G | Dec 2005 | Institute for Employment Studies

  This qualitative research examines: influences on women's employment choices, perceptions and experiences; attitudes to training and employment of women in sectors identified as areas of growth by GLA Economics (financial services; legal services; ICT; creative and media; and administration); work and employment practices that form barriers to equality in these sectors; and other specific policies and practice, including best practice.