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We author and publish a range of resources to keep you up to date with the latest developments in employment, labour market and human resource policy and practice.
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CECIL: Final Report
Coaching early conversations, interaction and language
Grauberg J, with IES contributions from Dawson A, Huxley C, Nancarrow A and Garner O | Jun 2024 | The Sutton TrustThis final report summarises the findings from the Coaching Early Conversation Interaction and Language (CECIL) Project, which started in September 2020.
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Outcomes from employer-sponsored career development
Review of the literature
Edwards M, Carter A | Jun 2024 | Institute for Employment StudiesThis report reviews the critical and most relevant literature exploring the links between career support and outcomes for employers and employees.
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Teachers' professional development journeys
A report for Ofsted
Pollard E, Williams C, Nancarrow A, Talbot J, Cook J,Williams J, Bajorek Z, Illidge L | May 2024 | Institute for Employment StudiesThe aim of the research was to follow a group of teachers with different backgrounds, roles and experiences in order to gain an in-depth understanding of how the quality of teacher professional development and the perceived impact of professional development varies across different teachers and changes across the period of one year.
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Labour Market Statistics, May 2024
May 2024 | Institute for Employment StudiesThis briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 14 May 2024.
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Research into careers in construction
Alexander K, Plowden Roberts C, Hooley T, Hirsh W, Lanceley L, Mason B, Osborne E, Pollard E | May 2024 | Institute for Employment StudiesThe research summarises key insights from those inside and outside of the construction industry to understand how careers in construction are perceived and experienced.
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Independent evaluation of the Workplace Health Champion project
Final report for Business Health Matters
Wilson S, Ward J | May 2024 | Business Health Matters / Institute for Employment StudiesThis is the final report of the evaluation and builds upon the findings from the interim report delivered in December 2022.
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Labour Market Statistics, April 2024
Apr 2024 | Institute for Employment StudiesThis briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 16 April 2024.
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The Good Youth Employment Benchmark
Creating an evidence base of good youth employment practice
Joy Williams, Cristiana Orlando | Mar 2024 | Institute for Employment StudiesThis report is an updated evaluation of the existing frameworks and toolkits for employers aimed at good youth employment, and how this research can inform the development of a good youth employment benchmarking tool by Youth Employment UK.
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Fairness and wellbeing
Why good work and good management matter
Bajorek Z | Mar 2024 | Institute for Employment StudiesThis report looks at fairness and wellbeing in the workplace and how it relates to employees' feelings and behaviours and includes recommendations for HR departments, line managers and employees.
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Supporting ‘good work’ in active labour market policies
Rapid review of what has worked in the United Kingdom, United States and Australia
Wilson T, Mason D | Mar 2024 | Institute for Employment StudiesThis paper sets out evidence on what has worked in supporting ‘good work’ in employment programmes.