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  • HRN

    Slides: Organisation re-design

    Creating a sustainable organisational design after the forced changes to structures, processes, roles and workplaces

    Griffin E | Jun 2020 | Institute for Employment Studies

    Ed Griffin's slides from IES HR webinar: Organisation re-design 4 June 2020

  • Early Years Toolbox

    Pilot Report

    Dawson A, Stokes L, Huxley C, Runge J, Takala H, Manzoni C, Hudson-Sharp N, Williams C | May 2020 | Education Endowment Foundation (EEF)

    An evaluation of the Early Years Toolbox, a set of iPad-based assessment tools suitable for use with young children by early years staff. It includes eight game-like assessment apps that aim to capture abilities that research has shown to be the most predictive of later academic, social, emotional, cognitive, and life outcomes.

  • Weekly vacancy analysis: Vacancy trends in week-ending 24 May 2020

    Papoutsaki D, Cockett J, Gray H, Williams M  | May 2020 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This is the seventh in a series of weekly briefings exploring changes in vacancies since the Covid-19 crisis began. This briefing covers vacancies up to Sunday 24 May 2020 and includes new analysis of the changes in unemployment claims per vacancy.

  • Evaluation of the Careers Leader Training

    Williams J, Akehurst G, Alexander K, Pollard E, Williams C, Hooley T | May 2020 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This research explores how well the Careers Leader model was working in schools and colleges and how far the training supports new and existing Careers Leaders to establish themselves in a leadership position within their school or college and successfully implement a Gatsby-inspired careers programme.

  • Weekly vacancy analysis: Vacancy trends in week-ending 17 May 2020

    Williams M, Cockett J, Gray H, Papoutsaki D | May 2020 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This is the sixth in a series of weekly briefings exploring changes in vacancies since the start of the Covid-19 crisis. This briefing covers vacancies up to Sunday 17 May 2020 and includes new analysis of the changes in unemployment claims per vacancy.

  • HRN

    Covid-19: Practical guidance for the HR professional

    Griffin E | May 2020 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This guide is designed to help HR professionals navigate through the unprecedented challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic.

  • HRN

    Slides: The HR response to managing impact of Covid-19

    Griffin E | May 2020 | Institute for Employment Studies

    Ed Griffin's slides from IES HR webinar: The HR response to managing impact of Covid-19

  • Strategic HRM in Practice: Case Study

    G’s Fresh Group and the Farm of the Future

    Brown D | May 2020 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This is the latest case study in our Strategic HRM in Practice project which aims to research whether and how employers are making a strategic approach to people management a successful reality in today’s fast moving and challenging contexts.

  • Securing a place for young people in the nation’s economic recovery

    May 2020 | Institute for Employment Studies

    The paper, written jointly by Youth Employment UK, the Youth Futures Foundations, Impetus, The Prince’s Trust and IES, sets out practical proposals to ensure that young people are supported during the current crisis and can share in the economic recovery.

  • Labour Market Statistics, May 2020: Analysis of Claimant Count data

    Wilson T | May 2020 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This briefing note sets out analysis of the Claimant Count data published this morning (19 May). The Claimant Count is a measure of the number of people claiming benefits principally for the reason of being unemployed. The statistics released today relate to claimants as at 9 April 2020, so approximately three weeks after the Covid-19 crisis began.