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  Employers’ Use of the NVQ System

  Spilsbury M, Moralee J, Evans C | Nov 1995 | Institute for Employment Studies

  This publication is no longer available. In this study, IES revisited its 1993 study of the take-up and use of National Vocational Qualifications to examine progress, involving a survey of 758 employers across England and Wales. It examined the influences of size, ownership and sector on employers’ use of NVQs, their understanding of them, and penetration of NVQs in those employers that do use them.

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  Evaluation of Investors in People in England and Wales, 1994-1995

  Spilsbury M, Moralee J, Hillage J, Frost D | Jul 1995 | Institute for Employment Studies

  This publication is no longer available. IES was commissioned to undertake a longitudinal evaluation of the Investors initiative. This report gives evidence arising from the second sweep of the research. It examines employers’ involvement with Investors, training and development, the workforce, business performance and the impact of Investors in People.

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  Employee Morale During Downsizing

  Kettley P | Jun 1995 | Institute for Employment Studies

  The experience of living with the possibility of redundancy, and watching others leave, has become part of the working experience of many UK employees. Whatever the corporate rationale, this 'downsizing' is a personal rather than a bottom-line issue for those who survive it and who are ultimately responsible for the newly structured business's future success. Talk of 'survivor syndrome' in the popular press has highlighted the dangers of generating a new breed of alienated employee, devoid of loyalty and commitment. How can employers maintain employee morale in times of such change?

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  Teachers: Recruitment and the Labour Market

  Court G, Morris S, Reilly B, Williams M | May 1995 | Institute for Employment Studies

  This report looks at the relationship between the supply of teachers to the teaching profession, the state of the labour market and pay levels. It comprises a review of existing information on the supply of teachers, and the findings from a statistical modelling exercise looking at some of the influences on the proportion of graduates entering teaching between 1986 and 1992. This publication is no longer available.

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  Measuring and Monitoring Absence from Work

  Seccombe I | Apr 1995 | Institute for Employment Studies

  Research shows that improvements in employee attendance can be achieved through a combination of senior management commitment, clear responsibilities, appropriate information, trained line managers, and attention to staff welfare. This report is concerned with the third of these success factors: the provision of accurate, timely and accessible information. It explains how to calculate, and when to use, a wide variety of absence measures.

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  TECs and Equal Opportunities

  A Report to the G10 Special Needs and Equal Opportunities Sub-Group

  Meager N, Court G | Nov 1992 | Training and Enterprise Council

  This publication is no longer available.

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  Winning Words

  Hillage J, Wilson A in collaboration with Stevens A of the Open University. | Nov 1991 | British Tourist Authority and the Employment Department

  This publication is no longer available.