Publications
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.
All our pdf publications are free to access.
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Slides: Capitalising on neurodiverse talent
Optimising the talents of diverse thinkers
Hey Z, Iceton L, Callen A, Gray H, Goldman A | Feb 2019 | Institute for Employment Studies, River & Mercantile Group, AuticonIan Iceton, Amanda Callen, Helen Gray, Adam Goldman and Liz Hey's slides from IES HR workshop 'Capitalising on neurodiverse talent', 7 February 2019.
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Planning and preparing for later life: A social survey feasibility study
Collins D, Toomse-Smith M, Comanaru R, Fenton C, Gloster R, Silcock D, Dodd T | Feb 2019 | Department for Work and PensionsWhat are the most appropriate and cost-effective means to get policy-relevant evidence on people’s behaviours and attitudes towards planning and preparation for later in life?
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The impact of the minimum wage on employment and hours
Interim Report
Capuano S, Cockett J, Gray H | Feb 2019 | Low Pay CommissionThis paper describes the data and methods used for the identification and estimation of the effects of the introduction of the National Living Wage (NLW) and the upratings of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) on employment and working hours, with a special emphasis on the impact on young people.
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Which way now for HR and organisational changes? IES Perspectives on HR 2018
Jan 2019 | Institute for Employment StudiesIES' annual series of reflections on contemporary employment concepts and challenges continues, with essays from our team of researchers and consultants.
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Designing and testing a return on investment tool for EAPs
Final report
Bevan S, Bajorek Z | Jan 2019 | Institute for Employment StudiesHow we designed and tested a tool to assess whether investing in Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs) can deliver a return on investment by reducing sickness absence and preventing mental health problems in the workplace.
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2019: a totally rewarding year?
IES Perspectives on HR 2019
Brown D | Jan 2019 | Institute for Employment StudiesWhat can employers and policymakers do to make total rewards a reality for UK employees? In this paper, IES head of HR consultancy, Duncan Brown, analyses trends in total rewards, UK workplaces and the wider economy to consider the state of play on total rewards in UK organisations.
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Improving access for the most able but least likely: Evaluation of the Realising Opportunities Programme
Williams M, Mellors-Bourne R | Jan 2019 | Realising OpportunitiesThis report presents findings from our evaluation of the Realising Opportunities (RO) programme. RO is a programme for Year 12/13 students with good academic attainment but from disadvantaged backgrounds.
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Ethnicity pay reporting: consultation response
Response from the Institute for Employment Studies, January 2019
Jan 2019 | Institute for Employment StudiesOur response to the UK Government's consultation on the introduction of mandatory publication of ethnicity employment and pay gap information.
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Young people's education choices and progression to higher education
A comparison of A-Level and Non-A-Level students in Key Stage 5, their subject choices and transitions to university
Bursnall M, Naddeo A, Speckesser S | Jan 2019 | Institute for Employment StudiesThis study analyses students' choices when leaving Key Stage 4 (KS4) to Key Stage 5 (KS5) for pupils progressing to either academic A-Level or vocational 'Non-A-Level' Level 3 programmes.
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Evaluation of the Industry Placements Pilot
Newton B, Williams J, Francis R, Gloster R, Buzzeo J, Byford M, Spiegelhalter K (IES) Esmond B (iCeGS) | Dec 2018 | Department for EducationIndustry placements will be an integral part of the new T Level programmes. This report presents our evaluation of the industry placements pilots on behalf of the Department for Education.