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  Reviewing Attendance in the NHS

  Causes of absence and discussion of management strategies

  Bevan S, Heron P | Feb 1999 | Health Education Authority

  IES carried out an evaluation of workplace health in the NHS in 1995 which collected data from employees in 14 NHS Trusts. Subsequent reanalysis of the data, coupled with a comprehensive review of the academic literature on sickness absence, has resulted in a series of findings about the common causes of sickness absence which lead, in turn, onto discussion about the management strategies most likely to reduce it.

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  Reward Strategy: Ten Common Mistakes

  Bevan S | Aug 2000 | Institute for Employment Studies

  This paper identifies ten of the most common mistakes made by employers as they seek to formulate and implement reward strategy.

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  Managing Staff Retention

  Bevan S | Jul 2001 | Institute for Employment Studies

  It wasn't so long ago that UK employers were worried about labour surpluses. Inevitably, as recession turns into boom, concern about growing levels of employee turnover and skill shortages bubble up once more. So are employers right to press the panic button again? Should they brace themselves once more for long-forgotten turbulence in the labour market?

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  Attendance Management Strategies

  Bevan S | Jul 2001 | Institute for Employment Studies

  Three approaches to managing attendance are discussed in this paper: management policy, preventative measures and rewarding attendance.

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  Does it Pay to be Family-Friendly?

  Exploring the Business Case

  Bevan S | Jul 2001 | Institute for Employment Studies

  Flexible working is one of the most important vehicles for improving employees' ability to balance the demands of work and life. This paper summarises the main elements of a business case for flexible working. In doing so it draws upon labour market forecasts, research on employee demand for flexible working and recent studies of the bottom-line impact of adopting such practices.

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  Pilot Study of Teachers’ Motivation and Attitudes

  Bevan S | Nov 1991 | Institute of Manpower Studies

  This publication is no longer available.

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  Job Matching in the UK and Europe

  Bevan S, Cowling M | Jun 2007 | Sector Skills Development Agency

  This study was commissioned by the Sector Skills Development Agency and seeks to explore how well the skills of workers meet the demands of their jobs in UK and Europe, and what factors lie behind this.

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  Working for Your Health: A Survey of NHS Trust Staff

  Bevan S | May 1997 | Health Education Authority

  This report presents the findings from staff surveys in the 14 NHS trusts who participated in a Health Education Authority (HEA) study of the Health at Work in the NHS (HAWNHS) initiative. The surveys were all conducted in the first seven months of 1995 and formed part of a wider study to evaluate and monitor the impact of the HAWNHS initiative.

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  Webinar: Obesity Stigma at Work: Improving Inclusion & Productivity

  Bajorek Z, Bevan S, Brown D, Black C  | Dec 2020 | Institute for Employment Studies

  A webinar discussing research findings from the first output of the PURPOSE programme, looking at improving national productivity levels via better employment and labour market outcomes for those living with overweight or obesity.

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  Attendance Management

  a Review of Good Practice

  Bevan S, Hayday S | Nov 1998 | Institute for Employment Studies

  By the late 1990s it was estimated that sickness absence cost the UK economy £11 billion each year. With changes to the sick pay rules, and growing concern over workplace stress, many employers were seeking ways of managing attendance. This report looks at how this could be done, and reviews the policies of over 30 leading UK organisations to present a model of good practice. The report also highlights key international research findings on absence.