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  • Creating longer, more fulfilling working lives

    Employer practice in five European countries

    May 2016 | Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

    This report is the culmination of research carried out by IES on behalf of the CIPD, investigating how employers can best manage an increasingly older workforce in the context of their health and wellbeing and care responsibilities. It is a comparative study covering five European countries: the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany and the UK.

  • The relationship between total reward and employee engagement

    Brown D, Callen A, Robinson D | May 2016 | NHS Employers

    NHS Employers commissioned the Institute for Employment Studies to conduct an evidence review in the areas of total reward and employee engagement. This report contains our findings which summarise existing research on the links between the two areas whilst drawing out the implications of our findings for employing organisations in the NHS.

  • SME lending and competition : an international comparison of markets

    May 2016 | Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)

    This report considers the performance of the UK market for small and medium enterprises (SME) bank lending. This lending is analysed in relation to a set of international peers with a focus on SME bank lending as opposed to SME banking services more broadly.

  • Mapping investment in adult skills

    Which individuals, in what learning and with what returns?

    Gloster R, Marvell R, Buzzeo J, Hadjivassiliou K, Williams J, Huxley C | May 2016 | Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    This research was commissioned by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills in order to acquire an up-to-date picture of how funding for adult learners in England is currently targeted, and the costs and benefits of different types of provision and for different types of learner.

  • Performance Management: Making it work

    Reilly P | May 2016 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This paper condenses extensive IES research into a concise, accessible and practical guide to the key considerations when implementing a performance management programme.

  • Slides: Case study: A John Lewis Golden Jubilee Trust secondment

    Archer P | Apr 2016 | Manager, Waitrose, Barnet

    Phil Archer's presentation slides from IES HR Network Annual HR Director's Retreat 'Swimming against the tide', 27 & 28 April 2016.

  • Slides: Turning Tides: A look at changing culture

    Redman L | Apr 2016 | Director, Risk Culture Insights Ltd.

    Louise Redmond's presentation slides from IES HR Network Annual HR Director's Retreat 'Swimming against the tide', 27 & 28 April 2016.

  • Slides: Tackling hunger in the UK by fighting food waste: How can a small charity change the culture in a whole industry?

    Lindsay Boswell | Apr 2016 | Chief Executive, Fareshare

    Lindsay Boswell's presentation slides from IES HR Network Annual HR Director's Retreat 'Swimming against the tide', 27 & 28 April 2016.

  • Slides: Tackling hunger in the UK by fighting food waste: How can a small charity change the culture in a whole industry?

    Boswell L | Apr 2016 | Chief Executive, Fareshare

    Lindsay Boswell's presentation slides from IES HR Network Annual HR Director's Retreat 'Swimming against the tide', 27 & 28 April 2016.

  • European Restructuring Monitor Quarterly - 2016, Issue 1

    Peruffo E, Jacobs L, Hurley J, Broughton A | Apr 2016 | European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

    This issue of the European Restructuring Monitor Quarterly focuses on the IMF's April 2016 World Economic Outlook.