Publications

Stability rhymes with agility, pay structure needs to go with flexibility

Duncan Brown (IES) and Steve Munday (KPMG) ask why job evaluation still thrives and whether the opposing positions on job evaluation and pay management can be reconciled.

Impact of the Cycle to Work Scheme

Evidence Report

This report for the Cycle to Work Alliance presents an assessment of data around the efficacy of cycle to work schemes and the health and economic benefits of cycling to work.

Understanding mature entrants’ transitions to postgraduate taught study

Our report with researchers from NatCen Social Research offering evidence on UK-based mature students' progression into full-time and part-time postgraduate study. This research was commissioned by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).

Presenteeism: A review of current thinking

As organisations continue to try to achieve more with less, develop leaner systems and greater efficiency, the toll it takes on employees’ mental and physical health has climbed the agenda. Increased presenteeism – employees who attend work whilst ill – is one possible outcome of the pressure on organisations to remain competitive and boost productivity. This report is based on an overview of research and current thinking in the field.

Creating longer, more fulfilling working lives

Employer practice in five European countries

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

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

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?

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.