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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Guide to Engagement for HR
Robinson D, Buzzeo J, Fletcher L, Truss C, Holmes J, Madden A, Currie G | Oct 2014 | National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)The aim of this guide is to inform HR professionals about engagement: what it is, why it matters, what makes it happen, and above all what this means for those in an HR role. It focuses on the actions HR should take to foster and sustain engagement levels throughout your organisation.
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IES Annual Review 2014
Oct 2014 | Institute for Employment Studies2013/14 was a busy and successful year for IES, in which it continued to make progress against a difficult economic background. The year saw major new research commissions in all the Institute’s main work areas. Following diversification, the Institute now benefits from a broader funding base which provides a stable financial platform for future growth and development. The year was one of some change, during which IES relocated both its head office in Brighton and its London office.
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Slides: Enabling change in the public sector
Engagement and leadership
Robin Wilkinson | Oct 2014 | Metropolitan Police ServiceEnabling change in the public sector: engagement and leadership
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Slides: HR's role in supporting organisational strategic change
Peter Reilly | Oct 2014 | Institute for Employment StudiesPeter Reilly's presentation slides on HR’s role in supporting organisational strategic change, from the IES HR Annual Conference 2014 on 'HR Strategy'
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Annual Conference 2014 Speaker Biographies
Oct 2014 | Institute for Employment StudiesSpeaker biographies and programme for the IES Annual HR Conference 2014 on Strategic HR.
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Exploring future GP referral to Fit for Work
Hillage J, Brown G, Shiels S, Gabbay M | Oct 2014 | Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)A new Fit for Work service (FFW, previously known as Health and Work Service) was established in 2014 to provide health and work advice and support for employees, employers and General Practitioners (GPs) to help people with a health condition to stay in or return to work. The aim of this study was to provide an estimate of the likely rate of referral by GPs to the assessment element of the new service, and identify the factors affecting referrals. One of the main ways in which employees will be able to contact the new service is by being referred by their GP.
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Benign Neglect? Policies to Support Upward Mobility for Immigrants in the United Kingdom
Marangozov R | Oct 2014 | Migration Policy InstituteThis report assesses how effectively integration policies in the United Kingdom are helping migrants advance into middle-skilled jobs from low-skilled work or unemployment, focusing in particular on employment services, ESOL, and vocational training.
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Regulatory Services: Officers for the Future
Summary report for policymakers
Hirsh W | Oct 2014 | Local Government AssociationThis paper, aimed at policymakers, summarises the findings of a small scale exploratory study of what have recently been called the 'regulatory services' of local government, namely trading standards (TS), licensing (L) and environmental health (EH).
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'"Regulatory Services" officers of the future' - IES research findings for LGA
Hirsh W | Oct 2014 | Institute for Employment StudiesIn early 2014, the LGA Commissioned the IES to undertake an exploratory research piece on the possible direction for officer roles in council ‘regulatory services' – that is, environmental health, trading standards and licensing.
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Slides: The lies HR tells itself – in rewards
Duncan Brown | Sep 2014 | AON HewittPresentation slides from Duncan Brown, Aon Hewitt, at the IES Annual Provocation: The enemy within: the lies HR tells itself.
