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  Evaluation of Access to Work - Core Evaluation

  Dewson S, Hill D, Meager N, Willison R | Nov 2009 | Department for Work and Pensions

  This report presents the findings from qualitative research to evaluate Access to Work (AtW) a programme designed for people with long-term health conditions who need extra practical support to take up work or to do their job.

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  The 2015 ESA trials: a synthesis of qualitative research with claimants

  Newton B, Sainsbury R | Aug 2017 | Department for Work and Pensions

  This report presents findings from research for the Department for Work and Pensions, with Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) claimants participating in three labour market trials, led by Jobcentre Plus. The trials aimed to test whether an increase in work-related support could improve soft outcomes as well as help claimants to make progress towards and into the labour market.

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  Employers as Customers

  Atkinson J, Kersley B, Kodz J | Oct 1999 | Employment Service

  This publication is no longer available. This report presents the findings of a study into employers' use of Jobcentre services. The research contributes to the Employment Service's aim of ensuring that its customer service strategy remains relevant, by identifying what employers experience, like, don't like and would want to see when using Jobcentres. The research centred on a telephone survey of over 800 employers during February and March 1999.

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  2019: a totally rewarding year?

  IES Perspectives on HR 2019

  Brown D | Jan 2019 | Institute for Employment Studies

  What 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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  New Deal 50plus: Sustainability of Employment

  Atkinson J, Evans C, Willison R, Lain D, van Gent M | Jan 2003 | Department for Work and Pensions

  This research sought to assess the longer-term outcomes of ND50plus, and specifically to ask how far clients had stayed in work after the wage top-up provided by the Programme had expired. This publication is no longer available.

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  Employer engagement and Jobcentre Plus

  Bellis A, Sigala M, Dewson S | Apr 2011 | Department for Work and Pensions

  This evaluation of the Local Employment Partnerships (LEPs) centred around two waves of qualitative interviews with: national Jobcentre Plus, DWP and Learning and Skills Council (LSC) staff; Jobcentre Plus district and local staff in eight areas in England, Scotland and Wales; local and national employers; customers; and training providers and other stakeholders at a district level. The main aims of the research were to explore the successful elements of LEPs, to ascertain why employers had engaged with LEPs and what they had gained from doing so, to look at the impact of LEPs on partnership working and to determine which customers had benefited from taking part. The research also examined the introduction, implementation and organisation of LEPs at national, district and local levels.

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  Evaluation of Access to Work - Individual Budget Pilot Strand

  Aston J | Nov 2009 | Department for Work and Pensions

  This report presents the findings from qualitative research to evaluate Access to Work (AtW) a programme designed for people with long-term health conditions who need extra practical support to take up work or to do their job. The report explores the inclusion of AtW within Individual Budget (IB) pilot areas.

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  Evaluation of the Carers in Employment (CiE) Project: Final report

  Wilson S, Marvell R, Cox A, Teeman D | Jan 2018 | Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)

  This report presents the findings from the IES evaluation of the government-funded Carers in Employment (CiE) project which operated from 2015 to 2017. The project aimed to examine 'what works' in supporting carers to remain in or return to employment.

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  Policy synthesis and integrative report on Policy Transfer and Comparative Frameworks

  Petmesidou M, González-Menéndez M C, Hadjivassiliou K | Aug 2016 | CROME, University of Brighton

  This report summarises the main findings from work package four (WP4) of the STYLE project and reflects on the contribution of the findings to understanding the major barriers to and triggers of innovative policies for better youth labour market outcomes

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  Labour Market Statistics, June 2020: IES analysis

  Jun 2020 | Institute for Employment Studies

  This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published this morning (16 June). It includes analysis of increases in claimant unemployment, new Labour Force Survey data and real time data from Pay As You Earn Tax Returns.