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  • Evaluation of the Outcomes for Employers Participating in the Corporate Health Standard and Small Workplace Health Award - Final report

    Sinclair A, Ledermaier S | Dec 2013 | Welsh Government

    In October 2011, the Health Improvement Division of the Welsh Government comissioned an evaluation of outcomes of both the Corporate Health Standard (CHS) and Small Workplace Health Award (SWHA). These Awards are granted to businesses and organisations that demonstrate that they meet national standards in how they manage staff health and well-being. The purpose of the evaluation was to look at the outcomes of the Awards in terms of: reduced sickness absence; improved employee retention; improved engagement and motivation of employees; and improved company profile.

  • Slides: Practical HR Metrics

    Steve Davies | Dec 2013 | Lambeth Living

    Slides from Steve Davies at Lambeth Living on HR metrics which he presented at the HR Network event 'Metrics that matter' on 12 December 2013.

  • Slides: The people and performance link: What’s the evidence?

    Penny Tamkin | Dec 2013 | Institute for Employment Studies

    Presentation slides from Penny Tamkin on 'The people and performance link: What’s the evidence?' from the HR Network event 'Metrics that matter' on 12 December 2013.

  • Improving businesses’ competitiveness

    Recent changes in collective bargaining in 4 European countries (France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom)

    Broughton A, Lazazzara A, Nacamulli R C D, Stettes O, Lesch H, Lopez M-N, Rescourio-Gilabert M | Nov 2013 | Entreprise et Personnel

    The success of neighbouring countries’ social models is often referred to when one’s own country is stuck with a complicated reform. Governments and corporate managements also regularly mention the advantages of this model to suggest transposing it.

  • Research into under-representation, by gender and ethnicity, in Apprenticeships

    Report for unionlearn and the National Apprenticeship Service

    Williams J, Foley B, Newton B | Nov 2013 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This project was designed to supply information about the decisions made by young people, both about careers in general, and about pursuing apprenticeships in particular. In addition, employer practices were examined in order to assess whether any aspects of their recruitment strategies act as barriers or whether any unconscious bias exists within the recruitment process.

  • Monitoring and managing restructuring in the 21st century

    Hurley J, Storrie D, Mandl I, Riso S, Gerogiannis E, Vacas C, Broughton A | Nov 2013 | European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound)

    The 2013 annual report from the European Restructuring Monitor (ERM) presents a retrospective of over a decade of measuring the impact of large-scale restructuring activity in Europe. It summarises restructuring trends based on a restructuring database that includes details of over 16,000 large-scale restructuring events – each generally involving at least 100 job losses or gains.

  • How should we measure higher education? A fundamental review of the Performance Indicators - Part One: The synthesis report

    Pollard E, Williams M, Williams J, Bertram C, Buzzeo J, Drever E, Griggs J, Coutinho S | Nov 2013 | Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)

    A fundamental review of UK Performance Indicators was commissioned by the UK Performance Indicators Steering Group in early 2013, in the context of large-scale, fast-paced changes in the HE sector, and differing policies for HE between the UK nations. The overarching aim of the research was to review the rationale, purpose and policy drivers of UKPIs, the usage and the users of the UKPIs; and whether the existing UKPIs were still fit for purpose.

  • How should we measure higher education? A fundamental review of the Performance Indicators - Part Two: The evidence report

    Pollard E, Williams M, Williams J, Bertram C, Buzzeo J, Drever E, Griggs J, Coutinho S | Nov 2013 | Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)

    A fundamental review of UK Performance Indicators was commissioned by the UK Performance Indicators Steering Group in early 2013, in the context of large-scale, fast-paced changes in the HE sector, and differing policies for HE between the UK nations. The overarching aim of the research was to review the rationale, purpose and policy drivers of the UKPIs, the usage and the users of the UKPIs; and whether the existing UKPIs were still fit for purpose.

  • Under-representation by gender and race in apprenticeships

    Research summary

    Newton B, Williams J | Nov 2013 | Unionlearn

    This research was designed to supply detailed insight into under-representation in apprenticeships by gender and ethnicity, to capture information about the decisions made by young people, and to examine employer practices in case recruitment strategies or unconscious bias could act as barriers.

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    The immigrant workforce in Germany

    Formal and informal barriers to addressing skills deficits

    Speckesser S | Oct 2013 | Migration Policy Institute

    This report analyses whether publicly-financed consultative institutions, employers, and professional associations are prepared to meet the needs of existing and future immigrant populations. More specifically, it evaluates the accessibility of training programmes to immigrants, and the success of existing mainstream and targeted programmes in serving the skills needs of diverse populations and preparing them to meet labour market demands.