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  • Weekly vacancy analysis: Vacancy trends in week-ending 17 May 2020

    Williams M, Cockett J, Gray H, Papoutsaki D | May 2020 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This is the sixth in a series of weekly briefings exploring changes in vacancies since the start of the Covid-19 crisis. This briefing covers vacancies up to Sunday 17 May 2020 and includes new analysis of the changes in unemployment claims per vacancy.

  • Weekly vacancy analysis: Vacancy trends in week-ending 24 May 2020

    Papoutsaki D, Cockett J, Gray H, Williams M  | May 2020 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This is the seventh in a series of weekly briefings exploring changes in vacancies since the Covid-19 crisis began. This briefing covers vacancies up to Sunday 24 May 2020 and includes new analysis of the changes in unemployment claims per vacancy.

  • Volunteering: Supporting transitions

    Newton B, Oakley J, Pollard E | Apr 2011 | v inspired

    In Autumn 2010, v commissioned the Institute for Employment Studies to explore the unique contribution of volunteering to the development of employability skills and attributes, networks and contacts, qualifications and accreditation, and the relief of the negative consequences of unemployment or inactivity.

  • Movement into employment: Return on investment tool

    Estimation of benefits from moving an individual from unemployment into sustainable employment

    Mallender J, Tierney R, Baah B, Stavridou M | Nov 2017 | Public Health England (PHE)

    Report containing IES research supports an accompanying tool that has been developed to provide evidence on the return on investment of health and work interventions.

  • Benign Neglect? Policies to Support Upward Mobility for Immigrants in the United Kingdom

    Marangozov R | Oct 2014 | Migration Policy Institute

    This 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.

  • Getting Back to Work

    Dealing with the labour market impacts of the Covid-19 recession

    Wilson T, Cockett J, Papoutsaki D, Takala H | Apr 2020 | Institute for Employment Studies

    The Covid-19 crisis has led to an economic shock that is unprecedented in its size and speed. This report sets out IES’s assessment of the economic challenges that we will face from this crisis, and evidence-based proposals for our labour market response.

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    Differential Treatment of Workers under 25 with a View to their Access to the Labour Market

    Mallender J, Todaro L, Griffiths D, Gutheil M, Hadjivassiliou K | Feb 2015 | European Parliament

    This study aimed to provide an up-to-date, comprehensive picture of the latest developments in policy measures regarding differential treatment of workers under 25 in the EU with a view to their access to the labour market.

  • Slides: Bridging the Gap

    Supporting young people's transitions into good work

    Orlando C | Aug 2023 | Institute for Employment Studies

    Slides from Cristiana Orlando's presentation at the Public Policy Exchange conference, Tackling Youth Unemployment: Closing the Skills Gaps & Ensuring Employment Opportunities For All.

  • Labour Market Statistics, May 2021

    May 2021 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 18 May 2021.

  • Labour Market Statistics, June 2021

    Jun 2021 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 15 June 2021.