Projects and case studies
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Improving the HR and OD capability in shared councils, for the Local Government Association
At the time of this project 43 district councils in England shared a chief executive with one or more other councils, and displayed various levels of service integration. Such activity is vital to delivering the government's aims of greater...
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Research into the ESA Claimant Trials
IES was commissioned, with SPRU at the University of York, to lead qualitative research into ESA claimants' experience of three new trials designed to move participants closer to the labour market – Voluntary Early Intervention (VEI),...
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Enhancing everyday working life through meaningfulness initiatives in the workplace
This study, led by Brighton Business School (University of Brighton), will pilot a short personal development programme with 20 to 25 employees in each participating organisation to find out if meaningfulness improves engagement, performance and...
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The impact of STEMNET’s programmes on young people’s employability skills
This research explored whether and how STEMNET’s STEM Ambassadors Programme and STEM Clubs Programme had impacted on young people's employability skills.The research involved interviews with national stakeholders, STEMNET Contract Holders and...
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Evaluation of the Carers' Employment Pilot: supporting carers to remain in employment
IES was commissioned by the Social Care Institute for Excellence to evaluate a two-year pilot programme, which focused on testing and finding out 'what works' to support carers to remain in employment and economically active. Nine English local...
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Precarious employment: patterns, trends and policy strategies in Europe
IES worked with IZA and IDEA Consult to produce a study on precarious work in the EU for the Employment Committee of the European Parliament.The study included a literature review of the extent and trends relating to different forms of precarious...
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Research into tackling unemployment among disadvantaged young people
This research for Centrepoint sought to understand what impact the government’s proposed measures to tackle youth unemployment would have on some of the most disadvantaged young people, particularly homeless young people.The research involved...
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Mindfulness in support of organisational change
IES, in partnership with Cranfield University, was commissioned by a government department to conduct a systematic review of industry best practice on workplace mindfulness-based applications.The review considered the potential of mindfulness...
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Knowledge Sharing on Mindfulness
Following the success of the IES briefing event on Mindfulness at Work early in 2015 and the demand for more on this topic, IES is at the early planning stage of setting up webinars and invitation-only events for organisational leads and experts...
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Mindfulness Training and Coaching
IES are working with a large public sector employer to design, implement and evaluate a mindfulness training programme to promote resilience and retention. To discuss how the principles of mindfulness could be applied and bring improvements to...