Projects and case studies
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Organisational Design Workshops - HR staff
IES designed and delivered workshops for HR staff to help understanding of organisational design principles and approaches, and help them perform basic organisational diagnostic tests on change proposals.
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Case studies on the cleaning sector
This study focuses on the role of procurement practices in shaping recruitment and employment conditions in the cleaning sector. It involves 6 case studies. IES is responsible for 2 London bases ones: (i) one in a local authority whose procurement...
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Differential Treatment of Workers under 25 with a View to their Access to the Labour Market
IES worked with Matrix to carry out research for the European Parliament on a study on differential treatment of workers under 25 with a view to their access to the labour market.This research aimed to review existing national...
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Discrimination of migrant workers at the workplace
IES worked with Matrix to carry out research for the European Parliament on discrimination against migrant workers in the workplace.The project comprised desk research to review the discrimination that foreign-born workers face in the labour...
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The costs and returns of investments for reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities and sheltered workshops
IES worked with Matrix to carry out research for the European Parliament on the costs and returns of investments for reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities.The aim of the study was to provide Members of the Committee on Employment...
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Pay progression practice in the private sector
IES jointly undertook a project with Incomes Data Services (IDS) on behalf of the Office of Manpower Economics (OME) to examine practice on pay progression and quantify the extent to which progression takes place in the private sector.Pay...
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Case studies of integrated working in health and social care
The LGA wanted to identify successful examples of where councils had integrated working with health in the area of social care in a way that delivered positive outcomes in the community.Other forms of service integration were also...
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Evidence reviews and economic analysis for NICE guidance on workplace health of older workers
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) commissioned IES, in conjunction with the Work Foundation and the Universities of York and Lancaster, to provide a series of evidence reviews on the barriers, success factors and cost...
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Evaluation of Napo for Teachers
The Napo Teacher Toolkits aimed to introduce health and safety topics to primary school children in an educational, yet fun and imaginative way using clips and activities centring on the Napo character.IES carried out the evaluation of...
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Evaluating mandatory maths and English training for young jobseekers: 18-21 Work Skills Pilot
Improving the labour market outcomes for low skilled young, unemployed people is a key government target. In the 2013 Autumn Statement a new pilot was announced through which new claimants aged 18-21 who did not have Level 2 maths and/or...