Projects and case studies

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  • Local Service Delivery of the National Dementia Strategy

    IES worked with Surrey University to evaluate and support the work of the Sussex Dementia Partnership. The partnership is an innovative way to deliver the National Dementia Strategy locally. While there is a key focus on patient, carer and service...

  • Evaluation of New Medical Statement

    The Institute for Employment Studies in partnership with the University of Liverpool has been commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to undertake a quantitative evaluation of the new Fit Notes - the medical statements that...

  • Innovative Models of Effective International Practice in Training Early School Leavers

    Foras Áiseanna Saothair (FÁS) commissioned research from IES to identify and explore innovative models of effective international practice in the training of early school leavers. The study involved an evidence trawl and literature review to...

  • School Gates Employment Initiative to Help Tackle UK Child Poverty

    The School Gates Employment Initiative was part of the government's efforts to tackle child poverty in the UK, and to support families through the economic downturn, with a particular focus on potential second earners. The initiative ran from...

  • Evaluation of Working Neighbourhoods Fund

    The London Borough of Tower Hamlets commissioned IES to evaluate their Working Neighbourhoods Fund (WNF) programme. Through WNF Tower Hamlets funded 33 projects designed to help address the high levels of worklessness in the borough. The...

  • Unsuccessful Claims for Employment and Support Allowance

    A large proportion of those who claim Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) withdraw their claim or are found fit for work and not eligible for benefit. We know that some of them return to work, and others go on to claim Job Seeker's Allowance,...

  • London 2012: Approaches to Management of Health and Safety

    IES research for the Olympic Delivery Authority compared the different approaches to the management of health and safety relating to leadership and worker involvement, on the Olympic Park and Athlete’s Village. The focus was on collaborative...

  • Understanding the Value of Interaction with the Investors in People Framework

    UKCES has commissioned IES to explore the inherent value that employers do or do not derive from interaction with the Investors in People (IiP) framework; how they make decisions about whether or not to re-accredit, or why they withdraw from the...

  • Skills for Self-employment

    The Institute for Employment Studies was commissioned by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) to undertake a small-scale exploratory study looking at the relationship between the skills of the workforce and the skills necessary for...

  • Implications of ICT for employment relations

    This small-scale IES research project for Acas looked into the implications of social networking and mobile ICT technologies for employment relations, particularly in the context of developments in virtual working. It attempted to inform the...