Author: Dr Zofia Bajorek Details: This report looks at fairness and wellbeing in the workplace and how it relates to employees' feelings, behaviours and attitudes and ultimately whether an organisation achieves its goals and objectives. It covers recent research...
Institute for Employment Studies (IES)
Neurodiversity, jobsearch and work – a review of the evidence
Author: Claudia Plowden Roberts and Zofia Bajorek Details: There is a concern that people with diagnosed or undiagnosed needs may find it more difficult to engage with a programme of support such as Restart or be more likely to disengage from that support, while at...
Supporting employees with terminal illness: a guide to workplace policies and practice
Author: Joanne Smithson, Ingrid Abreu Scherer, Izzie Baverstock Poppy, Stephen Bevan, Ruth Parry Details: This guide is designed to provide insights and information that employers can use to develop policy and recommendations that are aligned to their particular...
Fair, equitable pay: impossible ideal or a HR priority we finally need to practise?
Author: Duncan Brown Details: Covid-19 and now the cost of living crisis has widened continuing, persistent and unjustified pay gaps that remain evident in even our largest and most reputable employers. In this new HR Network paper written by IES Principal Associate...
Future of work: Crowd-funded creative careers
Author: Dimitra Petrakaki, Krysta Moysidou, Hong Yu Liu and Becci Newton Details: This research explores the experience of employment through crowdfunding, how the platform affects creatives’ relationships with their supporters, and the creative process. It was...
Flexible working for all: Achieving greater equity for frontline and site-based workers
Author: Astrid Allen, Billy Campbell, Dr Sarah Dauncey and Claudia Plowden Roberts Details: Supported by Impact on Urban Health, the Institute for Employment Studies (IES) joined with Timewise and three employers – Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, Sir Robert...
16 to 19 additional hours evaluation
Author: Seemanti Ghosh, Daniel Muir, Becci Newton Details: In September 2022, the Department for Education launched funding to enable all 16 to 19 year-old learners (or up to 25 for learners with an education, health and care (EHC) plan) to receive on average an...
Webinar recording: Building Inclusive Organisations: Lessons from Policy & Practice from around the Globe
Author: Meenakshi Krishnan, Dr Deepta Chopra, Prachi Rastogi Details: Meenakshi Krishnan, IES Principal Research Fellow, joined Dr. Deepta Chopra and Prachi Rastogi for a webinar hosted by Tutul Consulting. The panelists discussed how to create a truly inclusive...
Research into careers in construction
Details: Alexander K, Plowden Roberts C, Hooley T, Hirsh W, Lanceley L, Mason B, Osborne E, Pollard E | | Institute for Employment Studies | May 2024 This research was commissioned by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and undertaken by the Institute...
Labour Market Statistics, July 2024
Details: Institute for Employment Studies | Jul 2024 This was the first publication of jobs data since the 2024 May election, and lays bare the scale of the challenges facing the new Labour government. Employment remains in the doldrums – down by more than one...
Apprenticeships, basic skills training, life skills training, mentoring/coaching, off-the-job training and on-the-job training
Details: Taylor D, Featherston R, Ott E, Rowland J, Newton B, Shlonsky, A. | | Youth Futures Foundation | Jul 2023 This summary report presents findings from a Rapid Evidence Assessment (REA) that was commissioned as part of the development of the Youth Futures...
The Single Parent Employment Challenge
Details: Clery E, Dewar L, Edney C | | Gingerbread | Feb 2023 This report is the final one in Gingerbread's multi-method research project, funded by the abrdn Financial Fairness Trust (previously known as the Standard Life Foundation). The Single Parent Employment...
Supporting Restart participants into self-employment
Details: Buzzeo J, Dave A | | Institute for Employment Studies | Mar 2024 Through a series of focus groups with employment advisers working within Restart providers across the country, and in-depth interviews with participants, this research sought to explore the...
Mapping investment in adult skills Which individuals, in what learning and with what returns?
Details: Gloster R, Marvell R, Buzzeo J, Hadjivassiliou K, Williams J, Huxley C | Research Paper | Department for Business, Innovation and Skills | May 2016 This research was commissioned by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) in order to acquire...
The Good Youth Employment Benchmark: Creating an evidence base of good youth employment practice
Details: Joy Williams, Cristiana Orlando | | Institute for Employment Studies | Mar 2024 This is an updated version of the 2022 evaluation by IES (commissioned by Youth Employment UK) which asked the following questions about youth employment practice: What...
Community learning mental health research project
Details: A report from an Ipsos UK project for the Department for Education to understand how adult and community learning courses can help people manage and recover from mild to moderate mental health problems, such as anxiety and depression. The Community Learning...
Skills Bootcamps and Adult Skills
Details: Skills Bootcamps were introduced in England in 2020 to support the Government’s ambition to deliver sector-specific skills to support employers. These courses aim to help individuals upskill or reskill so that they can transition from working in declining...