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September 02, 2010
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Interim report on work-focused services in children's centres pilot
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The aim of the pilot is to test how children's centres can offer a more effective means of engaging parents in labour market activity, moving them closer to work, and ultimately into employment. A mixed-methods evaluation is in place to assess the impact of the pilot and explore experiences and perceptions of its implementation. The evaluation includes surveys of centre users, interviews with parents, staff and stakeholders and analysis of DWP administrative data and data collected specifically for the evaluation, which is being undertaken by the IES for the Department for Work and Pensions.
August 10, 2010
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Employment grows but the labour market remains fragile
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Some positive news as unemployment fell by 49,000. Encouraging that employment has grown by 184,000, and in particular that 68,000 of these were full-time jobs. The labour market though clearly remains fragile a significant proportion of the employment growth came through temporary positions ...
August 08, 2010
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Flexible Nursing: a report for NHS Professionals
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Published today, this timely analysis focuses on flexible resourcing of nursing staff in the National Health Service (NHS) through the three main types of temporary nursing staff; bank nurses, agency nurses and nurses provided through NHS Professionals. It also examines flexible working arrangements for permanent nurses within the NHS.
July 14, 2010
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Policy conference keynote speaker announced
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This year's IES policy conference keynote speaker is Anne Milton, the new Minister for Public Health. The conference theme is The Fit for Work? Securing the Health of the Working Age Population. It is aimed at all those with a strategic interest in policy affecting the health of the working age population.
July 13, 2010
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Fall in unemployment could be the calm before the storm
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There are some encouraging signs of stronger labour market demand in this month's figures, with unemployment down by 34,000, and employment growing by 160,000. Vacancies have also risen again, though they remain well below pre-recession levels. However, it is of serious concern that long-term unemployment has increased again to over three-quarters of a million. Urgent policy action is needed to support this group back into work to avoid the damaging long-term social impacts experienced in previous recessions.
July 06, 2010
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Healthy Workplaces Milton Keynes Pilot
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The Healthy Workplaces Milton Keynes (HWMK) pilot was one of several pilots designed by HSE to test various models of delivering advice and support of occupational health, safety, absence management and return-to-work issues to small and medium-sized enterprises. This new IES-authored report summarises the findings of the HWMK evaluation.
July 05, 2010
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Involving Children and Young People in Improving Local Health Services
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As part of its 'Delivering Quality and Value Programme' on Children and Young People's Emergency and Urgent Care, the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement designed two products - an engagement tool and a lesson plan - to promote the involvement of young people. IES was commissioned to evaluate the prototype testing phase. This report gathers first-hand feedback from students and from those involved in organising and/or running the lesson workshops.
July 04, 2010
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Evidence-Based Reward Management: Creating measurable business impact from your pay and reward practices
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Tools and techniques that can be applied to practice evidence-based reward management, including a 4-step model which sets strategic goals, reviews current policies, looks at how to pilot and make changes and improvements and explains how to monitor and adapt on an ongoing basis. Fully illustrated with case studies.
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Determining current health and safety practices, awareness of HSE initiatives and economic trends in relation to isocyanate paint use in the MVR sector
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HSE has published research by IES examining health and safety practices and procedures in relation to the use of isocyanate-based paints in the motor vehicle repair (MVR) sector. The main objective of this research was to determine current health and safety practices in the motor vehicle repair sector in relation to the use of isocyanate paint spray, focusing in particular on the use of masks and the use of spray booths.
June 23, 2010
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Graduates in craft subjects
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As the new government reviews further cuts to higher education, a new study finds graduates in craft subjects in work, achieving their creative potential and keenly developing entrepreneurial skills.

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