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1. Managing mental health and employment
This report presents the findings of an exploratory qualitative study commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to investigate the experiences of people who ...

2. Flexible (or family friendly) working arrangements in the UK: Where are we now?
This paper reviews the latest empirical research findings (this conference programme apart) largely based on a research Programme of employer-based research on flexible ...

3. What do workers want? An agenda for the workplace from the workplace
This TUC poll of almost 3,000 workers (excluding the self employed) commissioned from YouGov shows that workers - whether or not they are union members - think that unions provide ...

4. Apprentice employment in independent garages
This report illustrates findings from a telephone survey of the independent garage sector on apprentice employment and training designed to examine current attitudes. ...

5. School support staff in Wales: Research Report on the Employment and Deployment of Support Staff in Schools in Wales
In order to develop its understanding of issues concerning the full range of support staff, the WAG commissioned research into the employment and deployment of all such ...

6. Life-course events and later-life employment
Much is already known about how later-life factors and events affect when people exit work. Less is known about how earlier life-course events, such as educational achievement, ...

7. Mental health and employment
This report presents findings of a qualitative research project commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to investigate the relationship between mental ...

8. Mothers’ participation in paid work: the role of ‘mini-jobs’
In late 2005 and early 2006, there was a gap of 15 percentage points in the rate of participation in paid work by mothers, according to whether they lived in a family with a partner or ...

9. Economic & Labour Market Review - July 2008 Edition
The latest national statistics labour market tables for the journal 'Economic and Labour Market Review' (ELMR) produced by the Office for National Statistics were released on ...

10. Working Futures 2004-2014 Summary Report
This document is the first of three volumes that present Working Futures 2004-2014. Together they represent the most detailed and comprehensive set of employment projections ...

11. Flexible working: the right to request and the duty to consider
The right to request flexible working was introduced in 2003 for parents of young and disabled children, and the scope of the law was extended to carers of certain adults with ...

12. Hard Work, Hidden Lives
This report exposes a hidden Britain. It shows that employment practices attacked as exploitative in the nineteenth century are still common today. It reveals that vulnerable ...

13. Graduates in the workplace - Does a degree add value?
This report examines the views of graduates across the subject spectrum about the benefits of their university education, attitudes to work, and impact of student debt on their ...

14. Economic & Labour Market Review - May 2008 Edition
Economic & Labour Market Review (ELMR) draws together expert research and analysis to build an up-to-date, comprehensive, and unique, statistical picture of the UK economy and ...

15. Race equality in employment standard 2006
The Race Equality Employment Standard (RESS) offers LSC delivery partners a simple and coherent framework for embedding good race equality practice into employment and Human ...

16. Higher Education for the Workforce: Barriers and Facilitators to Employer Engagement Research Information
This research explores links between academic and employer workforce agendas within Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and suggests ways of developing the Departments ...

17. People and the Bottom Line Research Information
This report presents findings and analysis from People and the Bottom Line, the third part of a research project exploring the link between the way employees are managed and ...

18. Attracting Talent: The spatial patterns and composition of migration in Wales
In stage 1 of this study we investigated the various data sources related to migration, both internal and international. The aim of this case study is to delve deeper into ...

19. The impact of the induction and early professional development programme on teachers' job satisfaction and retention Autumn 2006 - Spring 2007
The Welsh Assembly Government asked Estyn as part of the 2006 - 2007 remit for advice on the impact of the induction and early professional development programme on teachers' job ...

20. Cwricwlwm Cymreig Phase 2
In April 2005, Estyn evaluated the progress made by schools in implementing the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales (ACCAC) guidance on the ...

21. Supplementary guidance on the inspection of workload and remodelling issues, including the introduction of planning, preparation and assessment (PPA) time
This supplementary guidance gives information about: the changes associated with the national agreement since 2003; how schools are responding to these; and how inspectors ...

22. Pupil destinations from schools in Wales 2003
The annual survey of school leavers undertaken by Careers Wales on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales, continues to provide a useful snapshot of pupil destinations which ...

23. Getting the best out of the employment experience
The DRC has published guidance for trade unions on supporting members with mental health problems to resolve workplace issues, in partnership with the TUC, Sainsbury Centre for ...

24. Raising Expectations: Staying on in education and training post-16
TUC Submission to DFES Consultation. The TUC welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Department for Education and Skills consultation paper ‘Raising ...

25. Employees in the East Midlands are missing out on £4,160 a year
A total of 321,000 employees are working unpaid overtime in the East Midlands, according to a new analysis of official statistics published by the TUC today (Friday). ...

26. Excellence Wales: Case Study Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
WLGA August 2006. Genesis means “New Beginnings” and this is exactly what the project offers to hundreds of parents throughout Rhondda Cynon Taff. ...

27. House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee Inquiry Employment and Training Opportunities for Low-Skilled Young People – TUC Evidence
TUC submission to Economic Affairs Committee on Employment and Training Opportunities for Low-Skilled Young People.

28. Information sheet: Meeting training and development needs
This information sheet is the second in a series of three (No’s D1, D2, D3) that will give you some ideas and information on how to take training and development forward! ...

29. Migrant workers in the Midlands need extra help staying safe, says TUC
Problems with language and a poor understanding of the culture in British workplaces means that migrant workers may need extra help from employers and unions to stay safe at work, ...

30. More people are working this Christmas than ever before says TUC
As many workplaces prepare to shut down today (Friday) for the Christmas break and thoughts turn to family and friends, mince pies and presents under the tree, the TUC is urging ...

31. NMW penalties, fair arrears, and Employment Agency Standards
The Trade Union Congress is the national trade union centre. We have 59 affiliated unions representing 6.5 million people. This paper sets out the TUC's response to the DTI's ...

32. TUC Submission to Skills Strategy Equality Impact Assessment
The TUC welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Department for Education and Skills/Learning and Skills Council Skills Strategy Equality Impact Assessment ...

33. Unpaid overtime increases across the West Midlands – employees are missing out on £4,489 a year
The number of employees working unpaid overtime in the West Midlands increased by 19,000 in 2007, bringing the total to 407,000, according to a new analysis of official ...

34. Employer Pledge Pack
The pack contains information about all a company needs to do to sign up to the Employer Pledge. The Pledge has been developed as part of the National Strategy to reduce the number of ...

35. Making it Happen: Improving the basic skills of the workforce in Wales
This booklet highlights some basic skills and workplace issues, looks at the cost to employers of poor basic skills, and identifies how organisations and employers can identify ...

36. Paid Time Off to Learn - A Guide for Union Learning Reps
This TUC booklet promotes the range of skills initiatives that Union Learning Reps can access to promote paid time off to learn in the workplace. The booklet highlights the key ...

37. The Basic Skills Employer Pledge Packs (English/Welsh)
The pack contains all the information that a company needs in order to sign up to the Employer Pledge. The Pledge has been developed as part of the National Strategy to reduce the ...

38. Profile and skills issues in the youth service workforce in Wales
In 2007 Lifelong Learning UK (LLUK) was commissioned by the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) to collect data on workforce characteristics and employer skills needs from the ...