Supply of Labour Market Participation Trials

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Buyers

Department for Business and Trade

Value

£2,714,566

Suppliers

Behavioural Insights Team

Classifications

Research services

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Submission Deadline

1 year ago

Published

1 year ago

Description

The Supplier shall design, deliver monitor and evaluate a series of trials to explore the effectiveness of a number of specific non-legislative labour market interventions. The trials shall consider the following questions (subject to change): 

 

The impact of providing targeted high quality HR support to small business 

Can a limited amount of HR consultancy help SMEs to retain workers (particularly those at risk of leaving the labour market)? 

Can HR consultancy help SMEs to increase labour market activity rates by increasing the number and range of candidates they attract 

Can HR consultancy support successfully enable firms to implement key practices for retention such as flexible working and reasonable adjustments (including occupational health) and conflext and absence management 

The extent to which the design of job platform websites can: 

Encourage employers to make reasonable adjustments 

Increase transparency of part-time working hours 

Attract applicants to good employers 

Encourage jobseekers to consider new roles for their skillset 

Encourage jobseekers to explore adjacent career paths 

The impact of providing additional career support for mothers on Maternity Leave: 

Assess the impact of providing information only (eg on flexible working, childcare entitlements and careers paths and support networks (eg initiatives for female entrepreneurs) 

Assess the impact of a careers coaching session

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