About Us

We can empower you to make better decisions. The Employment Research Institute offers you solid evidence on all aspects of employability, based on the best scientific techniques.

We carry out contract and academic research into many issues concerning employment. We do it on behalf of government bodies, individuals and employers. The information we provide can empower you to make better decisions. You may want to know whether a project or policy worked well, or is still working, or how you might improve it. We can also advise on how to deal with the changing policy agenda on employment and employability and how to develop better policies for tackling unemployment issues.

The three main areas we cover are:

• Employment and employability - including employment within companies but also looking at an organisation’s policies and how to reduce skill gaps or overcome skill shortages.
  Local economic development and entrepreneurship - where we explore the impact of the local economy on employment and what factors actually influence people’s chances of getting jobs.
  Equality issues - including well-being at work and work-life balance.

Most of our work is for private sector employers, third sector bodies and for government agencies. We have been engaged in a number of international projects, covering Europe, North America, New Zealand, China and elsewhere.  Of course, we have also worked extensively with UK bodies and government departments as well as the Scottish and Northern Ireland governments and local councils.