01 / DIAGNOSTICS
Targeted Workforce Diagnostic
Staff surveys, employee engagement research and focused reviews of a specific workforce issue, such as communication, management practice or a particular workplace concern.
Explore this service →Independent workforce research · United Kingdom
Understand your workforce. Strengthen your organisation.
IWRE provides independent staff surveys, workforce research, employee experience reviews and programme evaluation to help UK organisations understand workforce challenges and make evidence-informed decisions.
Independent perspectiveEvidence-led methodsTailored project designPractical recommendations
About IWRE
Insight that goes beyond assumptions.
IWRE is an independent workforce research and evaluation consultancy based in London, working with organisations across the United Kingdom.
Organisations make important decisions about people, policies and programmes. Those decisions benefit from a clear understanding of how employees experience work and how organisational practices operate in reality.
IWRE supports that understanding through focused research, structured evaluation and clear, accessible reporting. Each project is designed around the questions the organisation needs to answer.
Discover IWREServices
Three ways to explore the evidence.
Each service can be commissioned independently and is scoped to your organisation’s questions, workforce and available evidence.
02 / LIFECYCLE
Full Employee Lifecycle Audit
Employee experience research across recruitment, onboarding, development, retention and exit, including exit interview analysis and reviews of relevant people processes.
Explore this service →03 / EVALUATION
Workforce Impact Evaluation
Programme evaluation of workforce initiatives, such as training, wellbeing, inclusion or leadership programmes, examining implementation, participant experience and outcomes.
Explore this service →Workforce challenges IWRE investigates
Projects often begin with questions about:
Employee engagementInternal communicationManagement practiceRecruitment and onboardingRetention and turnoverExit feedbackWellbeingEquality and inclusionProgramme outcomes
Sectors served
Research for organisations across sectors.
IWRE tailors each project to the organisation, its workforce, the available evidence and the decisions to be made.
SECTOR
Private-sector businesses
Understand employee experience, people practices and emerging organisational challenges.
SECTOR
Charities and voluntary organisations
Examine staff and volunteer experiences and organisational practices.
SECTOR
Educational institutions
Explore staff experience, organisational processes and workforce initiatives.
SECTOR
Public-sector organisations
Support proportionate workforce reviews and independent programme evaluation.
SECTOR
Professional and membership organisations
Investigate organisational culture, internal workforce practices and relevant programmes.
SECTOR
Small and growing employers
Build an evidence base for decisions as workforce structures and responsibilities evolve.
Why IWRE
Independent thinking. Useful outcomes.
IWRE prioritises clarity about the question, a proportionate research design, careful interpretation and findings that decision-makers can use. Reports set out what the evidence shows, its limitations and the actions it may support.
See IWRE’s approachListen carefully.
Analyse rigorously.
Recommend clearly.
Analyse rigorously.
Recommend clearly.
Getting started
From first enquiry to tailored proposal.
You do not need a finished research brief to get in touch.
01
Send an enquiry
Use the enquiry form or email hello@iwre.co.uk with a brief outline of the question or programme.
02
Initial consultation
IWRE discusses your context, the evidence available, practical constraints and the decision the research would inform.
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Proposal and quotation
Where appropriate, a written proposal sets out the methodology, deliverables, timetable, responsibilities and project fee.
Better workforce decisions begin with better evidence.
Discuss an independent research or evaluation project, or request a project quotation.