Participant information leaflet

 Participant Information Leaflet for Stakeholder Interviews

Study Title:	LRA Impact: Translating Research to Practice
Investigator(s):	Dr Emily Erickson and Dr Sangwoo Lee (University of Warwick, Institute for Employment Research)

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Introduction

You are invited to take part in a research study. Before you decide, you need to understand why the research is being done and what it would involve for you. Please take the time to read the following information carefully. Talk to others about the study if you wish.

Please ask us if there is anything that is not clear or if you would like more information. Take time to decide whether or not you wish to take part.

Who is organising and funding the study? 

The study is being funded by the University of Warwick ESRC IAA Impact fund.

What is the study about?

This study is about understanding how to translate research findings into real world guidance. The study aims to learn how to make academic research on good jobs more accessible and applicable to employers and stakeholders in Northern Ireland. The aim of this study is to produce short guidance documents highlighting the opportunities and barriers to implementing good work in Northern Ireland.

What would taking part involve?

It will involve a discussion (either in person, over telephone or Teams) with an IER researcher which should last about 60-90 minutes, you can decide which you would prefer. If you agree, the interview will be recorded (either audio or video).

Any information you provide will be kept securely in a password-protected folder at the University of Warwick for the purposes of the research.

Do I have to take part?

No. Participation in this study is completely voluntary and choosing not to take part will not affect you in any way. You can also choose to withdraw your participation without giving a reason by contacting one of the research team. Further details about withdrawing from the study are provided later on in this document.

What are the possible benefits of taking part in this study?

It will help inform policy discussions about effective skills policy design.

What are the possible disadvantages, side effects or risks, of taking part in this study?

There are no anticipated risks to you as a research participant.

Expenses and payments

There will be no payment for taking part in the project.

Will my taking part be kept confidential?

Yes. We will follow strict ethical and legal practice and all information about you will be handled in confidence. All the information and data you provide will be pseudonymised, this means your contact details will not be stored in the same file as your interview data. All data will be stored securely in a password-protected folder at Warwick University. Only the named researcher will have access to the data. No interview data will be transferred outside of the University of Warwick.

If during the course of the interview you disclose anything which may highlight harm to you or to others, the interviewers have a duty of care to report this to the relevant authorities, but otherwise, your confidentiality will be maintained throughout.

What will happen to the data collected about me?

As a publicly-funded organisation, the University of Warwick have to ensure that it is in the public interest when we use personally-identifiable information from people who have agreed to take part in research. This means that when you agree to take part in a research study, such as this, we will use your data in the ways needed to conduct and analyse the research study.

We will be using information from you in order to undertake this studyand will act as the data controller for this study. We are committed to protecting the rights of individuals in line with data protection legislation. The University of Warwick will destroy contact details immediately after the end of the project (June 2027). Consent information will be kept securely for 10 years after the study has finished and then destroyed securely.

Research data will be pseudonymised as quickly as possible after data collection. This means all direct and indirect identifiers will be removed from the research data and will be replaced with a participant number. The key to identification will be stored separately and securely to the research data to safeguard your identity. It will be possible for us to withdraw your data up to three weeks after the data has been collected and this data will then be securely destroyed if you wish us to do so.

Data Sharing

Data will not be shared with any other organisation.

Your rights to access, change or move your information are limited, as we need to manage your information in specific ways in order for the research to be reliable and accurate. The University of Warwick has in place policies and procedures to keep your data safe.

Please refer to the University of Warwick Research Privacy Notice which is available here: https://warwick.ac.uk/services/idc/dataprotection/privacynotices/researchprivacynoticeor by contacting the Information and Data Compliance Team at infocompliance@warwick.ac.uk.

What will happen if I don’t want to carry on being part of the study?

Participation is entirely voluntary, and a decision to withdraw participation from the study without giving a reason, will not affect you in any way. If you decide to withdraw from the study, please tell us before or during the interview and we will destroy your contact details securely and will not contact you again for the purposes of this research. You can stop the interview at any point without giving a reason if you do not want the interview to continue.

After the interview you will have two weeks to withdraw your data. This can be done by contacting the interviewer. It will not be possible to withdraw your data three weeks after data has been collected. To safeguard your rights, we will use minimum personally-identifiable information and keep the data secure in line with the University’s Information and Data Compliance policies.

What will happen to the results of the study?

The findings of the study will be presented in a practitioner guide that will be published on the IER website and the website of the Labour Relations Agency. No organisation or individual will be identifiable in any reporting.

Who has reviewed the study?

This study has been reviewed and given favourable opinion by the University of Warwick’s Humanities and Social Science Research Ethics Committee (HSSREC).

Who should I contact if I want further information?

If you have any questions about any aspect of the study, or your participation in it, not answered by this participant information sheet, please contact:

Emily Erickson at emily.erickson@warwick.ac.uk

Who should I contact if I wish to make a complaint?

Any complaint about the way you have been dealt with during the study or any possible harm you might have suffered will be addressed. Please address your complaint to the person below, who is a senior University of Warwick official entirely independent of this study:

Head of Research Governance

Research & Impact Services

University House

University of Warwick

Coventry

CV4 8UW

Email: researchgovernance@warwick.ac.uk

Tel: 02476 575733

If you wish to raise a complaint on how we have handled your personal data, you can contact our Data Protection Officer who will investigate the matter: DPO@warwick.ac.uk.

If you are not satisfied with our response or believe we are processing your personal data in a way that is not lawful you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

 

Thank you for taking the time to read this Participant Information Leaflet