a report published by Eurofound (European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions)
Authors: Irene Cruz, Oscar Molina and Joan Miquel Verd ((Centre d’Estudis Sociològics sobre la Vida Quotidiana i el Treball – QUIT), Elma Palauskaite (Policy Impact Lab – PIL), Rimantas Dumčius and Milda Venckutė (PPMI) and Valentina Patrini and Carlos Vacas-Soriano (Eurofound)
Introduction
While labour market segmentation (LMS) has been researched from the perspectives of different branches of literature, it nevertheless remains vague as a concept. It emerged as an alternative to neoclassical economics and human capital theories, which assume that wages and working conditions generally depend on the worker’s human capital and productivity level.
Instead, LMS theory maintains that differences in working conditions between groups of workers may also be due to factors such as contractual arrangements or other institutional characteristics.
Executive summary (PDF 2pp)
Full report (PDF 96pp)
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Thursday, 19 December 2019
Tuesday, 29 January 2013
Evaluation of Mandatory Work Activity
Department for Work and Pensions
Research Report No 823
A report of research carried out by ICF GHK and TNS-BMRB on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions
Mandatory Work Activity was launched in May 2011 and is targeted at a small group of claimants and referral to MWA is at Jobcentre Plus Adviser discretion.
MWA is a work placement of 30 hours a week lasting for four weeks. The placements are sourced by contracted providers in organisations/institutions that deliver a community benefit.
The aim of MWA is to move claimants closer to work through:
This research complements the impact assessment of Mandatory Work Activity published in June 2012: http://statistics.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd1/adhoc_analysis/2012/early_impacts_mwa.pdf
The research has found that MWA has an impact on participants’ proximity to the labour market via an impact on a range of soft outcomes. The research report also identifies a number of challenges in service delivery and makes recommendations, many of which DWP have already addressed through continuous improvement activity.
Summary (PDF 6pp)
Full report (PDF 169pp)
A report of research carried out by ICF GHK and TNS-BMRB on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions
Mandatory Work Activity was launched in May 2011 and is targeted at a small group of claimants and referral to MWA is at Jobcentre Plus Adviser discretion.
MWA is a work placement of 30 hours a week lasting for four weeks. The placements are sourced by contracted providers in organisations/institutions that deliver a community benefit.
The aim of MWA is to move claimants closer to work through:
- Gaining a better understanding of labour market discipline via the work placement and;
- Demonstrating to claimants that receipt of benefit for those able to work is conditional on their willingness to search for and take-up employment.
This research complements the impact assessment of Mandatory Work Activity published in June 2012: http://statistics.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd1/adhoc_analysis/2012/early_impacts_mwa.pdf
The research has found that MWA has an impact on participants’ proximity to the labour market via an impact on a range of soft outcomes. The research report also identifies a number of challenges in service delivery and makes recommendations, many of which DWP have already addressed through continuous improvement activity.
Summary (PDF 6pp)
Full report (PDF 169pp)
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