Title: Contractualism, employment services and mature-age job seekers: the tyranny of tangible outcomes
Abstract:Older unemployed people have quite specific job search and job training needs compared with other groups. Lorraine Kerr, Ed Carson and Jodi Goddard draw on empirical research on the job placement syst...Older unemployed people have quite specific job search and job training needs compared with other groups. Lorraine Kerr, Ed Carson and Jodi Goddard draw on empirical research on the job placement system in South Australia to show that agency capacity to address the specific needs of mature workers is constrained under the current policy regime. Without significant changes to the way employment services are managed - change away from a rigid focus on tangible outcomes - mature-age jobseekers will continue to be disadvantaged in finding employment.Read More
Publication Year: 2003
Publication Date: 2003-02-20
Language: en
Type: article
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