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Temporary agency work : temporary agency work is not generally a stepping-stone to regular employment
Houseman, Susan N. - 2014
Temporary agency work has expanded in most advanced economies since the 1990s, but its growth has been controversial. Some argue that these jobs offer experience and contact with potential employers, serving as a path to regular employment, particularly for low-skilled workers. Others view them...
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Regional discontinuities and the effectiveness of further training subsidies for low-skilled employees
Dauth, Christine - In: ILR review : a publication of the New York State School … 73 (2020) 5, pp. 1147-1184
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Gender differences in further training participation : the role of individuals, households and firms
Burgard, Claudia - 2012
Using the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), this paper investigates the determinants of training participation in Germany … beruflicher Weiterbildung, wobei zwischen eigeninitiierter Teilnahme und Teilnahme an arbeitgeberinitiierten Kursen unterschieden … neben Standardeinflussgrößen von Weiterbildung Informationen über die eigene Zeitverwendung und die des Partners sowie …
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The cost of job loss in carbon-intensive sectors: Evidence from Germany
Barreto, Cesar - 2023
as well as workers in East Germany, experience particularly high costs in case they are displaced from high carbon …
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Can fixed-term contracts put low skilled youth on a better career path? : evidence from spain
García Peréz, José Ignacio; Marinescu, Ioana; Vall … - In: The economic journal : the journal of the Royal … 129 (2019) 620, pp. 1693-1730
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Moderate wage increases and flexible labour contracts to protect employment in Colombian manufacturing
Arango Thomas, Luis Eduardo; Rivera, Sergio A. - In: Journal of policy modeling : JPMOD ; a social science … 44 (2022) 3, pp. 578-598
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Do firms make greater use of training and temporary employment when labor adjustment costs are high?
Pieree, Gaëlle; Scarpetta, Stefano - In: IZA journal of labor policy 2 (2013), pp. 1-17
In this paper, we present evidence on how employers in developing and emerging economies perceive employment regulations and react to them. We use harmonized surveys of about 10,800 firms around the world, supplemented by indicators of the stringency of employment protection that summarize...
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Does informal learning at work differ between temporary and permanent workers? : evidence from 20 OECD countries
Ferreira, Maria; Grip, Andries de; Velden, Rolf van der - In: Labour economics : official journal of the European … 55 (2018), pp. 18-40
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Raising the basic skills of workers in England, United Kingdom
2020
This report provides examples and recommendations to help overcome obstacles to engage low-skilled workers and their employers in skills development. England has implemented impressive measures aimed at helping workers and employers to upskill. Nonetheless, there remains room for improvement....
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Designing Local Skills Strategies
Froy, Francesca (contributor); Giguère, Sylvain (contributor) - 2009
Higher-level skills are increasingly demanded by the knowledge-based economy. But with rising mobility and demographic change, it is no longer so simple to invest in a skilled workforce for the future. Actions are needed on a variety of fronts, including attracting and retaining talent, better...
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