The Role of Social Networks and Geographical Location in Labour Market Participation in the UK Coalfields

10.1068/c0850 ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 1008-1021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tony Gore ◽  
Emma Hollywood
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Market Participation ◽  
Labour Market Participation ◽  
The Uk

The labour market contradiction: a precarious form of dependence

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenza Antonucci
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Market Participation ◽  
New Class ◽  
Labour Market Participation ◽  
Economic Inequalities

This chapter discusses the role of the labour market, the precarious and overqualified forms of participation in the labour market widely used by young people in university to support themselves, and the role of internships and summer jobs. This chapter engages with the most recent debates on the precariat, showing that the precarious forms of jobs are not just creating a new class, but are also intersecting with the existing forms of socio-economic inequalities. This chapter discusses the use of labour market resources by each profile, showing that while some young people can selectively pick qualified labour-market participation, others need to over-rely on labour-market participation to sustain their experience in university.

Career development and older people

2021 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-46
Author(s):  
Lyn Barham
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
Older People ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Age Discrimination ◽  
Market Participation ◽  
Labour Market Participation ◽  
Development Support ◽  
The Uk ◽  
State Pension ◽  
The Impact

This article explores career development support offered to, and used by, older people since 2000. The context includes changes in age discrimination legislation and state pension entitlement, which intertwine in their effect on labour market participation. Career development services have changed, with a marked divergence between the fragmented delivery in England and the all-age services elsewhere in the UK. Initiatives have been piloted, judged successful, but not robustly pursued. The article argues that rhetoric outruns resources and delivery, and contemplates the additional complication of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on older people and the economy.

Implications of Citizenship Discourse on Female Labour Force Participation

2016 ◽  
pp. 25-49
Author(s):  
Masreka Khan
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Immigrant Women ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Labour Force Participation ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Female Labour Force Participation ◽  
Market Participation ◽  
Female Labour ◽  
Labour Market Participation ◽  
The Uk

Immigrant women's labour market participation remains a long standing concern in the context of developed countries. Bangladeshi women are persistently reported to be one of the lowest participant groups in formal labour market in the UK. Where there is plethora of research to point out this fact, hardly any persuasive explanation is offered to unfold the phenomenon. The intrinsic bond between the rhetoric of citizenship and identities as immigrant is blurred in the surge of literatures. In this milieu, present chapter contributes to develop the understanding of the complex notion of citizenship and its implication in labour market participation, broadly on immigrant women and narrowly on Bangladeshi immigrant women. It reveals how ‘identity shaped by citizenship discourse' influences one of the important indicators of economic empowerment - market participation.

Implications of Citizenship Discourse on Female Labour Force Participation

2019 ◽  
pp. 474-492
Author(s):  
Masreka Khan
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Immigrant Women ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Labour Force Participation ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Female Labour Force Participation ◽  
Market Participation ◽  
Female Labour ◽  
Labour Market Participation ◽  
The Uk

Immigrant women's labour market participation remains a long standing concern in the context of developed countries. Bangladeshi women are persistently reported to be one of the lowest participant groups in formal labour market in the UK. Where there is plethora of research to point out this fact, hardly any persuasive explanation is offered to unfold the phenomenon. The intrinsic bond between the rhetoric of citizenship and identities as immigrant is blurred in the surge of literatures. In this milieu, present chapter contributes to develop the understanding of the complex notion of citizenship and its implication in labour market participation, broadly on immigrant women and narrowly on Bangladeshi immigrant women. It reveals how ‘identity shaped by citizenship discourse' influences one of the important indicators of economic empowerment - market participation.

scholarly journals Who keeps on working? The importance of resilience for labour market participation

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. e0258444
Author(s):  
Espen Berthung ◽  
Nils Gutacker ◽  
Oddgeir Friborg ◽  
Birgit Abelsen ◽  
Jan Abel Olsen
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Health Shocks ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Market Participation ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Resilience Scale ◽  
Labour Market Participation ◽  
Time Work

Background It is widely recognized that individuals’ health and educational attainments, commonly referred to as their human capital, are important determinants for their labour market participation (LMP). What is less recognised is the influence of individuals’ latent resilience traits on their ability to sustain LMP after experiencing an adversity such as a health shock. Aim We investigate the extent to which resilience is independently associated with LMP and moderates the effect of health shocks on LMP. Method We analysed data from two consecutive waves of a Norwegian prospective cohort study. We followed 3,840 adults who, at baseline, were healthy and worked full time. Binary logistic regression models were applied to explain their employment status eight years later, controlling for age, sex, educational attainment, health status at baseline, as well as the occurrences of three types of health shocks (cardiovascular diseases, cancer, psychological problems). Individuals’ resilience, measured by the Resilience Scale for Adults (RSA), entered as an independent variable and as an interaction with the indicators of health shocks. In separate models, we explore the role of two further indicators of resilience; locus of control, and health optimism. Results As expected, health shocks reduce the probability to keep on working full-time. While both the RSA and the two related indicators all suggest that resilience increases the probability to keep on working, we did not find evidence that resilience moderates the association between health shocks and LMP. Conclusion Higher levels of resilience is associated with full-time work as individuals age.

scholarly journals Migrants with insecure legal status and access to work: the role of ethnic solidarity networks

2019 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Janroj Yilmaz Keles ◽  
Eugenia Markova ◽  
Rebwar Fatah
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
Central Research ◽  
Market Participation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Shared History ◽  
Labour Market Participation ◽  
History Of ◽  
Ethnic Solidarity

Purpose Building upon previous studies on the factors shaping undocumented migrants’ experiences on the host labour markets, the purpose of this paper is to expand the theoretical understanding of labour market participation and ethnic solidarity networks, accounting for the sending context of war and political persecution, and the trajectory to irregularity. Design/methodology/approach This paper extends the understanding of the role of ethnic solidarity networks on the labour market participation of migrants with insecure legal status. It draws on data from a questionnaire survey of 178 Iraqi-Kurdish migrants with insecure legal status, four focus groups and ten expert interviews. Working conditions and sectors of employment are explored alongside strategies for accessing work and the role of ethnic solidarity networks. Findings The analysis of the data provides strong support for the theoretical expectations outlined above, assuming that the conflict-generated diaspora communities display a very distinct solidarity among its members, embedded in a shared history of conflict, persecution and identity struggles. Ethnic solidarity is put to the ultimate test in times of intensified enforcement of employment and immigration law. It stretches to accommodate the risks that employers take to provide work to their insecure co-ethnics, facing the tangible threat of raids, business closure, defamation and colossal fines, to mention but a few. In this context, the authors have defined “stretched solidarity” as a form of support and resource sharing among certain conflict-generated ethnic groups, embedded not only within a shared history of displacement, collective memory and trauma, and shared culture, language, loyalties, obligations and experiences but also in the “reception context”, which may limit ethnic solidarity through restrictive immigration controls. Research limitations/implications The authors recognise the limits of the paper, which are that analysis is mainly based on experiences of the majority of whom were young and male migrants with insecure migration legal status, rather than employers. Social implications This paper has identified the social phenomenon of “stretched solidarity” and has set out a model for understanding its embeddedness within conflict-generated diasporic networks. By drawing together research insights and data on Iraqi-Kurdish migrants with insecure legal status, it addressed the central research question how “unauthorised” migrants get access to the segmented labour market at a time of increased in-border controls in the UK. Originality/value The paper contributes towards an enhanced understanding of the complex phenomenon of “stretched solidarity” and its role in migrants’ gaining access to and maintaining employment in the host labour market. The notion of “stretched solidarity” developed here provides a platform for identifying a number of emerging areas for further empirical study and policy thinking. This requires advanced research not only into the processes of migrants’ access to the host labour market but also into the role of ethnic networks, resources and structures that enable migrants in precarious situations to survive.

Hoe gezond is werken?

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marion Collewet ◽  
Jaap de Koning
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Labour Supply ◽  
Job Characteristics ◽  
Reciprocal Relationship ◽  
Paid Work ◽  
Positive Relation ◽  
Market Participation ◽  
Labour Market Participation ◽  
The Individual

How healthy is working? How healthy is working? This article aims at gaining more insight in the effect of labour market participation on health in the Dutch context. The positive relation between labour market participation and health has often been emphasized in the policy discussions. However, existing research insufficiently takes into account the reciprocal relationship between labour market participation and health. In this article, we control for the role of background variables which are likely to influence both labour market participation and health by using panel techniques. We use data from the Dutch Labour Supply Panel (formerly called ‘OSA Work Supply Panel’). We find that the statement that ‘work is good for your health’ should be nuanced. Our results show that the effect of labour market participation on health is dependent on characteristics of the individual, weekly working time, job characteristics, and non-paid activities and the possibility to combine those with paid work, and available types of non-work.

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