Influence of work–welfare cycling and labour market segmentation on employment histories of young long-term unemployed
McTier, Alexander and McGregor, Alan (2018) Influence of work–welfare cycling and labour market segmentation on employment histories of young long-term unemployed. Work, Employment and Society, 32 (1). pp. 20-37. ISSN 0950-0170 (https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017017697857)
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Abstract
The onset of the 'Great Recession' from 2008 was associated with a significant increase in long-term unemployment among young people. Work–welfare cycling has been put forward as a contributory factor. Drawing on a large-scale survey of long-term unemployed young people, this article argues that segmented labour market theory provides a strong explanatory framework for understanding the nature of long-term unemployment among young people, with the literature on work–welfare cycling contributing to an understanding of one of the processes by which precarious employment impacts on employability and labour supply. A second key finding is the heterogeneous nature of the young long-term unemployed, which in turn requires policy responses more customized to the needs of the different groups.
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McTier, Alexander ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3639-5214 and McGregor, Alan;-
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Item type: Article ID code: 76454 Dates: DateEvent1 February 2018Published3 May 2017Published Online20 January 2017AcceptedSubjects: Social Sciences > Industries. Land use. Labor Department: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Social Work and Social Policy > Centre for Excellence for Children's Care and Protection (CELCIS) Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 14 May 2021 14:20 Last modified: 09 Oct 2024 13:13 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/76454