All Outputs (3)

Personalization and street-level practice in activation: the case of the UK's work programme. (2015)
Journal Article
Fuertes, V., & Lindsay, C. (2016). Personalization and street-level practice in activation: the case of the UK's work programme. Public Administration, 94(2), 526-541. https://doi.org/10.1111/padm.12234

This article discusses factors shaping street-level caseworkers' role in the ‘personalization’ of activation for people with employability and health-related barriers to work. Rice's (2013) micro-institutionalist framework understands street-level bu... Read More about Personalization and street-level practice in activation: the case of the UK's work programme..

Extending working lives: age management in SMEs. (2013)
Journal Article
Fuertes, V., Egdell, V., & McQuaid, R. W. (2013). Extending working lives: age management in SMEs. Employee Relations, 35, 272-293. https://doi.org/10.1108/01425451311320477

Structured Abstract: Purpose: This paper presents a study of age management in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK. Design/methodology/approach: Qualitative data collection and exploratory research with six SMEs comprising of: init... Read More about Extending working lives: age management in SMEs..

Getting disadvantaged parents into employment: the Working for Families Fund in Scotland (2010)
Journal Article
Bond, S., McQuaid, R. W., & Fuertes, V. (2010). Getting disadvantaged parents into employment: the Working for Families Fund in Scotland. Local Economy, 24, 487-501. https://doi.org/10.1080/02690940903314852

Between 2004 and 2008, the Scottish Government's Working for Families Fund (WFF) in Scotland offered support to parents seeking to move into, within or towards employment, education or training. Focused on disadvantaged parents, the programme had reg... Read More about Getting disadvantaged parents into employment: the Working for Families Fund in Scotland.