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Social well-being, cohesion and human-health (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McQuaid, R. W., & Bergmann, A. (2008, August). Social well-being, cohesion and human-health. Presented at Social well-being, cohesion and human health

Employability and disadvantaged parents: the case of working for families (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McQuaid, R. W., Fuertes, V., & Bond, S. (2008, August). Employability and disadvantaged parents: the case of working for families. Presented at ERSA Conference

Parents who are disadvantaged in terms of being lone parents or living in disadvantaged neighbourhoods have particular problems getting into work, training or post-secondary education. The Scottish Government set up a �50 million (�75m) programme ove... Read More about Employability and disadvantaged parents: the case of working for families.

Small and medium sized businesses and disadvantaged parents: overcoming training recruitment and retention barriers. Final report. (2008)
Report
McQuaid, R. W., Dutton, M., Bergmann, A., Richard, A., & Lindsay, C. (2008). Small and medium sized businesses and disadvantaged parents: overcoming training recruitment and retention barriers. Final report

The project involved new research, investigating barriers preventing SMEs from recruiting from disadvantaged groups (especially unemployed/inactive parents, who represent an underutilized source of labour within the Scottish economy) and identifying... Read More about Small and medium sized businesses and disadvantaged parents: overcoming training recruitment and retention barriers. Final report..