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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.

Expectant mothers and absent fathers: paid maternity leave in Australia. (2008)
Journal Article
Ainsworth, S., & Cutcher, L. (2008). Expectant mothers and absent fathers: paid maternity leave in Australia. Gender, Work and Organization, 15(4), 375-393. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0432.2008.00402.x

In this paper we explore how reluctance to introduce a national paid maternity leave scheme in Australia reflects gendered norms and constructions of parenthood and work. We report on findings of a study of selected media texts that show how the pub... Read More about Expectant mothers and absent fathers: paid maternity leave in Australia..

Do people grow on trees? Guidance for employers in the Scottish forest and timber industries. (2008)
Report
Bond, S., Thomson, E., MacPherson, S., & Ridley-Ellis, D. (2008). Do people grow on trees? Guidance for employers in the Scottish forest and timber industries

The final report for the Forest Industries Recruitment and Retention (FIRRS) project.

Forests and their products are hugely important to the economic and environmental sustainability of Scotland’s economy and influence many aspects of Scottish soc... Read More about Do people grow on trees? Guidance for employers in the Scottish forest and timber industries..

Demographic and Labour Market Change: The Dynamics of Older Workers in the Scottish Labour Market (2007)
Journal Article
Hollywood, E., Brown, R., Danson, M., & McQuaid, R. W. (2007). Demographic and Labour Market Change: The Dynamics of Older Workers in the Scottish Labour Market. Scottish Geographical Journal, 123(4), 242-256. https://doi.org/10.1080/14702540802189677

This paper presents a review of ageing in the Scottish labour market. Scotland's population structure has been ageing for some decades leading to an ageing of the working population, at a rate ahead of many countries in Europe. Low levels of fertilit... Read More about Demographic and Labour Market Change: The Dynamics of Older Workers in the Scottish Labour Market.

Educational migration – students leaving a region to study elsewhere: the link to religion in Northern Ireland (2007)
Book Chapter
Hollywood, E., & McQuaid, R. W. (2007). Educational migration – students leaving a region to study elsewhere: the link to religion in Northern Ireland. In C. Larsen, W. Mathejczyk, J. Kipper, & A. Schmid (Eds.), Monitoring of Regional Labour Markets in European States (17-22). Rainer Hampp Verlag

This paper reviews data sources concerning the key patterns and drivers of educational migration and non-return in Northern Ireland (NI). In particular it considers the sources of data that can be used to analyse the migration of university undergra... Read More about Educational migration – students leaving a region to study elsewhere: the link to religion in Northern Ireland.

Small and medium sized businesses and disadvantaged parents: overcoming training recruitment and retention barriers. (2007)
Report
McQuaid, R. W., Dutton, M., & Bergmann, A. (2007). Small and medium sized businesses and disadvantaged parents: overcoming training recruitment and retention barriers

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..

One Size Fits All? Regional Differentiation and Rural Development Policy (2007)
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W., Copus, A. K., Copus, A. K., Johansson, M., & McQuaid, R. W. (2007). One Size Fits All? Regional Differentiation and Rural Development Policy. EuroChoices, 6(3), 13-21. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1746-692x.2007.00070.x

Since enlargement the European Union has become more diverse in many socio-economic, demographic and agricultural respects. A recent research project sponsored by DG Agriculture (SERA – Study on Employment in Rural Areas) carried out a review of a br... Read More about One Size Fits All? Regional Differentiation and Rural Development Policy.

Aging of the labour force and globalization. (2007)
Book Chapter
McQuaid, R. W. (2007). Aging of the labour force and globalization. In R. Cooper, K. Donaghy, & G. Hewings (Eds.), Globalization and Regional Economic Modelling (69-85). Springer-Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-72444-5_5

The rapid aging of the population structure across most developed countries is one of the main challenges facing their economies and governments (CEC 2004a).1 These changes will have significant impacts upon pension and healthcare costs, the demand f... Read More about Aging of the labour force and globalization..

New approaches to employability in the UK: combining ‘human capital development’ and ‘work first’ strategies? (2007)
Journal Article
Lindsay, C., McQuaid, R. W., & Dutton, M. (2007). New approaches to employability in the UK: combining ‘human capital development’ and ‘work first’ strategies?. Journal of Social Policy, 36, 539-560. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0047279407001171

This article analyses recent developments in policies to promote the employability of unemployed and economically inactive people in the UK. It discusses the extent to which these policies reflect the dominant approaches of ‘Work First’, where progra... Read More about New approaches to employability in the UK: combining ‘human capital development’ and ‘work first’ strategies?.

Making equalities work? Scottish trade unions’ approaches to equal opportunities (2007)
Journal Article
Lindsay, C., Munro, A., & Wise, S. (2007). Making equalities work? Scottish trade unions’ approaches to equal opportunities. Equal Opportunities International, 26(5), 465-481. https://doi.org/10.1108/02610150710756667

Purpose – This paper seeks to analyse trade unions’ approaches to equal opportunities in Scotland, focusing on issues of: recruitment of membership from different groups; promoting diversity in post‐holding; and the role of “key equalities issues” i... Read More about Making equalities work? Scottish trade unions’ approaches to equal opportunities.

Coalfields and their neighbouring cities; economic regeneration, labour markets and governance. (2007)
Report
Gore, T., Fothergill, S., Hollywood, E., Lindsay, C., Morgan, K., Powell, R., & Upton, S. (2007). Coalfields and their neighbouring cities; economic regeneration, labour markets and governance

This study assesses how far the regeneration of coalfield areas relies upon their links with neighbouring cities. It draws on national statistical analysis of labour market adjustment in the British coalfields, and case studies in three contrasting a... Read More about Coalfields and their neighbouring cities; economic regeneration, labour markets and governance..