Government Policies and Employers' Attitudes Towards Long-term Unemployed People in Northern Ireland

The article discusses government policies towards unemployed people in the context of the development of ‘fair employment’ policy in Northern Ireland. It presents results from a survey of long-term unemployed people in West Belfast which challenge the direction and content of existing training and e...

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Published in:Journal of social policy 1998-10, Vol.27 (4), p.447-470
Main Authors: SHEEHAN, MAURA, TOMLINSON, MIKE
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
Employers
Employment policy
Government
Government policy
Ireland, Northern
Long term unemployment
Northern Ireland
Policy
Public Policy
Religion
Social policy
Unemployment
United Kingdom
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Summary:The article discusses government policies towards unemployed people in the context of the development of ‘fair employment’ policy in Northern Ireland. It presents results from a survey of long-term unemployed people in West Belfast which challenge the direction and content of existing training and employment schemes, and their capacity to address inequalities in unemployment between Catholics and Protestants. The article argues that current supply side labour market policies are having limited impact in Northern Ireland and goes on to explore policies to influence labour demand. On the basis of interviews with employers, a number of policies are advocated, including giving priority to recruitment of long-term unemployed people in areas of high unemployment by means of making grant aid conditional.
ISSN:0047-2794
1469-7823
DOI:10.1017/S0047279498005364