Working together: towards a new public employment service
The UK's employment support system is characterised by three core flaws: (1) It is failing to meet the needs of our current or future economy; (2) Extrinsic motivation is crowding out personal ambitions; and (3) Provision is too narrow and focussed on the short term. This paper outlines a proposal for transformative long term change, to develop a new public employment service, which should be underpinned by strategic alignment between the UK's industrial strategy and employment support services, and action to bring more decision-making about jobcentres and wider employment support services clo ... Show more
Authors: Wilkes, Melanie; Parkes, Henry; Patrick, Ruth; Jordan, Uisce
Published: London, England, Institute for Public Policy Research, 2023
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Physical description: 32 p.
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