Connecting People with Jobs : Activation Policies in the United Kingdom.

Description

This report examines recent activation policies in the United Kingdom aimed at moving people back into work. It offers insight into how countries can improve the effectiveness of their employment services and also control spending on benefits. The United Kingdom''s policies have helped limit the rise in unemployment during the crisis. It has been at the forefront of reform efforts by OECD countries to transform and modernise policies designed to help the unemployed find work, through major new programmes such as Universal Credit and the Work Programme. Although time is needed for these to gain.  Read more... Foreword -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Executive summary -- Assessment and recommendations -- The background to active labour market policies in the United Kingdom -- Unemployment and related benefits -- The role of the UK Public Employment Service in job brokerage and activation strategies -- Quasi-market arrangements in the UK Work Programme.