The Government's employment strategy
The Government's employment strategy

Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Work and Pensions Committee

Publisher: The Stationery Office

Published: 2007-05

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13: 9780215033871

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Government reply to HCP 63-I, session 2006-07 (ISBN 9780215032607)

The Government's Employment Strategy
The Government's Employment Strategy

Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Work and Pensions Committee

Publisher: The Stationery Office

Published: 2007-02-21

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 9780215032607

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This inquiry looked at the effectiveness of the Government's employment strategy and the action required to achieve its aim of increasing the employment rate to 80%. It focussed on barriers to work such as housing and employers attitudes; the effectiveness of existing programmes such as New Deal and Employment Zones; area based variations; the contracting out of services to the private and voluntary sectors; job sustainability. The chapters of the report look at: the 80% employment aspiration and how it is defined; overlapping disadvantages; advancement and retention; skills and the Leitch Review; cities strategy; people over 50; lone parents; ethnic minorities; contracting with private and voluntary sectors; future policy developments.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Government Jobs
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Government Jobs

Author: The Partnership for Public Svc

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2010-05-04

Total Pages: 395

ISBN-13: 1101197757

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Bail yourself out with employment opportunities In these turbulent times when private corporations are in trouble, the em­ployer that seems to be offering the most stable employment opportunities is the public sector. With The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Getting Government Jobs, readers will learn how to navigate the government application process to find stable employment opportunities available from county municipali­ties as well as state and federal agencies. • Includes advice on drafting resumes suited to the specific requirements of the hiring agency • How to complete the appropriate application most effectively • Methods of marketing an applicant's skills in the government sector • Search tools for government job websites

Government's Employment Strategy
Government's Employment Strategy

Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Work and Pensions Committee

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 9780215005038

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The Committee welcomes the shift in emphasis away from Jobseekers Allowance claimants towards those on income support and incapacity benefit, but wants more resources to help clients facing multiple and complex barriers to employment. Other recommendations concern the operation of Jobcentre Plus and the New Deal programmes. Better co-ordination is needed with other initiatives and programmes, and there should be stronger relationships between local businesses and those engaged in improving job opportunities for non-employed people.