This article examines the demand-side of active labour market policies. It analyses employers' perspectives and experiences of these policies. The article argues employer perspectives demonstrate the current benefit conditionality regime in the UK risks undermining candidates' chances of securing employment.

This report is the result of the Inquiry into the appropriateness and effectiveness of the objectives, design, implementation and evaluation of the Australian public employment service, jobactive.

The Community Development Programme (CDP) is an Australian Government employment and community development program serving more than 1,000 remote communities across Australia designed to improve employment outcomes. This evaluation report draws on administrative data to examine participation and employment outcomes over the first two years of the Community Development Programme.

This evaluation report presents community views on the Community Development Programme (CDP) based on surveys with community members, CDP providers and stakeholders across eight remote communities.

The Community Development Programme (CDP) is the Australian Government’s employment and community development programme for people living in remote Australia designed to improve employment outcomes. This is a brief summary of the Community Development Programme evaluation, drawing on the community fieldwork and outcome evaluation reports.