This report examines employment support services in the United Kingdom which help people find work. It recommends introducing a new system, the Universal Work Service, which would offer integrated employment support, skills and careers advice services.

The graphs, map and table in this resource show JobSeeker recipient (total JobSeeker Payment and Youth Allowance (Other)) numbers for NSW, and estimates for all 93 NSW electorates (2013 Redistribution).

Active labour market policies (ALMPs) have evolved as important social policy instruments designed to place the unemployed and other disadvantaged groups in sustainable employment. Yet little is known about what drives employer participation in such initiatives. This article provides a nuanced account of the socio-economic aspects of the demand-side of ALMPs. It investigates employer embeddedness...

This discussion document proposes a new way of protecting workers and the economy - a New Zealand income insurance scheme.

This document considers some of the costs and benefits of introducing unemployment insurance (UI) to New Zealand. Common features of UI schemes and how they differ across countries are also examined.