Welfare to work and the inclusive labour market [article] : a comparative study of activation policies for disability and long-term sickness benefit claimants in the UK and Denmark
by
Etherington, David
; Ingold, Jo.
Material type: 
ArticleSAPHIR theme(s): Action sociale - Travail socialCORAS subject(s): MALADIE | HANDICAP | REINSERTION PROFESSIONNELLE | mesures d'incitation à la réinsertion | POLITIQUE DE L'EMPLOI | ANALYSE COMPARATIVE | Royaume-Uni | DanemarkSummary: The increasing number of recipients of disability and long-term sickness benefits has resulted in the introduction of specific employability programmes in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. In the UK Pathways to Work involved enabling and support measures for benefit recipients with long-term health conditions. In Denmark flex-jobs are an integral occupational health intervention for both employed and unemployed people with reduced working capacity. Through a comparative analysis primarily based on stakeholder interviews in both countries, this paper argues that the concept of an inclusive labour market strategy is crucial to assisting these groups into work, underpinned by governance and a politics of representation. In Denmark both the role of the social partners and subsidized employment are significant. In the UK governance has been constrained and insufficient attention has been paid to income security. Comparing these two models highlights policy learning for the UK from the successes of and challenges to the Danish model. [Aut.]
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| DSAS-VD, Département de la santé et de l'action sociale du canton de Vaud; Centre de documentation Périodiques cdoc | P 228/2012/1 (Browse shelf) | Available |
The increasing number of recipients of disability and long-term sickness benefits has resulted in the introduction of specific employability programmes in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. In the UK Pathways to Work involved enabling and support measures for benefit recipients with long-term health conditions. In Denmark flex-jobs are an integral occupational health intervention for both employed and unemployed people with reduced working capacity. Through a comparative analysis primarily based on stakeholder interviews in both countries, this paper argues that the concept of an inclusive labour market strategy is crucial to assisting these groups into work, underpinned by governance and a politics of representation. In Denmark both the role of the social partners and subsidized employment are significant. In the UK governance has been constrained and insufficient attention has been paid to income security. Comparing these two models highlights policy learning for the UK from the successes of and challenges to the Danish model. [Aut.]