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"In late 2005 and early 2006, there was a gap of 15 percentage points in the rate of participation in paid work by mothers, according to whether they lived in a family with a partner or were living as a lone parent. Around half of this gap is a reflection of it being more common for mothers in couple families to work in a job where their hours are between one and 15 per week, referred to as 'mini-jobs'. Previous research into 'mini-jobs' had identified a pattern of working in which mothers moved from not working at all, through a transitional period in a 'mini-job', to working 16 hours or more per week. One of the primary aims of this research was to consider how big a phenomenon is the use of 'mini-jobs' in moving into work of longer hours compared to other routes out of not working.

The research was carried out by the National Centre for Social Research and involved secondary analysis of the Families and Children Study survey. The analysis used data for five waves, covering the period from 2001 to 2005. FACS is a panel survey involving annual interviews which tracks families over time. It started in 1999 and is representative of families in Britain. "

"The findings from this report are based on 170 qualitative interviews with individuals that had joined the Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) programme. Respondents included both lone parents and the long term unemployed. This report is not an evaluation of the ERA programme but focuses on participants' views of retention and advancement. The report explores individuals' orientations to work and how these affect employment sustainability and progression. It also explores the factors prohibiting work retention and advancement. This research therefore provides a foundation for understanding the receptivity of low-paid workers to interventions aimed at improving their labour market position."

"This report presents findings from research commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions, designed to examine positive action labour market policies in Europe and North America. Performed by Dr Ravinder Dhami, Prof Tariq Modood and Prof Judith Squires at Bristol University the research comprises a desktop literature review and qualitative interviews with policy makers, internationally respected academics and other key actors. Specifically the report:
# reviews positive action labour market policies in Europe, United States of America and Canada;
# explores how these policies were implemented and identifies which organisations were involved in the development of policies;
# establishes whether and in what respects these policies have been deemed to be successful in improving ethnic minority employment rates and social mobility; and
# identifies those lessons learnt and the possibility/desirability of adapting similar policies to the United Kingdom."