Documents Balderson, Ursula 2 results

"Active Labour Market Programmes (ALMPs), which form important components of employment support policies around the world, have been found to improve mental health and wellbeing of participants. However, it remains unclear how these health effects compare with the effects of different types of employment for men and women. Using 1991–2019 panel data in the UK, we find that unemployed women derive similar mental health benefits from ALMPs compared with employment. Unemployed men also benefit from ALMPs but obtain significantly more health benefits from formal employment. Such benefits are particularly pronounced in full-time, permanent and upper/middle-status jobs. Further analyses reveal that programmes that deliver human capital training have larger mental health benefits than employment assistance ALMPs. These findings provide a more nuanced understanding of the mental health impacts of ALMPs compared with different types of employment, and highlight the need for a more gender-sensitive design in labour market interventions."

"The scale of the challenge to reduce carbon emissions is unprecedented and requires significant changes to the way economies and societies are organised. Workers need to be more directly engaged in discussions about decarbonization and the implications for jobs and skills.
Over 20 million workers in the United Kingdom (UK) workforce are aged 49 or under, meaning that a significant proportion of those currently in work will be part of the workforce that is needed to achieve net zero carbon targets in the crucial decade up to 2030. A key challenge for the UK is the creation of new green jobs alongside the ‘greening' of existing jobs and the up-skilling of workers to help meet targets for decarbonisation. There is a range of initiatives already underway in key high carbon sectors to support the green transition across power, fuel supply, heat, buildings, transport and waste industries. It is likely that in most sectors and a wide range of occupations workers will be required to develop new knowledge and understanding of the climate challenge and new ways of working to help secure the green transition."