How active labour market policy helps the most disadvantaged

Hora, Ondřej; Sirovátka, Tomáš

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“…We also drew on a more general knowledge of the implementation of the main ALMP measures and the individualised approach to jobseekers during the pandemic in 2020–2021, as presented in a study by Hora et al (2021). Hora's research was conducted in mid‐2021 and involved semi‐structured interviews with selected managers at regional branches and contact offices of the Labour Office of the Czech Republic (17 interviews) and at its General Directorate (two interviews).…”

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“…In 2020, despite all the measures adopted by the Labour Office of the Czech Republic, the pandemic made it difficult to work individually with jobseekers in general and with difficult‐to‐place jobseekers in particular, due to strict social distancing rules during the periods of emergency declarations and restrictions on the use of ALMP measures. Specifically, the number of participants in ALMP measures decreased to 7% of the registered unemployed in 2020 (Hora et al, 2021). In summary, the project implementation period was unfavourable in terms of the project's potential to make a significant difference.…”

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Do individualised projects help integrate the long‐term unemployed and disadvantaged people? Lessons from the Czech Republic

Hora,

Sirovátka

2023

Int J Soc Welfare

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This article evaluates a national project for the integration of long‐term unemployed and disadvantaged groups of jobseekers implemented in the Czech Republic since 2019. It discusses how individual work and active labour market policy measures for these groups have changed, and what the outcomes were. We combined a quantitative evaluation of the targeting and outcomes of the measures with a qualitative evaluation of changes in the project implementation through semi‐structured interviews and focus group discussions conducted at the Labour Office branches. The findings show the need to broaden the availability of hard measures such as private‐sector placement subsidies for the most disadvantaged jobseekers, and to improve soft measures (counselling and training), especially if front‐line workers do not have sufficient competences for individual work. We are cautious about generalising the findings, as the pandemic complicated the implementation of soft measures.

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Do individualised projects help integrate the long‐term unemployed and disadvantaged people? Lessons from the Czech Republic

Hora,

Sirovátka

2023

Int J Soc Welfare

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“…Similarly, the unemployment rates of young women are about twice as high compared to young men, while the EU average is much more balanced (data by Eurostat). The human and social capital deficit is the clearest in the Roma ethnic minority, which is also discriminated against in the job market (Hora, 2021).…”

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“…Young people were satisfied with their job security (NÚV, 2019a). However, this may not be true for the segment of low-educated (see Hora, 2021). Another discussed problem is job-hopping (having two or more jobs in three years).…”

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School-to-Work Transition in Comparative Perspective

2023

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“…The most important innovative measure was mentorship, provided to about 30% of participants of the scheme. The project could also include individual, group and career counselling, vocational training (in some rare cases), and other support such as reimbursement of travel costs, costs of health screening before job placement and food during project activities (Hora, Horáková, & Sirovátka, 2018). This all means that participants in the ‘apprenticeship scheme’ for youth were provided with a generous wage subsidy and other support, not available in similar national measures that were previously provided.…”

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Why targeting matters: The apprenticeship program for youth in the Czech Republic

Hora

Sirovátka

2020

Soc Policy Adm

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In this paper, we analyze the targeting and outcomes of the apprenticeship program implemented under the Youth Guarantee/YG scheme in the Czech Republic. We examine the outcomes and targeting using counterfactual impact evaluation (quasi-experimental design) of the apprenticeship program on the basis of administrative data from the Czech Employment Office. The implementation strategy is analyzed using various policy documents. The findings indicate that the program is apparently targeted at those groups of young people who are less disadvantaged as regards education level and previous unemployment experience. At the same time, paradoxically, the effects in terms of outflows from the unemployment register are weak for the short-term and medium-term unemployed, as well as for low-skilled and high-skilled youth, and stronger effects are evident in the case of long-term unemployed and medium-skilled youth. The failures in targeting and in adjusting the program to the needs of more vulnerable groups of youth are due to an inconsistent implementation strategy of Czech Public Employment Services.

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How active labour market policy helps the most disadvantaged

Cited by 5 publications

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Do individualised projects help integrate the long‐term unemployed and disadvantaged people? Lessons from the Czech Republic

Do individualised projects help integrate the long‐term unemployed and disadvantaged people? Lessons from the Czech Republic

School-to-Work Transition in Comparative Perspective

Why targeting matters: The apprenticeship program for youth in the Czech Republic

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