Risk and return: housing tenure and labour market adjustment after employment loss in the automotive sector in Southern Adelaide

Beer, Andrew

doi:10.1080/01442870802159970

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“…Interviewees emphasised the potential for widening inequalities, especially amongst existing long-term unemployed in the affected area ineligible for targeted redundancy support and facing increased employment competition. MUEs can exacerbate social inequalities where inability to travel further for work, or local property devaluation impacts affordability of relocating, 27,37 are barriers to mobility for re-employment.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…46,47 Open and transparent communication alongside clear lines of reporting and governance are also critical for success. 48,49 The inclusion of strategic input from health and community partners is essential to ensure the acute and longer-term health risks are understood and addressed 50 and local psychosocial support is mobilised—which in some cases was more highly valued by those affected than governmental support. 51 As described by one interviewee: ‘Health should be there in place from the start, and help to put the messages across in terms of managing the situation, around managing uncertainty.’ (Event: Tata Steel, Wales, 2016)…”

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Health and mass unemployment events—developing a framework for preparedness and response

Davies

Homolova

Grey

et al. 2018

Journal of Public Health

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BackgroundMass unemployment events are not uncommon yet the impact on health is not well recognised. There is a need for a preparedness and response framework, as exists for other events that threaten population health.MethodsFramework informed by a narrative review of the impact of mass unemployment on health (studies published in English from 1990 to 2016), and qualitative data from 23 semi-structured interviews with individuals connected to historical national and international events, addressing gaps in published literature on lessons learnt from past responses.ResultsEconomic and employment shock triggered by mass unemployment events have a detrimental impact on workers, families and communities. We present a public health informed response framework which includes (i) identify areas at risk, (ii) develop an early warning system, (iii) mobilise multi-sector action including health and community, (iv) provision of support across employment, finance and health (v) proportionate to need, (vi) extend support to family members and (vii) communities and (viii) evaluate and learn.ConclusionMass unemployment events have an adverse impact on the health, financial and social circumstances of workers, families, and communities. This is the first framework for action to mitigate and address the detrimental impact of mass unemployment events on population health.

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Health and mass unemployment events—developing a framework for preparedness and response

Davies

Homolova

Grey

et al. 2018

Journal of Public Health

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“…Finally, measures to ensure decent work and prevent income insecurity associated with future precarious jobs (Bailey & de Ruyter, ) were not considered in the assistance to GMH workers. While research indicates that some workers may require long‐term support (Bailey, ), and the Mitsubishi closure resulted in one third of retrenched manufacturing workers experiencing long‐term unemployment (Beer, ), no longer term support was available. Although infrastructure projects can revitalise and maintain the built environment, the employment created was short term, low skilled and not linked to training to prepare ex GMH workers for advanced manufacturing and knowledge‐based industries.…”

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General Motor Holden's closure in Playford, South Australia: Analysis of the policy response and its implications for health

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Deindustrialisation and the closure of automotive manufacturing can differentially affect the socioeconomic prospects of workers and their communities, and contribute to social and health inequity. We used Bacchi's problematisation approach to examine the South Australian (SA) Labor government's policy responses to the General Motors Holden (GMH) Elizabeth plant closure announcement. We focused on the way that these policy responses framed the ‘problem’ of this major economic shock, particularly the extent to which potential social and health equity consequences were addressed. We found a narrow focus on economic strategies, neglecting the compounding impact of poverty in Playford, which may exacerbate health inequity. The community effects from the GMH closure remain uncertain and may be delayed for several years. SA requires better integrated social and economic policies to minimise social and health inequalities, as the consequences of the car manufacturing loss are realised.

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“…This simulation should not be interpreted as evidence that unemployment will be unchanged as a result of the motor vehicle industry: in fact, a temporary increase is quite likely, particularly in the directly affected regions. Indeed, Beer () finds that six months after the closure of a major motor vehicle manufacturing plant in Adelaide in 2004, unemployment among retrenched workers was almost 15 per cent, although this dropped to 5 per cent by eighteen months. However, only half of retrenched workers found full time employment, with the remainder in part time or casual positions, and more than 70 per cent were earning a lower wage.…”

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Workforce Adaptation to the Cessation of Motor Vehicle Manufacturing in Australia

Dixon

2016

J of App Econs and Policy

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Over 2016 and 2017, the last of Australia's motor vehicle manufacturing plants will close their doors, retrenching several thousand workers. Agility, the solution to our economic woes, will be the key to recovery. Just how agile will workers need to be? This paper describes a scenario in which there is no "damage" in terms of increased unemployment, facilitated by flexibility in both occupation-specific real wages and willingness of workers to transition to new occupations and new regions. The scenario identifies occupations and regions into which displaced workers may transition, based on an economy-wide view of regional industry demands for labour and the skill profiles of the displaced workers.

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Risk and return: housing tenure and labour market adjustment after employment loss in the automotive sector in Southern Adelaide

Cited by 14 publications

References 12 publications

Health and mass unemployment events—developing a framework for preparedness and response

Health and mass unemployment events—developing a framework for preparedness and response

General Motor Holden's closure in Playford, South Australia: Analysis of the policy response and its implications for health

Workforce Adaptation to the Cessation of Motor Vehicle Manufacturing in Australia

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