The public employment service in a changing labour market - Softcover

Thuy, Phan; International Labour Office; Hansen, Ellen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9221113884 ISBN 13: 9789221113881

Publisher: International Labour Office, 2001

Synopsis

In an age of unprecedented turbulence in the labor market, the Public Employment Service (PES) plays a crucial role in many countries in helping people to adjust to change. This book is a unique survey of the latest developments in the PES in selected industrialized and transition countries across the world. It will be invaluable to those who are interested in labor market policy and how it is delivered. The book describes the four main PES functions--job broking, labor market information, the administration of labor market adjustment programs and unemployment benefit. It also looks at how the PES is organized and its relationships with other organizations, addresses the pressures under which today's PES works, and discusses some problems and dilemmas, such as the squeeze on resources, the pressure for privatization, and new opportunities opened up by the Internet.

About this title

Synopsis

A survey of developments in the Public Employment Service (PES) in selected industrialized and transition countries across the world. The book describes the four main PES functions: job brokering, labour market information, administration of adjustment programmes and unemployment benefit.

About the Author

Phan Thuy is the head of Employment Services Unit, Employment Sector of the International Labor Organization. Ellen Hansen is Senior Employment Services Specialist at International Labour Organization. David Price works for the International Labor Office.

About this edition

• Publisher: International Labour Office
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 9221113884
• ISBN 13: 9789221113881
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 279