How Employable Are They? Representations of Employability among Employment Support Advisors in France.
Since the 2000s, European directives have promoted a policy of active oversight for job seekers: less passive compensation and more control and active employment integration measures. While this policy works for individuals who are ready for the labour market, it hurts those who are not, particularl...
| Publicado en: | Industrial Relations / Relations Industrielles Vol. 80; no. 4; pp. 1 - 24 |
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Universite Laval, Department of Industrial Relations
2025
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