Special issue on young people’s work, employment and careers

Okay-Somerville, B. and Carter, A. (2021) Special issue on young people’s work, employment and careers. EAWOP in Practice, 15(2), pp. 81-87.

Abstract

Youth employment is a global social and economic challenge. The difficulties young people face in accessing work that allows skill use and development, and a decent living wage, have multiple scarring effects (McQuaid, 2017) not only for young people’s future employment and career outcomes but also for organizations (e.g., underutilisation of labour) and society (e.g., community welfare). The challenges of youth employment are therefore multi-faceted involving numerous stakeholders. This Special Issue features a mix of full-length empirical papers and stakeholder interviews focusing on key themes related to youth employment.

• Item Type: Articles (Editorial)
• Keywords: Youth employment, young workers, careers, inclusion, diversity, community benefits, NEET, careers service.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: No
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Okay-Somerville, Dr Belgin
• Authors: Okay-Somerville, B., and Carter, A.
• Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology; H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > Adam Smith Business School > Management
• Research Group: HRM&OB
• Journal Name: EAWOP in Practice
• Publisher: European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology
• ISSN (Online): 1736-6399
• Published Online: 07 June 2021
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2021 The Authors
• First Published: First published in EAWOP in Practice 15(2):81-87
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced with the permission of the publisher