Title: Policing the workshy : benefit controls, the labour market and the unemployed /
Authors: Bryson, Alex.; Jacobs, John.; Low Pay Unit.
Publisher: Avebury,
Year: 1992
Subjects: Great Britain.; Unemployment insurance Great Britain.; Social security beneficiaries Employment Great Britain.
Contents: The research : objectives, design and conduct -- Brokerage in the labour market : the role of the employment service -- Eligibility for income support and unemployment benefit after the Social Security Act 1989 -- The effects of the Social Security Act 1989 : the statistics -- Policies for the unemployed : the new framework -- The quality of decisions in the employment service -- The policies in action : how the regulations are applied in practice -- The search for work -- The search for workers -- Attitudes to taking work -- Employing the unemployed -- Regional variations -- The process of claiming benefits : conclusions and recommendations -- The effects of the labour market : conclusions and recommendations -- The claimants' charter -- Appendix 1. The interviews -- Appendix 2. Labour market synopses -- Appendix 3. Screening questionnaire -- Appendix 4. Questionnaire for group interviewees -- Appendix 5. Group interview topic guide.