The Covid-related unemployment crisis has been sharp and fast, resulting in unprecedented levels of job-loss in Ireland and elsewhere. Responding to the needs of the labour force and re-igniting the economy will require a careful strategy. This zoom seminar aims to explore the impact of the crisis on the labour force and presents research conducted at Maynooth University on how the public, private and not-for-profit sectors can be part of a post Covid ‘Back to Work’ strategy. The report focuses on re-imagining a post-Covid Public Employment Eco System, who needs to be included in this strategy, and how it could be implemented in terms of institutions, governance, digitalisation and income supports.
‘Back to Work’ Strategy – Developing a Public Employment Eco System for a Covid Era Recovery
New labour market report published – The ‘High Road’ Back to Work: Developing a Public Employment Eco System for a Covid Era Recovery. Co-authored by Dr Mary P. Murphy, Dr Nuala Whelan, Dr Michael McGann and Dr Phillip Finn, the report was published on 20th May 2020 by the Maynooth University Social Sciences Institute. The report was developed in the context of an Irish Research Council Coalesce funded research project ACAPES A Collaborative Approach to Public Employment Services which is based in Maynooth University.
- 10.00: Introductions: Dr Mary Murphy
- 10.10: What is needed: Dr Nuala Whelan
- 10.20: How to do it: Dr Michael McGann
- Clarifications
- 10.40: Discussant Prof Rory O’Donnell (retired Director National Economic and Social Council)
- 11.00: Discussion
- 11.20: Conclusion and Wrap-Up
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