Contents

pp iii-iv

List of Figures and Tables

pp v-vi

List of Abbreviations

pp vii-viii

Notes on Contributors

pp ix-xii

Acknowledgements

pp xiii-xiv

1 - Introduction: Why Is Employer Engagement Important?

pp 1-12

Part I - The Macro Level: Political Economy and Policies

pp 13-14

2 - Varieties of Policy Approaches to Employer Engagement in Activation Policies

pp 15-33

3 - Political Economy of the Inclusive Labour Market Revisited: Welfare through Work in Denmark

pp 34-51

4 - Skills, Apprenticeships and Diversity: Employer Engagement with Further and Higher Education

pp 52-74

5 - Practice Case Study: Programme Commissioning and Co-opetition in the UK and Australia

pp 75-84

Part II - The Meso Level: Programmes and Actors

pp 85-86

6 - The Weakest Link? Job Quality and Active Labour Market Policy in the UK

pp 87-105

7 - Opening the Black Box: Promoting Employer Engagement at the Street Level of Employment Services

pp 106-125

8 - Active Labour Market Programmes and Employer Engagement in the UK and Germany

pp 126-144

9 - Practice Case Study: Reconnecting Employee and Employer Engagement through Continuous Improvement of Policy

pp 145-156

Part III - The Micro Level: Workplaces and Their Contexts

pp 157-158

10 - Who Are the Engaged Employers? Strategic Entry-Level Resourcing in Low-Wage Sectors

pp 159-181

11 - HRM and Social Security: It Takes Two to Create a Transitional Labour Market

pp 182-200

12 - Conditions, Processes and Pressures Promoting Inclusive Organizations

pp 201-216

13 - Practice Case Study: Sephora’s Journey to an Inclusive Workplace and the ‘Let Us Belong’ Philosophy

pp 217-230

14 - Conclusion: Making Active Labour Market Policies Work

pp 231-245

Index

pp 246-255