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Colin Lindsay
Researcher at University of Strathclyde
Publications - 109
Citations - 2955
Colin Lindsay is an academic researcher from University of Strathclyde. The author has contributed to research in topics: Employability & Unemployment. The author has an hindex of 25, co-authored 107 publications receiving 2686 citations. Previous affiliations of Colin Lindsay include Edinburgh Napier University & University of York.
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The Concept of Employability
Ronald W McQuaid,Colin Lindsay +1 more
TL;DR: The concept of employability plays a crucial role in informing labour market policy in the UK, the EU and beyond as mentioned in this paper, and discusses its value as an exploratory concept and a framework for policy analysis.
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New approaches to employability in the UK: Combining 'human capital development' and 'Work First' strategies?
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the extent to which these policies reflect the dominant approaches of "Work First", where programmes focus mainly on compulsory job search and short-term interventions to facilitate a quick return to work, or human capital development (HCD), where programmes tailor services to promote longer-term skills and personal development.
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Avoiding the 'McJobs': unemployed job seekers and attitudes to service work
Colin Lindsay,Ronald W McQuaid +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, it has been suggested that some forms of service work are unattractive for many unemployed job seekers, and parti cation of service employment plays an increasingly important role in the UK economy.
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The ‘employability gap’: long-term unemployment and barriers to work in buoyant labour markets
Ronald W McQuaid,Colin Lindsay +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyse the main barriers limiting the employability of long-term unemployed job seekers within a local labour market characterised by generally high levels of demand and show that individual and family circumstances and attitudes towards work and job seeking are likely to be increasingly important barriers given the context of a relative lack of demand-side problems and the availability of lower-skilled jobs in expanding industries.
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Unemployment Duration and Employability in Remote Rural Labour Markets.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyse the barriers to work faced by long-and short-term unemployed people in remote rural labour markets and discuss potential policies to address the needs of unemployed individuals.