Worklessness Flashcards
1
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Claimant count
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- Claimant count
Defines Unemployed as those who are available for and actively seeking work, and who are in receipt of Job Seeker’s
2
Q
The ILO count
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- The ILO Count
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) count is the internationally agreed definition of unemployment. Defines the unemployed as those without a job, who have been actively seeking work in the last 4 weeks and who are available to start work in the next 2 weeks, whether they are in receipt of Job Seeker’s Allowance or not.
3
Q
What are all the consequences of individuals job loss
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Loss of status and self esteem
Poverty, mounting debts and hardship
Social isolation and exclusion
Loss of identity
More I’ll health and depression
Increasing stress in the family
4
Q
Consequences for society
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More discipline at work
More alienation and dissatisfaction at work
An increase in social divisions
More racism and scapegoating
More social problems including family splits
Increased demand on the welfare state
