Who cares? The social care sector and the future of youth employment

Thomas Montgomery; Micaela Mazzei; Simone Baglioni; Stephen Sinclair

doi:10.1332/030557316X14778312165186

Who cares? The social care sector and the future of youth employment

Thomas Montgomery^*, Micaela Mazzei^*, Simone Baglioni^*, Stephen Sinclair^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The social care sector has been identified as a potential source of job creation for young people by policymakers, however the quality of such employment opportunities requires closer scrutiny. This study reveals how job creation strategies focused upon sectors such as social care which have high levels of employment insecurity can contribute towards reinforcing patterns of precarious work across Europe. Drawing upon research involving young people and representatives from the sector, this study argues that while attracting new employees is a worthy objective, the capacity of the social care sector to offer secure employment for young people is questionable.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	413-429
Number of pages	17
Journal	Policy and Politics
Volume	42
Issue number	3
Early online date	30 Oct 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1332/030557316X14778312165186
Publication status	Published - Jul 2017

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Keywords

social care
precarity
youth employment

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Montgomery, T., Mazzei, M., Baglioni, S., & Sinclair, S. (2017). Who cares? The social care sector and the future of youth employment. Policy and Politics, 42(3), 413-429. https://doi.org/10.1332/030557316X14778312165186

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Montgomery, T et al (2016) Policy and Politics journal article
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