Back to Work: Canada : Improving the Re-employment Prospects of Displaced Workers / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Series:

Back to Work, 23063831.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Displaced workers--Case studies.

Displaced workers.

Displaced workers--Canada.

Employment re-entry--Canada.

Employment re-entry.

Canada.

Local Subjects:

Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (184 pages)

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD Publishing, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Job displacement (involuntary job loss due to firm closure or downsizing) affects many workers over their lifetime. Displaced workers may face long periods of unemployment and, even when they find new jobs, tend to be paid less than in their prior jobs. Helping them get back into good jobs quickly should be a key goal of labour market policy. This report looks at how this challenge is being tackled in Canada. While the Canadian government uses several measures to prevent unnecessary layoffs, the focus is placed on assisting workers after they have lost their job via the Employment Insurance system and the core labour market programmes operated by the Provinces. Re-employment assistance tailored to meet the specific needs of displaced workers also plays a useful role, but needs to be reinforced so as to start the adjustment process earlier for workers receiving advance notice or a large severance payment and to reach workers affected by small-scale displacements. Targeted programmes for older displaced workers with long-tenure who are hardest hit have yet to reach a large share of this group.

Contents:

Job displacement in Canada and its consequences

Institutional setup of employment services in Canada

Access to and adequacy of income support for displaced workers in Canada

Preventing excessive displacements and early intervention policies in Canada

Re-employment support for displaced workers in Canada

Foreword

Acronyms and abbreviations

Assessment and recommendations

Executive summary.

ISBN:

9789264233454

9264233458