Staying On, Stepping Up

Publication Date: December 2006

Publisher: One Parent Families

Author(s): Natalie Branosky; Mark Greenberg; Elisa Minoff

Research Area: Labor

Type: Report

Coverage: Great Britain United States

Abstract:

The issue of promoting employment retention and advancement is an important topic in UK policy debates, as it is in the U.S. This report discusses research and experience that might be used to strengthen the U.K.Â’s efforts. In the third chapter--"Employment retention: evidence from the UK and the US"-- Elisa Minoff and Mark Greenberg from CLASP and Natalie Branosky from the Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion provide a survey and discussion of the employment retention research and experience for single parents in the U.S. and U.K. This report was published by One Parent Families, a British charity which supports lone parents and their children. For more information, please go to http://www.oneparentfamilies.org.uk.