first work of Andrã and Abreu, when dealing with the role of social innovation in territorial
the promotion of social inclusion and training agents or actors subject, potentially or effectively, to processes of social
creating employment opportunities for young people of that community, who are mostly black, training them for a music career.
employment, qualification, social security, and since it has different focuses, it has convergent intentions,"as is the case with Pracatum compared to the other two.
argue that what is needed is more theoretical and empirical work to help social innovation to develop into an effective policy tool
Unemployment is acute among young people. Over one in two people aged 15†24 are out of work in Spain and Greece
in France and the UK, youth unemployment is well over 20%(OECD March 2012 There is empirical evidence
majority and the lack of employment opportunities for young people are two of the foundations of the renewed spectre of political extremism and heightened social tensions
to convert Europe into a social market economy delivering high levels of employment social and territorial cohesion (European commission 2010
works in delivering economically successful social innovations which facilitate smart sustainable and inclusive growth as key objective of Europe 20201 and second to address
The Young Foundation understands social innovation as those â€oenew ideas that work in meeting social goals†(Young Foundation 2007.
the EU2020 targets to increase employment, support research and innovation, help people into education, reduce poverty and social exclusion and lower greenhouse gas emissions
One important site for social innovation is the workplace. Workplace innovation has been defined as: a social, participatory process which shapes work organization and working
life, combining human, organizational and technological dimensions and resulting in a better quality of working life (Oeij, Klein Hesselink, and Dhondt 2012.
Workplace innovation is primarily a development in private organizations, but there have been recent initiatives to include new cooperative approaches such as sustainable production and
social services (Vlaamse Raad voor Wetenschap en Innovatie 2011 A substantial body of literature in territorial studies explores the potential of social
promotion of the role of the underprivileged and the encouragement of the actions of a
work of users in information technology refer to practical efforts to make technologies work. Innovation from this perspective is not about design or even about adoption but
drivers of growth and employment is high on the European Commission†s agenda. Cities around Europe pursued creative
-skilled and lower-paid, for example care work, which is expanding with the aging population (Goos and Manning 2007.
successful are structurally shutout of stable and well-paid employment situations Barrett 2010. Failure to address the skills gap will impact on the general well-being
sector and the Work Programme, the Conservative government†s program to help welfare Innovation: The European Journal of Social science Research 443
service provision and employment in most deprived communities over-proportionately 72%of social enterprises reported a negative trading outlook;
redundancies will fall within the most disadvantaged communities compared with 9%in the least deprived areas;
and theorizing what works in delivering effective social innovations the loci of social innovation the concept of social innovation is theorized under
distribution and/or employment and so these factors will be important in facilitating or impeding social innovation.
high levels of dereliction, unemployment, welfare dependency, child poverty, crime and general deprivation. Social innovation, based on solidarity and reciprocity, is an
They are the experts on their own lives. At a more theoretical level, it also suggests the need to challenge the â€oeorthodoxy†within the functionalist managerial
Barrett, R. 2010. â€oedisadvantaged Groups in the Labour market. †Economic and Labour market Review 4 (6:
Why Doesn†t Microfinance Work? The Destructive Rise of Local Neoliberalism London: Zed BBC. 2012. â€oesuffolk County Council Completes Handover of Libraries. †August 1. http://www
The Rising Polarization of Work in Britain. †Review of Economics and Statistics 89 (1:
OECD. 2012. http://www. oecd-ilibrary. org/employment/youth unemployment-rate Oeij, P. R. A j. Klein Hesselink,
achteruitgang Workplace Innovation in The netherlands: Stagnation Means Decline. †Tijdschrift voor HRM 1: 7†32
development, employment, and prosperity (Komninos, 2002). Innovation is defined as the transformation of science and technological knowledge into products, processes, systems and services (Luxembourg, 1996) that fuel economic
The supply factors include human resources knowledge and information, and funding. The demand factors include existing and potential demands/needs, and
Production, products, employment strategies and flexibility are part of the industrial support activities To translate a successful innovation into a commercial success, multidimensional supports,
recruitment, and training and education. The technology transfer dimension involves research for products and processes, R&d technology audit, technology brokerage,
neighborhood, workplace, and kinship or class). With application of information and communication technology, social networks become flexible
density and redundancy, as shown in Figure 9. These social network measures are calculated dynamically and will
form which is used by the administrator to manage the company information, owner information, employee information, income and other financial information about the company.
and verified by a panel of experts include human, financial, physical equipment and space), and intangible/intellectual resources and are offered as part of the content services to
, human resources) who share the same goal/interest with other users and communicate with them to exchange viable information that could serve as a seed to
Figure 15 presents availability of human resources and intangible resource for every region. In a quick glance, the administrator can understand the resource spread across regions
An Examination of Internet Effectiveness for Non-work Activities Pruthikrai Mahatanankoon is an Assistant professor of Information systems at the School of
workplace, mobile commerce, and management of IT professionals Tim Klaus is an Assistant professor of Management Information systems at Texas A&m
An Examination of Internet Effectiveness for Non-work Activities Internet Entrepreneurship and Economic growth
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growth through wealth and job creation. It will also augment growth in multi-modal freight logistics offering what is essentially a more sustainable
by connectivity-making his/her connected living within the home, work city and even in the car completely seamless
reliability and redundancy faster & seamless journeys; an enhanced passenger environment; less energy use and track damage;
entrepreneurial, productive, successful and aspiring employees who have a full belief in the vision II.
collective bargaining over the internet to bring down the prices of services, thereby offering unmatched discount deals in the market for
citizens & employees about health •Extra investments generated outside the UK to improve services
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1 Executive Summary 11 1. 1 Introduction and rationale for the report 11 1. 2 Key Facts 13
From its establishment in June 2011, the former Joint Committee on Jobs, Social Protection and Education identified unemployment in general, long term unemployment and youth unemployment as key priority issues that were fundamentally important in national efforts
which has suffered disproportionately from unemployment over the years. The strategy set out in this report is intended to complement the Southeast Region Employment Action Plan published by Forfã¡
s In the course of the preparation of this report, Senator Cullinane, over a number of months, met with a wide range of key organisations
I would like to express my deepest gratitude to Senator Cullinane for all the detailed work done in producing the draft report, to the Steering Group for its input, to the Oireachtas Library and Research Service and the staff of the Committee Secretariat for the excellent research,
and the lessons learned will provide a useful blueprint for tackling unemployment throughout the rest of the country
It is hoped that this strategy will build on the work of the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation,
The region faces many challenges including high unemployment, low educational attainment levels and social disadvantage.
1 Executive Summary 1. 1 Introduction and rationale for the report This Action Plan arises from the Joint Committee on Jobs Enterprise and Innovation,
whose members agreed in October 2012 that the unemployment crisis in the Southeast Region merits particular attention.
The Committee appointed Special Rapporteur, Senator David Cullinane, who originally raised the issue of the region†s disproportionately high level of unemployment,
with the task of drafting a document to consider what steps can be taken to improve the employment situation,
s, which produced the Southeast Region Employment Action Plan. It is intended also to complement the work of Minister Richard Bruton†s Southeast Forum
The work undertaken by Forfã¡s is unnecessary to replicate. This report placed a particular emphasis on adding to the sum of research that already exists by consulting directly with the widest possible range of stakeholders in the region
Meetings were held with concerned organisations and individuals across the region and numerous written submissions were received.
A list of key recommendations is given in the Executive Summary and expanded upon in the document.
what actions and resources are necessary to create employment in the Southeast, and to outline the sectors in which jobs can be created in the region as a whole and in specific counties
The recent figures for unemployment in the Southeast (Q1 2013) published by the CSO in the Quarterly National Household Survey highlight that
while at national level the unemployment figure was 13.7, %the figure for the Southeast was 18.4%footnoteref:
The unemployment figures for the region†s Gateway City of Waterford from Census 2011 are 25.08
Younger age cohorts have been affected by employment declines to a higher extent in the Southeast footnoteref:
s South East Region Employment Action Plan In Q1 2011, those with below third level educational attainment accounted for 85%of unemployment in the Southeast compared to 78%in the State footnoteref:
7. 7: Forfã¡s South East Region Employment Action Plan Those aged under 35 account for 51%of total unemployment
while representing only 38%of the Labour force in the region A vision for the Southeast
For the Southeast to succeed in generating economic growth and creating employment, a sense of shared purpose to create real regional cohesion is a prerequisite.
This will involve inter-county and interagency collaboration to eliminate needless layers of bureaucracy and deliver effective change
The proposed ten-year Economic Development Strategy allows time for new structures to bed in
The development of a specific Labour market Activation Programme for those with literacy and numeracy needs
Create greater opportunities for engagement with employers in the important areas of training, re-skilling and up-skilling
Identify gaps in further education course provision across the region to serve the needs of local employers
The establishment of Waterford City as a National Centre of Excellence for Crystal Production with the development of a Crystal Making Apprenticeship Scheme through a partnership between the House of Waterford Crystal and Waterford Institute of technology
Funding to be provided to Waterford Regional Airport for necessary development works and expansion and extension of the runway
Ensure provision of accessible and affordable childcare in the region to support employment Fostering FDI growth
Supporting expanding the role of Local Enterprise Offices (LEOS) to include businesses with more than 10 employees
The development of a strategy to position the Southeast to take advantage of targets envisaged in Harvest 2020 with an emphasis on milk expansion, beef expansion, Food SME expansion and increased direct labour opportunities
Such a plan would include specific targets for growing employment in key sectors such as digital media, gaming, mobile technologies and ICT in health care, agribusiness and eco-innovation well as goals
allowing feedback and promotion using social media and other online marketing tools Local and other actions
An audit of the wider creative and cultural sector in the Southeast to quantify current activity, the net contribution to the region, employment levels,
running information campaigns on co-ops and monitoring current State employment and jobs agencies to encourage the co-op model;
and streamlining the work of the existing Southeast Forum. The existing structure should be renamed to become the Southeast Economic Development Forum
The Southeast Economic Development Forum to become a structured body, with subgroups with clear work streams and responsibility beneath the main body
Regional and sub-regional job creation targets to be set for Enterprise Ireland, the IDA and other Enterprise Support Agencies
The strengths, weaknesses and potential of the Southeast have been analysed by State agencies and by consultants in these reports
s. Southeast Region Employment Action Plan: Spotlight on the Southeast, December 2011. footnoteref: 8 8:
DKM Economic Consultants. An Economic Profile of Carlow, February 2009. Unpublished report commissioned by Co. Carlow local authority
s study into the region found that Waterford City has underperformed as a Gateway with the city exerting a limited influence within the region in terms of its relative scale, physical extent and labour force catchment
%Labour force and Employment (Southeast region) †Q1/2013  In Labour force In Employment Unemployed Unemployment rate (State 13.7
%Participation Rate (State 59.5 %GVA Per capita (State=100) Â Â GVA Produced by: footnoteref: 12
Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing Manufacturing, Building & Construction Market & Non-Market Servicesâ Disposable income Per Capitaâ (State=100
The unemployment rate in the Southeast region in the second quarter of 2012 stood at 18.7%of the labour force,
The table above indicates that unemployment in the Southeast is higher than the State average,
that Gross Value Added (productivity) per worker and per person are lower than the State average,
Table 3. Employment by broad economic sector and region, 2012 Table 3 indicates that Agriculture
and manufacturing in the Southeast comprise a higher proportion of employment than the State average,
but is the region with the lowest employment in the Services sector The Southeast (22.7%)had the second-highest highest percentage of persons employed in Industry
Current employment situation in the Southeast Recent statistics indicate that the Southeast region has the highest regional unemployment rate.
The main unemployment statistics are from the Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS By Q1 of 2013, the Southeast region had the highest regional unemployment rate†18.4%.
%This compares to a rate of 13.7%in the State as a whole Table 4. Labour force and Employment in the Southeast-Q1/2013
In Labour force 228,600 In Employment 186,500 Unemployed 42,000 Unemployment rate (State 13.7%)18.4 %Participation Rate (State 59.5%)58.3
%Source: http://www. cso. ie/en/media/csoie/releasespublications/documents/labourmarket/2012/qnhs q42012. pdf In 2007, before the financial crisis, the Southeast was the region with the third-highest employment rate.
By 2012 the highest unemployment rate (19%)was in the Southeast region compared to the State average of 15%.
%The highest unemployment rate for men was 22.6%in the Southeast region The 2011 Forfã¡s report notes that in terms of overall economic performance,
and creating employment opportunities The Southeast has a significantly lower percentage of students reaching third level than other regions.
In Q1 2011, those with below third level educational attainment accounted for 85%of unemployment in the Southeast compared to 78%in the State
Waterford Institute of technology (WIT) is a third-level institution in the Southeast with almost 10,000 students and 1000 staff.
Other students (Apprentices/Professional development, etc 638 953 1, 591 Total 7, 581 2, 480
On average over 80%of ITC graduates find their first employment in the counties of South Leinster
Apprentices 312 148 Lifelong learning 1193 1682 Total 4795 5649 Source: ITC Institutional Review 2005 †2010/Personal communication Carlow ITC
It also has a higher rate of unemployment (19%)than the national average (15%)and a higher rate of underemployment amongst under 25s than the national average. footnoteref:
Big companies are struggling at higher graduate level to attract staff. Government investment in science and technology mostly goes to universities and the resultant high-potential start-ups stay near the universities
and have to completely self-finance their research work, which makes it very difficult to plan long term
and develop the work they had been doing since the mid 1990s in promoting science and engineering.
If third-level development is vital, pre-development work for young, vulnerable, and disadvantaged people with low levels of educational attainment is equally significant.
WIT has a strong track record in the support of vocational and labour market oriented education at all levels.
The establishment of ETBS provides a platform for a strengthened, more coordinated Further Education sector at local level and the potential for greater engagement, both with employers and the higher education sector as well as a better learning experience
or its successor needs greater flexibility to respond to the needs of employers, unhindered by caps on post-Leaving Cert numbers,
There is also a need to identify gaps in course provision across the region to serve the needs of employers in the region.
For example, Carlow College is now offering a food science course aimed at food manufacturing to fill an identified gap in the labour market
Ultimately, labour activation measures, whether the department of Social Protection†s Tàs scheme or the courses offered by Foras à iseanna Saothair (Fà S),
long-term value and provide actual pathways towards employment The Institutes of Technology and a future Technological University need to work more collaboratively with the vocational sector and labour market orientation education.
Such collaboration can lead to joint initiatives in up-skilling and re-skilling unemployed people as happened in the case of former Waterford Crystal and Talk Talk workers
Core Proposals for the Further Education Sector Create greater connections and collaboration across programmes and providers
Currently there are a number of programmes designed to assist people who are unemployed to gain access to the labour market through developing their skills.
These include schemes from the Momentum programme, through to Springboard, Jobsbridge, Community Employment and TÃ s. Some offer accreditation and knowledge, others more practical, experiential learning.
The PA Consulting report on the first round of Labour market Activation Measures found that the most successful projects were those with a high level of collaboration.
For example, the EURES expo two years ago was a highly successful event organised by the Department of Social Protection where different local providers provided information to members of the public about information on education and employment options.
Create greater opportunities for engagement with employers Under the new legislation, each ETB will have an employer†s representative.
which the employers sector can assist in the delivery of education and training at local level.
However, the role of employers must go beyond this and a number of mechanisms should be established
ETB structures should allow for engagement with employers at a number of levels Employers must also be encouraged to see that they have a role to play in the re-skilling
and up-skilling agenda. Awareness-raising activities and information campaigns which highlight the benefits of supporting staff to engage in training
and education could form part of an overall Educational Attainment Strategy An example of best practice in achieving this dialogue is in The netherlands,
where opportunities are established for employers locally to engage with all education stakeholders (from primary right through to FET and third level
This document proposes to create a generic, short-term labour market activation initiative which builds on examples of best practice in the area.
which will enable them to improve their employment prospects. Those still in education should be encouraged strongly to obtain minimum level qualifications before entering the labour force
It is vital that the educational providers in the region put an increased focus on the importance of lifelong learning
In their consultation, Carlow VEC made the point that at the pre-employment level, many young people lack the confidence
and social skillsâ to access employment and may require years of development education to build participants†information acquisition skills
St Catherine†s Community Services Centre in Carlow highlighted the importance of this work for vulnerable and disadvantaged people.
early school leavers with low incomes and no work experience †facing long-term dependency on social welfare
With child care on site, the course features a lot of one-to-one work, addressing social, child care and legal issues, tackling low self esteem and confidence.
 Of 18 participants in 2012,15 graduated, 4 are in work, all in the retail sector,
In Kilkenny, the LEADER Partnership has pioneered Kick start, a six-week work placement programme for unemployed people.
and employers so that both can benefit The PLUTO preparation for work programme in Waterford City, run by St brigids Family Resource Centre
and the Sacred Heart Family Resource Centre, is a ten-week course supported by the Waterford Area Partnership
and the Department of Social Protection to help unemployed people reframe their past work experience to enhance their chances of finding employment
and short-term labour activation course in the region drawing on the experiences and success of such projects.
Labour activation measures need to address adult literacy, numeracy and basic skills development. Developing basic skills among the labour force has a significant economic benefit and impacts directly on employment and employability.
In their submission NALA argued that targeted and appropriate activation measures to address the unacceptable low literacy levels in Irish society is cost-effective to the individual, their family, society and the economy
but draw on the experience of the successful NALA programme under the Labour market Activation Fund. 20:
but with no apprenticeship scheme in the glass industry, the skills base for an industry integrally associated with the city is vanishing
A Â Crystal Making Apprenticeship Scheme through a partnership between the House of Waterford Crystal and Waterford Institute of technology would take advantage of the exceptional artisan glass blowing
The development of a specific Labour market Activation Programme for those with literacy and numeracy needs
Create greater opportunities for engagement with employers in the important areas of training, re-skilling and up-skilling
Identify gaps in further education course provision across the region to serve the needs of local employers
The establishment of Waterford City as a National Centre of Excellence for Crystal Production with the development of a Crystal Making Apprenticeship Scheme through a partnership between the House of Waterford Crystal and Waterford Institute of technology
the available infrastructure must be equal to the Southeast†s ambitions for economic expansion and job creation
As it is not a separate corporate entity, it cannot be compared accurately in terms of turnover, overheads and employees to the other port companies.
Nolan Transport is one of the leading transport operators in Europe and one of the largest employers in Wexford
some small scale works could be undertaken at the terminal building to improve visitor facilities for tourism and freight users.
The aim of these cosmetic works would be to provide good, basic customer services and signage and improve the overall image at the port
Employees 15 38 **35 ***2000 was the first full financial year as a commercial port company
**2010 and 2011 employee figures include those employed in Waterford Container Terminal Ltd. a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company since 2001
the Port of Waterford engaged consultants to conduct a strategic review of operations and make recommendations as to its future operation and development.
The outcome of this review and ongoing work within Government will inform future policy developments in relation to the Port of Waterford
Colin Buchanan Consultants published results of a survey of businesses in their Waterford Airport Economic Impact Assessment in February 2010
but on the role employers can play in providing on-site childcare where feasible Key Proposals
Funding to be provided to Waterford Regional Airport for necessary development works and expansion and extension of the runway
Ensure provision of accessible and affordable childcare in the region to support employment 3. 3 Fostering FDI growth and developing an enterprise environment
%and Midlands (unemployment 16.9%).%)These areas consist of approximately 50%of the population of the State
and sub-regional job creation targets for the IDA, Enterprise Ireland, and other Enterprise Support Agencies
Regional Aid, also known as investment aid, is paid in the form of grants by the industrial development agencies to businesses in order to support new investment and new employment in productive projects in Europe's most disadvantaged regions
In drawing up this Map, economic data such as unemployment and Gross domestic product for all counties will be analysed afresh
It is vital that the current high levels of unemployment in the Southeast are reflected, acknowledged and acted upon
http://www. nama. ie/about-our-work/properties-enforced /Table 18. Properties Subject to Enforcement Action, NAMA Listing as at 28 february 2013 footnoteref:
http://www. nama. ie/about-our-work/properties-enforced/properties-subject to-enforcement-action/?/property type=All&country
A targeted intervention by NAMA could be beneficial to the work of the IDA and EI in the region in terms of enhancing the urban landscape.
Although others questioned the capability of local authorities to engage in this kind of work, the Waterford representatives believe the LEOS will offer a more cohesive way of measuring progress.
Another proposal that emerged from the consultations in this area of enterprise development is that the remit for LEOS needs to be expanded to include businesses with more than 10 employees
and potential of women in business should be part of the job creation strategy. EI€ s already mentioned Competitive Start Fund has begun to offer specific opportunities for female entrepreneurs.
should be a key pillar of the job creation strategy Fostering FDI growth Key Proposals Regional targets to be set for the IDA in attracting Industry
Supporting expanding the role of Local Enterprise Offices (LEOS) to include businesses with more than 10 employees
while the Government†s job creation strategy is centred very much on attracting FDI, there are 200,000 SMES in the State
Since 2008, Ireland has seen a marked decline in its business environment, reflected in the number of layoffs and the collapse in private sector investment in the economy.
and create jobs to alleviate the unemployment crisis and ensure our manufacturers retain a competitive advantage in the future
A key component of any job creation plan in such an environment has to be the prioritising of job retention policies.
which would see people kept in employment in viable businesses Such a scheme would cost a fraction to the State of
and has tremendous potential for growth and job creation, across the State but particularly in the Southeast region
but there also needs to be a focus, in collaboration with training agencies and further education colleges, on retraining people for work within the food sector
particularly in the areas of State aid and the promotion of Irish produced food, are identiï ed as negative factors
therefore, that a collaborative strategy across the region is developed to position the Southeast to take advantage of the targets envisaged in Harvest 2020, with an emphasis on milk expansion, beef expansion, food SME expansion and increased direct labour opportunities
and job creation in Kilkenny and the Southeast, is an example of the region†s forward-looking policies
A vision for a sustainable and financially viable fishing sector, resilient to fluctuations in catches/landings and markets, working towards an upturn in sector activity and an increase in employment is necessary.
There is potential to expand both employment and value through increasing the catch and by increasing the volume of fish processed locally for sale domestically and for export.
The development of a strategy to position the Southeast to take advantage of targets envisaged in Harvest 2020 with an emphasis on milk expansion, beef expansion, Food SME expansion and increased direct labour opportunities
Tourists, workers, or new businesses cannot fail to be struck by the Southeast†s air quality, relative lack of traffic,
and cities in the region and provide employment opportunities for those carrying out the work and for those businesses benefitting from their urban area becoming a more pleasant visitor experience
The improved road infrastructure, broadband and the research and graduate output in the Southeast has the potential for job creation in such areas as Cloud computing, e-games, international and financial services, e-commerce and other content businesses
They also estimate that there would be significant indirect employment, amounting to around 5, 000 jobs, among farmers, agricultural contractors, hauliers, and input suppliers
There also other opportunities in this sector for former construction workers, particularly in terms of retro-fitting homes and businesses to make them more energy efficient
Indeed, there is still a huge amount of work to be done across the State in terms of retro-fitting homes
and retraining TÃ s workers to insulate homes and businesses, including local authority houses, where funding is limited currently very
The general creative sector offers employment and business opportunities not found in other economic sectors as in many cases the opportunities suit small scale start-ups,
to quantify current activity, the net contribution to the region, employment levels, as well as the potential of the various elements of this sector to expand
The strategy should also include specific targets for growing employment in key sectors such as digital media, gaming, mobile technologies and ICT in health care, agribusiness and eco-innovation,
allowing feedback and promotion using social media and other online marketing tools A digital hub 4) Cluster-based approaches are a key element of the creative sector.
Alongside this there is the work of the county enterprise boards in helping people start new business ventures.
•Such a plan would include specific targets for growing employment in key sectors such as digital media, gaming, mobile technologies and ICT in health care, agribusiness and eco-innovation as goals
allowing feedback and promotion using social media and other online marketing tools Local and other actions
•An audit of the wider creative and cultural sector in the Southeast to quantify current activity, the net contribution to the region, employment levels,
CCJ is a movement of ordinary people across the country determined to do something positive about the twin evils of unemployment and youth emigration
and widespread unemployment, there are currently 12,670 cooperative societies with over 9. 3 million members (around 23%of the population
Since The argentine crisis, over 200 failing businesses have been rescued by their workers and reopened as worker cooperatives;
none of these have gone out of business and they employ over 15,000 people Cooperatives are established generally
and are an obvious alternative route to job creation in troubled times Cooperatives •are rooted in their communities
•are more stable employers, as their members are in the community where they are located
•10th lowest in EU27 in terms of cooperative employees At a time when a significant number of industries and multinational corporations are moving to other countries
in order to take advantage of low labour costs; or staying at home, but †rationalising†staff numbers, the consequence has been growing unemployment.
This has hit rural areas in the region in particular Cooperatives provide direct employment, as well as seasonal and casual work.
They are also often the only provider of services in rural communities given that traditional companies often find it too costly to invest in these areas
or anticipate unacceptable levels of economic return Cooperatives provide an alternative to the classic programmes of Government designed to combat unemployment,
which are producing poor results as unemployment keeps rising Typically cooperatives place more emphasis on job security for employee members;
they pay competitive wages, promote additional income through profit-sharing, distribution of dividends and other benefits, and support community facilities such as health clinics and schools,
than traditional businesses. The International Labour Organisation point out that not only do cooperatives provide jobs, they provide decent jobs
The owners of a cooperative are not external shareholders for whom there is a profit motivation;
they are the people who use the services on a day-to-day basis. For example, a dairy co-op is owned by the farmers who produce the milk;
and/or by the care workers providing the service; a fishery co-op is owned by the people who catch the fish
Community Employment schemes often deliver co-op type services, such as meals on wheels, housing maintenance for elderly people and after school care.
The problem with the projects being community employment is that they tend to be limited in their funding
The growing dependence on large foreign organisations for employment in the 26 Counties has been negative for indigenous growth.
These organisations have brought at times huge employment and great affluence to communities, but the lack of local tradition and the lack of employee ownership has seen many of these companies pull out
and their workers becoming unemployed, as no agency had the imagination to step in and save the company or use the workers expertise
If the Government and State agencies had acted quickly, the workers left behind by these industries could have been supported to form co-ops to take over where the company had left off.
This was something both Waterford Crystal and SR Technics workers had requested from the Government at the time of their redundancies
Ireland still lacks legislation prescribing specifically for the cooperative model The Southeast Economic Development Forum should actively support the development of the cooperative sector in the region.
and monitoring current State employment and jobs agencies to encourage the co-op model; as well as assisting in the establishment of co-ops through advice and networking
They have been prevented from building on this work, however, as cutbacks have stymied progress on developing a community cafã
Training, small-scale self employment and employment schemes all need to be promoted, they say, as part of a major expansion of social enterprise culture
To this end, we recommend the holding of information sessions in each county in the region to build awareness of the social economy and social enterprise and the development of a pilot Social Enterprise Business Training Programme for community
running information campaigns on co-ops and monitoring current State employment and jobs agencies to encourage the co-op model;
Supported Employment services (Kilkenny/Carlow Paula Murphy Anthony Ryan Kilkenny Chamber of commerce & Kilkenny Industrial Development Company, Ltd.
Anthony Fitzgerald (Business Development Executive South Tipperary Development Company Phil Shanahan (Social Inclusion Programme Manager
Breakdown by sector and employment numbersâ (permanent) of IDA client companies in the Southeast Region
SECTORAL BREAKDOWN ON employment SOUTHEAST REGION Permanent Employment & Sector Waterford No of Co Wexford
No of Co Kilkenny No of Co Tipp Sth No of Co Carlow No of co
Figure 6. Sectoral employment breakdown by county Source: IDA (personal communication), April 2013 FDI Companies in the Southeast
Business Demography NACE Rev 2 by County, Employment Size, Statistical Indicator and Year 2010 Carlow
Employees (Number 10,007 Under 10 Active Enterprises (Number 2, 059 Persons Engaged (Number 4, 280
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Active Enterprises (Number 31 Persons Engaged (Number 2, 820 Employees (Number 2, 819 250 and over
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3, 491 Persons Engaged (Number 16,580 Employees (Number 14,272 Under 10 Active Enterprises (Number 3, 199
Persons Engaged (Number 6, 343 Employees (Number 4, 101 10-19 Active Enterprises (Number Persons Engaged (Number
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2, 606 50-249 Active Enterprises (Number 32 Persons Engaged (Number 2, 700 Employees (Number
2, 700 250 and over Active Enterprises (Number Persons Engaged (Number Employees (Number Waterford All persons engaged size classes
Active Enterprises (Number 4, 317 Persons Engaged (Number 27,417 Employees (Number 24,610 Under 10 Active Enterprises (Number
3, 904 Persons Engaged (Number 8, 213 Employees (Number 5, 507 10-19 Active Enterprises (Number
246 Persons Engaged (Number 3, 257 Employees (Number 3, 183 20-49 Active Enterprises (Number
104 Persons Engaged (Number 3, 046 Employees (Number 3, 023 50-249 Active Enterprises (Number
47 Persons Engaged (Number 4, 531 Employees (Number 4, 527 250 and over Active Enterprises (Number
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313 Persons Engaged (Number 4, 134 Employees (Number 4, 038 20-49 Active Enterprises (Number
143 Persons Engaged (Number 4, 186 Employees (Number 4, 163 50-249 Active Enterprises (Number
55 Persons Engaged (Number 5, 271 Employees (Number 5, 268 250 and over Active Enterprises (Number
6 Persons Engaged (Number 2, 587 Employees (Number 2, 587 Tipperary All persons engaged size classes
Active Enterprises (Number 6, 254 Persons Engaged (Number 29,480 Employees (Number 25,113 Under 10 Active Enterprises (Number
5, 714 Persons Engaged (Number 12,044 Employees (Number 7, 851 10-19 Active Enterprises (Number
338 Persons Engaged (Number 4, 409 Employees (Number 4, 259 20-49 Active Enterprises (Number
131 Persons Engaged (Number 3, 816 Employees (Number 3, 795 50-249 Active Enterprises (Number
60 Persons Engaged (Number 5, 249 Employees (Number 5, 248 250 and over Active Enterprises (Number
11 Persons Engaged (Number 3, 962 Employees (Number 3, 960 Source: CSO Business Demography. http://www. cso. ie/px/pxeirestat/Statire/Selectvarval/saveselections. asp
Note: North/South Tipperary not available separately Note: The geographical breakdown given is an approximation.
The county breakdown is based on the address at which an enterprise is registered for Revenue purposes,
but one head office where all employment is registered, all its employees will be counted against the county where the head office is located.
Enterprises with Unknown supplied generally have registered Revenue addresses outside of the Republic of ireland. However, the employees registered with these addresses are working in the Republic of ireland
For example, County Waterford has employers in a range of indigenous and FDI companies. These include
Pharmaceutical/Science: GSK, Pinewood Laboratories (Wockhardt), Microbrush International Limited, Lancaster Laboratories Europe (Microchem International Business Services:
Construction employment in the Southeast fell from 30,500 in 2007 to 16,200 in 2010 footnoteref:
DKM Economic Consultants. Annual Construction industry Review 2009 and Outlook 2010†2012, October 2010. Accessed at http://www. dkm
Data on construction employment was obtained by DKM Economic Consultants for Q1 2010, based on the total number employed at that time (130,600).
Regional breakdown of construction employment: Q1 2007 †Q1 2010 Thousands Source: CSO quoted by DKM
Each region experienced severe contractions in construction employment. All but two regions (Mideast/Southeast) had reduced their workforce by more than
Construction employment in the Southeast fell from 30,500 in 2007 to 16,200 in 2010 Although DKM ascertained job losses from looking at the employment numbers, it was not
possible for them to establish whether those who lost their jobs have remained in The irish workforce. footnoteref:
DKM Economic Consultants. Annual Construction industry Review 2009 and Outlook 2010†2012, October 2010. Accessed at:
The QNHS only provides an aggregate measure of unemployment for the economy as a whole and does not measure unemployment in each economic sector
While some unemployed workers have left the labour force due to emigration or early retirement, for example, DKM suggests it is likely that the majority are being counted as unemployed
There are no separate data published for unemployment in construction but with construction accounting for 57%of all job losses,
DKM suggests that the construction unemployment rate is likely to be significantly higher than the national average of rate of 13.2%.
and other construction workers have opted to emigrate. While this trend implies a loss of design and construction skills,
â€oethe severe drop in construction output from 2007 was mirrored in the construction employment numbers, which began to tumble as the volume of work declined at a rapid pace. footnoteref:
40 40: DKM Economic Consultants for the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland. The irish Construction industry in 2012.
Accessed at: http://www. dkm. ie/uploads/pdf/reports/Irish%20construction%20industry%20in%202012%20dkm%20scsi. pdf
The situation now is skilled that many construction workers, professionals and trades persons have to emigrate to secure employment.
The most recent estimates for emigration suggest that almost 142,000 persons left Ireland in the two years to April 2011,
There are considerable policy implications arising for unemployed construction workers who will require new skills to find employment in other sectors.
Retraining and up-skilling programmes are required for work in those sectors that are expected to expand in the next phase of Ireland†s economic recovery.
The sector is unlikely to see employment return to the levels recorded in the run up to the peak
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