SIFISO SKENJANA: Underemployment a growing problem in community and social services
Fresh research should move business and government to focus on ensuring workers are used optimally
05 May 2020 - 17:38
The level and extent of underemployment is a topic that is generally underexplored in SA, including the response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Underemployment speaks to the extent to which labour participants are optimally used based on their skills, qualification and experience.
In their working paper “Underemployment in SA”, Rochelle Beukes and others looked at underemployment through two approaches: time-based underemployment, and the inadequate employment situation approach...
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