IT jobs: opportunities for all?

Authors: Warhurst, Chris¹; Lockyer, Cliff²; Dutton, Eli³

Source: New Technology, Work and Employment, Volume 21, Number 1, March 2006 , pp. 75-88(14)

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Abstract:

This paper examines the opportunities for the unemployed to access information technology jobs. Based on original research, it indicates that, despite initial expectations about an expanding sector of high skill, high wage jobs, recent developments indicate a tight labour market, which has created barriers to these jobs for the unemployed.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-005X.2006.00164.x

Affiliations: 1: University of Strathclyde., Email: chris.warhurst@strath.ac.uk 2: University of Strathclyde., Email: c.j.lockyer@strath.ac.uk 3: University of Strathclyde., Email: eli.dutton@strath.ac.uk

Publication date: 2006-03-01