Tens of thousands of teachers, qualified nurses, and classroom assistants are not working in the professions for which they are trained, an investigation by the education and labour market research centre ROA has shown. The “hidden reserve” includes some 62,000 teachers, about four times the number of secondary school teachers currently needed. Much can also be done to lower the …
In a recent study, researchers find that people with serious mental illness believe their physical health problems rather than psychological health make it difficult for them to find jobs. According to the lead author Ni Gao, an associate professor at Rutgers School of Health Professions, "The study underscores the urgent need for integrated mental health and physical health care for …
With motherhood, the chances of women remaining in paid employment do go down. “While there are few entry points for women, the exit gates are many – pregnancy, child care, elderly care, lack of family support, and unsupportive work environment,” said an April 2018 study, Predicament of Returning Mothers, conducted jointly by Ashoka University and the Genpact Centre for Women’s …
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