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Invited reaction: Employer training—Is a mandated tax the only solution?
Author(s) -
Lynch Lisa M.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
human resource development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.756
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1532-1096
pISSN - 1044-8004
DOI - 10.1002/hrdq.3920040304
Subject(s) - training (meteorology) , variety (cybernetics) , business , work (physics) , labour economics , public relations , marketing , economics , political science , computer science , engineering , mechanical engineering , physics , artificial intelligence , meteorology
A variety of federal options could be pursued to stimulate employer‐provided training. However, relying exclusively on a mandated training tax to meet all of the training needs of new entrants, currently employed workers, displaced workers, and the unemployed seems unrealistic. A broader menu of options and initiatives will need to be created to address the training needs of these groups of workers and of the diverse firms where they work.