JOB-RELATED TRAINING, TRADE-UNION MEMBERSHIP, AND LABOR MOBILITY - A LONGITUDINAL-STUDY

Using information from the work histories of a sample of individuals r esiding in a UK locality, a model of labour mobility is estimated whic h controls for ages and tenure, union membership, and other influence on labour turnover. Introducing information on spells of job-related t raining into this model, controlling for unobserved heterogeneity, sho ws the anticipated negative relationship between training and turnover for females-those receiving training are less likely to leave their e mployers. For males a weaker, negative relationship is observed. The f inding for males is interesting, consistent with US research and with the often expressed concerns of employers, that training does not help reduce turnover.