Employment and supporting labour mobility

04 May 2016

Part-time work: A divided Europe

An increasing number of Europeans are working part-time. This can be a positive development if it means that people can choose more freely the balance between work and other pursuits – and between income and leisure – or if it brings employment opportuni...

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20 April 2016

The return of the older worker

The activity (or participation) rate measures the share of working-age people who are in the labour force, including both those in employment and unemployment. There has been a constant growth in activity rates among developed countries during the last de...

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19 April 2016

Good practices under EaSI funded projects – 4th Commission report

The European Commission published its fourth monitoring report in which it gathers good practices of projects across Europe, which on the one hand focused on the Your First EURES Job (YfEJ) initiative, and on the other on projects relating to employment, ...

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12 April 2016

Employment: Quarterly Review highlights steady improvement in activity rate in the EU

The slow but consistent recovery of the EU's economy continues, accompanied by a gradual increase in the employment rate and a gradual decline in the unemployment rate.

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11 April 2016

Call for proposals: Reduction of youth unemployment and the setup of co-operatives

Published : Mon, 11 Apr 2016 Thu, 30 Jun 2016 The overall objective of this call aims at establishing best practices in tackling youth unemployment by helping young people create and work in co-operatives and at creating dedicated programm...

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07 April 2016

EU tourism skills: 'Mapping and performance check of the supply side of tourism education and training'

Published : Thu, 07 Apr 2016 The aim of the study 'Mapping and performance check of the supply side of tourism education and training' is to determine whether tourism education and training systems are fit for purpose in providing the neces...

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16 March 2016

The changing meaning of ‘working age’

‘Working age’ is usually defined as 15 to 64 years. This definition is for example used for the ‘old-age dependency ratio’, with people aged 65 and over being labelled ‘dependent’.

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08 March 2016

The Commission presents reform of posting of workers – towards a fair and truly European Labour Market

Today the European Commission is presenting a targeted revision of the rules on posting of workers, as set out in the 2016 Commission work programme.

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01 March 2016

'Basic income' scheme initiatives in Switzerland and Finland

Two new Flash Reports prepared by the European Social policy Network (ESPN) are now available and provide information on “basic income” scheme initiatives in Switzerland and Finland.

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01 March 2016

'Basic income' scheme initiatives in Switzerland and Finland

Two new Flash Reports prepared by the European Social policy Network (ESPN) are now available and provide information on “basic income” scheme initiatives in Switzerland and Finland.

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Employment and supporting labour mobility

Part-time work: A divided Europe

The return of the older worker

Good practices under EaSI funded projects – 4th Commission report

Employment: Quarterly Review highlights steady improvement in activity rate in the EU

Call for proposals: Reduction of youth unemployment and the setup of co-operatives

EU tourism skills: 'Mapping and performance check of the supply side of tourism education and training'

The changing meaning of ‘working age’

The Commission presents reform of posting of workers – towards a fair and truly European Labour Market

'Basic income' scheme initiatives in Switzerland and Finland

'Basic income' scheme initiatives in Switzerland and Finland

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