About: labour market Archives
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We need to nurture the biodiversity of the labour market
Europe faces a work revolution. To survive, we need to heed the words of Charles Darwin and adapt and adjust to fit our changing environment, writes Denis Pennel.
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Greece cracks down on voucher misuse by employers
The growing trend of distributing vouchers to employees to avoid taxes has raised eyebrows in the Greek government, which has moved to crack down on unprecedented levels of tax evasion in the cash-strapped country.
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‘Hostile Brexit’ would be lose-lose deal for jobs
UK Prime Minister Theresa May will seek a strong mandate for Brexit talks in the upcoming general election. The onus now falls on negotiators to ensure that ‘hard’ Brexit does not become a ‘hostile’ Brexit that results in mutually damaging job destruction, writes Iain Begg.
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How do we help Europe’s young entrepreneurs?
Overly flexible labour markets and poor quality jobs are harming the European economy, not making it more competitive. Restoring the social safety net for entrepreneurs would benefit us all, writes Agnes Jongerius.
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Top business lobby unveils economic wish list ahead of French election
France’s biggest business group has sent its “blue book” to all the presidential candidates, summing up the economic and social demands it says must be met to relaunch economic growth and rebuild business “confidence”. Euractiv’s partner La Tribune reports.
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UK employers worry EU workers will leave this year
More than a quarter of employers in Britain say staff members from other European Union countries have considered leaving their firms or the country in 2017 after last year's Brexit vote, an industry group said on Monday (13 February).
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EU eSkills campaigns reduce gap in the labour market
The eSkills campaigns, launched in 2010, have contributed to reducing the gap in the EU between demand and supply of digital skills jobs, according to the European Commission.
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A new world of work, a new way of looking at it
A new white paper by the representative of Europe’s employment industry addresses the main issues surrounding the new world of work and calls on policymakers to adapt legislation and labour market policies in line with this new reality. Denis Pennel explains how things stand.
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Substantial number of refugees hold illegal jobs in Germany
Many refugees in Germany are in illegal employment, according to radio station NDR. In addition to poor working conditions, the employees at times earn just €1 an hour. EURACTIV Germany reports.
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Redefining Work: The role of freelancers
The nature of work and the ways it gets done is evolving rapidly. Public policies and the business sector need to be ahead of change, and provide more targeted support to workers transitioning from employment to freelancing and back, writes Marco Torregrossa.
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Two fifths of Europeans are digitally illiterate
The European Commission wants to sink the 40% average of people who have little or no ability to use technology.
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Brain gain: Six ways the EU startup visa will bring success to Europe
An EU-wide startup visa should make it easier for entrepreneurs to set up businesses and hire talented employees, writes Lenard Koschwitz.
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German trade union chief: ‘Integration law works with restrictions and that is populism’
One-euro-jobs, mandatory language courses and strict residence requirements: Germany's new integration act is already polarising opinion. EURACTIV Germany spoke with trade union chief Reiner Hoffmann about whether the new law will solve the problems of the refugee crisis.
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Symmetric flexibility: A concept to square competitiveness with increased well-being
Working time arrangements are an area with considerable scope to improve efficiency and to foster well-being. Symmetric agreements can represent a win-win situation for both employers and employees, write Thomas Leoni and Vanessa Koch.
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CEEP on the integration of refugees
CEEP expresses its position on the integration of refugees before the 2016 Spring Council, where EU economic and social partners will present a joint declaration on the refugee crisis to the Heads of States and Governments.
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Europe needs a strategy of confidence, not politics of fear
As Europe faces numerous crises, Karl Aiginger, Jean-Paul Fitoussi and Paul De Grauwe call for clear, coherent, long-term policies and measures.
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German nursing sector hesitant to recruit abroad
Almost all parts of Germany have a shortage of qualified nursing staff. But healthcare providers are reluctant to recruit skilled workers from abroad, according to a recent study by the Bertelsmann Foundation.
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Stamp out undeclared work to boost inclusive labour markets
Undeclared work undermines social systems and employee rights, but good labour market regulation can reintegrate workers and benefit the economy, writes Denis Pennel.
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Kiviniemi: ‘If we decrease the gender gap by 50%, GDP would be 6% bigger’
"If we, for example, in the OECD countries, would decrease the gender gap in labour force participation by 50%, by 2030, the GDP would be 6% bigger,” said former Finnish Prime Minister Mari Kiviniemi at the Women In Parliaments Global Forum Summit in Ethiopia.
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Bundestag approves Germany’s first universal minimum wage
The German Bundestag gave the green light on Thursday (3 July) to introduce a universal wage floor in the Federal Republic, drawing the final line under a 10-year political debate and with only five representatives voting against the law. EURACTIV Germany reports.
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Benchmarking Working Europe 2014
The report Benchmarking Working Europe 2014 reviews the crisis and EU austerity policies in the last five years from the point of view of Europe's social agenda.
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Unemployment marks the divide between France and Germany
As unemployment rates are increasing in France while decreasing in Germany, the French government could hire a German advisor to remedy the situation, EURACTIV France reports.
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Japanese-style productivity has side effects for EU automotive workers
SPECIAL REPORT / Ever since European car manufacturers tried to match Japanese-style productivity, the health and safety of the EU automotive sector has declined, say researchers.
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Unions: Men and women more equal, but not on workplace health, safety
SPECIAL REPORT / Even though politicians and trade unions have tried for many years to tackle gender inequality in the EU labour market, gaps persist. But they have become smaller during the financial crisis, experts say.