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Europe 2020 Latest developments

Europe 2020 Latest developments. Anette Björnsson European Commission , DG EMPL. Remind : the targets relating to employment and social policy. By 2020: 75 % employment rate (% of population aged 20-64 years ) < 10% early school leavers & min. 40% hold tertiary degree

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Europe 2020 Latest developments

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  1. Europe 2020Latestdevelopments Anette Björnsson European Commission, DG EMPL

  2. Remind: the targetsrelating to employment and social policy • By 2020: • 75 % employment rate (% of population aged 20-64 years) • < 10% early school leavers & min. 40% hold tertiary degree • 20 million less people should be at risk of poverty

  3. Annual Growth Survey, 2012 – challenges for employment • Manypeoplemoving in and out of employment • Workingconditionsbeingadjusted to changingenvironments • Highershare of long-term unemployed→ higherrisk of social exclusion • Ageing population shows itsimpact at the labourmarket.

  4. Annual Growth Survey, 2012 – mobilising labour for growth • Revision of wage-settingmechanisms to reflectproductivitydevelopments • Enhancinglabourmobility • Restrictingaccess to earlyretirement and other exit mechanisms • Promote business creation and self-employment • Facilitatedevelopment in sectors with the highestemployment potentials

  5. Annual Growth Survey, 2012 support employment of youngpeople • Target NEET • Betterapprenticeship and traineecontracts • Reduce the excessive rigidities in relation to permanent contractstherebyensuringbetteraccess to labourmarket • Adapteducation and training systems to labourmarketneeds • Reviewquality and funding of universities and vulnerable groups • Furtherimprove the effectiveness of the social protection system • Implementation of activeinclusionstrategies • Ensuringaccess to services

  6. Employmentpackage • The stronger link between the agreedfiscalconsolidation and the labormarket measures • It complements the employment priorities of the AGS with medium-term policy guidance to Member States to pursue a job-intensive recovery, thus focus on job creation • 17.6 mil jobs needs to becreatedbefore 2020 • Investment in skills • Job mobility

  7. Support job creation • Targeting hiring subsidies towards new recruitments • Reducing the tax wedge on labour in a budgetary neutral way by shifting towards environmental, consumption or property taxes • Promoting and supporting self-employment, social enterprises and business start-ups • Transforminformal or undeclared work into regular employment • Boost 'take home' pay to fight in-work poverty or to encourage the take-up of work • Modernise wage-setting systems to align them with productivity developments and support aggregate demand • Exploit job creation in potential keysectors • Green jobs • Health care • ICT

  8. Reformlabour markets to secure inclusive transitions, by • Using internal flexibility to reduce insecurity and fiscal costs • Guaranteeing decent and sustainable wages and avoiding low-wage traps • Developing a mutualresponsibilities culture vis-à-vis the use of benefits • Combatting labour market segmentation through adequate contractual arrangements • Anticipate economic restructuring • Developing lifelong learning policies as a key to employment security • Delivering employment opportunities for youth

  9. Governance Better EU employment and social governanceisneeded to complementeconomic and fiscal policy coordination and achieve the Europe 2020 goals Labour market participation, unemployment and labour costspay are integralelements in ensuringmacroeconomicstability and correctingimbalances Interconnectedand interdependentEuropeaneconomies and labour marketsrequire a stronger coordination of Employment & Social policies in line with the EuropeanEmploymentStrategy

  10. Conclusion on the EU employmentpackage The Communication presents a new focus, approach and proposalsto fuel labour demand in particularwith regard to 3 sectors It sends a clear message that a balancedapproachto minimum wage setting plays a role in boostingaggregatedemandand fightingpoverty Proposes to involve the Social Partnersmore closely in setting prioritiesat EU and national levels It firmlystrengthens EU employment and social policycooperation

  11. Development in Croatia and the EU employmentpackage • Pilot project on the evaluation of the ALMP • In the light of the employmentpackage it is importantthat the evaluation of the ALMP willbefurtherdeveloped • Skillsneedsanalysisarecarried out • The coursesorganised in order to accommodate the needsare in nature short-term. Next step wouldbe longer-term perspective • Many programs implemented to increase the educationallevel of the labour force in general and the unemployed in particular • A strategy for the lifelonglearning is a naturalnext step • Promotion of flexibleworking arrangements • Monitoring of the outcome and evaluation of the measures for these arrangements • Wagesettingmechanisms and the development in the economy • Both in Croatia and in the EU the wagesettingmechanismswillbe a challenge in the comingyears • Informaleconomy/undeclaredwork a challenge in the comingyears

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