On the 7 and 8 December 2020 the 14th PES Board Meeting took place, in a virtual format. The pandemic did not allow the PES Board to accept the invitation of the German Presidency to convene in Munich therefore...
In November, the European Labour Market Barometer stands at 98.5 points. The leading indicator published by the European Network of Public Employment Services and the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) thus points to a moderately negative development of the...
On 11th of November 2020, the European Parliament agreed on a Commission proposal to extend the European Network of Public Employment Services until 2027. Since 2014, the PES Network aims at improving the European cooperation of PES to promote...
The European Labour Market Barometer rose again in October. The leading indicator for the European labour market generated by the European Network of Public Employment Services and the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) rose by 0.5 points. Reaching 99.2...
A European Labour Market Barometer, published for the first time on Tuesday 20 October, shows: The prospects on the labour market are stabilising in many European countries. The barometer predicts the development of the seasonally adjusted unemployment for the...
A new publication of the European Network of Public Employment Services (PES Network) presents the increasing necessity and evolving nature of PES partnerships for effectively meeting modern labour market needs. Its highlights include the need for flexible approaches and...
The outbreak of the Corona crisis has now fully affected the labour markets. Rapidly rising unemployment has put the European PES under significant pressure to quickly assist the unemployed. Therefore, the PES had to adapt their service delivery models...
Not only since the current Corona crisis, platform economy has increasingly gained importance and has become a reality for many European citizens. Nevertheless, relatively little is still known about such emerging digital platforms, which are changing the traditional way...
Fast changing labour markets require employees and jobseekers to constantly adjust their skills. ALMPs are an important re- and upskilling tool provided by PES. It however remains a challenge to find effective measures to foster the jobseekers` employability at...
Today, the Chair of the PES Network, Johannes Kopf, met the new Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, Nicolas Schmit. The new European Commission has presented an ambitious agenda including several employment topics where Public Employment Services play a...