The Covid-19 crisis and the resulting slump in economic output in the first six months of 2020 are leaving deep scars on the European labour market. The high level of uncertainty caused by the crisis has impacted both patterns...
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...
OECD´s recent publication brings it to the point: Agile and pro-active PES are key to respond to the COVID-19 crisis – and EU PES indeed are in action. The paper shows PES preventing unemployment through the facilitated use of...
In recent years the United Kingdom has evolved into an attractive place for working and living for many citizens of the European Union. In the course of the discourse on the United Kingdom leaving the European Union, the residence...
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...