Four priorities for the Belgian labour market. (NL)
Vier prioriteiten voor de Belgische arbeidsmarkt
unemployment
Seven Years of economic crisis
The first stirrings of what would later be called the “sub-prime crisis” were observed in August 2006, in the midst of the greatest possible indifference. Hence, seven years have gone by since the western world stumbled over itself.
Break the taboo about underprivileged versus privileged diploma's
The European leaders have announced an action plan against youth unemployment. Obviously it’s a very complex and divers issue. Seen the seriousness of the issue we can’t tolerate any taboo’s about this. Also not about the matter about the often ill-considered choice of studies.
Phobia and weakness : how Belgium can drop its fixation on mini-jobs
Marc De Vos offers an alternative to the black-and-white debate on the German mini-jobs. We can maintain the advantages of the mini-jobs while avoiding its disadvantages by reforming unemployment insurance into employment insurance.
Temporary unemployment is not the solution
Marc De Vos underscores the perverse effects of temporary unemployment and proposes to reform it into an insurance system that internalizes the costs and pays more attention to activation.
Entrepreneurship as a source of wealth
Some entrepreneurs chose for the profession out of necessity while others made a deliberate choice in order to grasp a business opportunity. For the first group, push factors like the small amount of job opportunities triggered by a high unemployment were a sufficient motivation.
From Job Security to Employment Security on the Belgian labour Market. Ideas for a New Deal for Labour in Belgium
Where is our labour market going in the 21st century? How do we handle ageing and globalisation successfully? Can we finally push back mass unemployment? Can we combine more flexibility with more security? Can we make older people work more? Can we finally include foreigners in the labour force?
From Welfare to Workfare: Also for Belgium?
A political debate is gathering whether Belgium’s unemployment insurance should limit the duration of its benefits and require the unemployed to work in return for their benefits.
