Working longer is a matter of course in Sweden (NL)
Moet je op studiereis naar Zweden met de minister van Pensioenen om overtuigd te worden van de noodzaak langer te werken? Natuurlijk niet.
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What priorities for labour market policy?
Marc De Vos notes how the European Commission in its recommendations for Belgium returns to known structural shortages of the Belgian labour market. He offers a list of concrete policy proposals for the upcoming years.
Does diversity policy make the difference?
In this contribution managing director Fons Leroy of the VDAB deals with the diversity policy of the VDAB, the Flemish Employment Service, and this from the perspective of migrant employment seekers. This contribution provides some critical reflections on the current diversity policy.
Labour Market Integration of Immigrants in the EU: Key Trends and Policy Issues
Anna Platonova of the OIM proposes a panoramic overview of the issue of labour market access for migrant workers in the European Union.
From unemployment insurance to employment insurance
Marc De Vos proposes to combine reduced unemployment benefits with enhanced investment towards new work, using the budget of current employment plans for tailor-made support for the unemployed.
In Europe, we need to move!
Laurent Hanseeuw recalls the issue of factor mobility, and labor mobility in particular, in the constitution of an optimal currency zone. When comparing to the US, European workers are reluctant to move, even in their own state.
The Great Recession’s real labour market legacy
Marc De Vos offers perspectives on the differing labour market performances among countries during the Great Recession. The main cause is economics, not labour market policies.
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.
