Social Agenda Magazine | Number 42 (October 2015)

Long term unemployment - A pathway back to work

Summary:

For the long-term unemployed, the European Commission proposes a European framework for a pathway back to work, with a comprehensive assessment between 12 and 18 months of unemployment, a single contact person for all aspects of life and a contractual back-to-work agreement.  Social Agenda n°42 presents this proposal from several angles. It has similarities with the Youth Guarantee which, two years after its launch, has created focus and momentum. This issue of Social Agenda also explains the on-going ESF simplification revolution and how the European year for development 2015 relates to employment, social affairs and inclusion.

Contents:

• Connecting green growth, inclusion and business
• The simplification revolution
• EU Guarantee spurs on national reforms
• The blight of long-term unempployment
• A pathway back to work
• A step change is required
• A job placement action framework
• "The goal is: back to the labour market!"
• Customisation at work in Germany
• Frank-J.Weise, European public employment services network
• Jordi Curell: From student to labour mobility

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