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Flexicurity — a crucial element in modernising the EU’s labour market
Flexicurity — a crucial element in modernising the EU’s labour market
SUMMARY OF:
SUMMARY
WHAT DOES THIS COMMUNICATION DO?
It points to 4 particular policy areas where both employers and employees could benefit from flexicurity*. For the former, it means a flexible workforce. For the latter, it provides some security from long-term unemployment.
The communication presents guidelines on how these 2 aims can be achieved.
KEY POINTS
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Flexicurity policies can be applied by:
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Flexicurity should:
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BACKGROUND
Flexicurity is seen as a key ingredient in the implementation of the EU’s strategy for growth and jobs by helping businesses and employees adapt to the challenges and opportunities of globalisation.
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KEY TERM
* Flexicurity: an integrated strategy to combine labour market flexibility and security. It aims to take into account the needs of both employers and employees.
ACT
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — Towards common principles of flexicurity: more and better jobs through flexibility and security (COM(2007) 359 final, 27.6.2007)
last update 28.10.2015