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Factsheet for measure EU-2021-10/1784 – measures in European Union
Country | European Union , applies eu-wide (or beyond) |
Time period | Open ended, started on 04 March 2021 |
Context | COVID-19, Green Transition, Digital Transformation |
Type | Non-binding recommendations or other texts |
Category |
Promoting the economic, labour market and social recovery into a green future
– Active labour market policies (enhancing employability, training, subsidised job creation, etc.) |
Author | Barbara Surdykowska and Eurofound |
Measure added | 04 March 2021 (updated 17 March 2021) |
On 4 March 2021 the European Commission presented a Recommendation on Effective Active Support to Employment following the COVID-19 crisis (EASE). It outlines a strategic approach to gradually transition between emergency measures taken to preserve jobs during the pandemic and new measures needed for a job-rich recovery. The Commission explained it should be treated as an action under the European Pillar of Social Rights.
Within the EASE framework, the Commission promotes job creation and job-to-job transitions, including towards the digital and green sectors.
The Recommendation provides guidance to Member States on active labor market policies and indicates how Member States can use EU funds to support EASE policies.
Member States are urged to develop coherent policy packages, combining temporary and permanent measures, to address the challenges of the labour market caused by the pandemic, to fill the skills shortages that are likely to stem economic growth during an economic recovery, and to help everyone make the transition to a successful economic recovery, ecological and digital transformation.
These policy packages should comprise three components:
The Commission underlines that social partners should be closely involved in the design and implementation of these policies.
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Workers | Businesses | Citizens |
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Applies to all workers | Does not apply to businesses | Does not apply to citizens |
Actors | Funding |
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National government
Social partners jointly Public employment service EU (Council, EC, EP) |
European Funds
National funds |
Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:
Trade unions | Employers' organisations | |
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Role | No involvement | No involvement |
Form | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
Social partners did not participate in the designing phase, however, the Commission indicated that it expects them to be involved in the implementation process at national level.
Views of social partners not known yet.
Citation
Eurofound (2021), Commission's Recommendation on Effective Active Support to Employment, measure EU-2021-10/1784 (measures in European Union), EU PolicyWatch, Dublin, https://static.eurofound.europa.eu/covid19db/cases/EU-2021-10_1784.html
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