active employment policies in european union and greece
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ACTIVE EMPLOYMENT POLICIES IN EUROPEAN UNION AND
GREECE
Dr. Miltiadis StaboulisLabor Economics, PhD
[email protected] tel. (+30) 2310 403371
Active Employment Policies
Active employment policies: attracting and retaining more people in employment
Passive/traditional employment policies cash benefits for the unemployed
Active employment policies
Objectives: Increasing employment and reducing unemployment
Conservation of the quantitative size of the workforce and increase its working skills
Strengthen mechanisms for matching of labor supply and demand
Management of insurance for the unemployed
Active employment policies
Basic prerequisites for effective implementation: Accurate and clear targeting of active intervention
programs Combination with:
General employment policy Needs of companies Overall framework of objectives for growth and employment
Active employment policies in EU
Amsterdam Treaty (1997):
Objectives: Employability: combating long-term unemployment and youth
unemployment Entrepreneurship: establishing clear, stable and predictable rules
concerning the start-up and running of businesses and the simplification of administrative burdens on small and medium size enterprises (SMEs)
Adaptability: modernizing work organization and flexibility of working arrangements and putting in place of a framework for more adaptable forms of contracts
Equal opportunities: combating the gender gap and supporting the increased employment of women
Active employment policies in EU
Lisbon Strategy (2000) Objectives by 2010: EU: “to become the most dynamic and competitive
knowledge-based economy in the world by 2010 capable of sustainable economic growth with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion and respect for the environment”
Increasing the employment rate from 62.2% (1999) to 70% and 60% less for women (2010)
Active employment policies in EU
Revision of Lisbon Strategy (2005)
Active and preventive measures for the unemployed and inactive people focus on training and career guidance and job creation
Developing National Reform Programs by each Member State
Active employment policies in EU
Revision of Lisbon Strategy (2005)Two cycles:
2005-2007
2008-2010: Implementation of employment policies
Active employment policies in EU
Financing “Progress” Program (2006)Areas:
Employment Social inclusion and protection Working conditions Non-discrimination Gender equality
Active employment policies in EU
“European Union 2020”Priorities: Growth based on knowledge and innovation An inclusive high-employment society Green growth: a competitive and sustainable
economy
Active employment policies in Greece
Objectives:
Wage subsidy Temporary reductions in social security contributions Creating jobs in areas like the environment through
specific incentives Local employment initiatives Education and training
Active employment policies in Greece
Implementation of active employment policiesInitiative co-financed by structural funds and programs managed by the European Commission: Local Employment Pacts Local Development Initiatives Projects funded under Article 6 of the ESF
Active employment policies in Greece
Period 2000-2006The creation of local employment was mostly horizontal objective of the ESF measures.
Interventions : Local Initiatives for Employment Integrated Actions Intervention in Local Small Scale Urban Areas Integrated Projects for Rural Development Operational Program: “Employment and vocational training 2000-
2006” : Improvement of the access and participation of women into the labor market
Active employment policies in Greece
Greek National Employment Agency (OAED) through funding the Account for Employment and Vocational Training (LAEK):
Integrated interventions for areas in crisis or deindustrialization with redundancies
Active employment policies in Greece
NSRF 2007-2013 Operational Program: “Human resources development 2007-2013”
Objectives: Utilization of all human resources as a moving force for the country’s
growth Reinforcement of social cohesionPriority axes: Supporting Adaptability of Human Resources and Enterprises Facilitating Access to Employment Complete Integration of all Human Resources into a Society of Equal
Opportunities Establishment of Reform in the Mental Health Sector -Development of Primary
Healthcare and Promotion of Public Health
Conclusions
The active employment policies: were not the only tool for tackling unemployment, but also a
means to achieve a sustainable, competitive and dynamic EU economy
have not brought the desired results
The new strategy “EU 2020” aims to create potential for growth and employment growth with actions at local / national and Community level, based on the achievements of Lisbon Strategy and new guidelines (innovation, green economy)
Conclusions
The Greek active employment policies:
Applied with considerable delay Did not have the desired effects as the youth and woman
unemployment rate remained at high levels Include in the period 2007-2013:
National scale and local employment actions New jobs to exploit new sources of growth based on:
• Knowledge and innovation• Green growth • The modernization and sustainability of the productive sectors of the
Greek Economy