Public consultation on service provision to long-term unemployed

Employment, Social Affairs

All citizens and organisations that are interested in and/or affected by policy on long-term unemployment are welcome to contribute to this consultation. Contributions are particularly sought from central, regional and local governments, ministries, public authorities, workers' organisations/trade unions, employers' organisations, small or medium enterprises, large companies, NGOs, individual citizens, researchers/academics and think-tanks/consultancies.

The main purpose of this consultation is to collect thoughts and opinions from citizens, key stakeholders and experts on measures for long-term unemployed to bring them back into employment, and to shorten the period they are unemployed. In particular we would be grateful to hear your views on:

• integration of different services to long-term unemployed
• an individualised approach to support of long-term unemployed
• mutual responsibilities of long-term unemployed and service providers
• incentives and services for employers to take up long-term unemployed
• way forward for EU level initiatives in this area
• the categories of long-term unemployed that need most support

We welcome contributions from citizens, organisations and public authorities through online questionnaire (EUSurvey).

Please note that in order to ensure a fair and transparent consultation process only responses received through the online questionnaire will be taken into account and included in the report summarising the responses.

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