Labour market reforms must continue according to the Commission's Joint Employment Report
The Joint Employment Report (JER) was adopted on Monday 9 March by the EU's Council of Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs.
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According to the JER, the employment and social situation continues to cause concern and reforms supporting the well-functioning of the labour markets must continue.
Other recommendations include:
- stepping up of the Youth Guarantee implementation,
- investing adequately in human capital through education and training to increase productivity,
- reintegrate long term unemployed in the labour market,
- improve tax benefits systems to support job creation
- tackle gender gaps
- modernise social protection systems to provide effective protection for all.
The report's analysis is based upon
- employment and social developments in Europe;
- the implementation of the employment guidelines;
- the examination of the National Reform Programmes that led to the Country Specific Recommendations,
- and the assessment of their implementation so far.