News
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14/10/2018
EaSI case study: The Colour Kitchen
“We pride ourselves in being a place where you can be who you are, where you can discover your talents and ultimately bring out the best in yourself,” says Christine de Mes, Director of The Colour Kitchen.
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11/10/2018
ESCO one year on: major uptake by public and private organisations shows its added value
One year after its launch, ESCO has already been used in a substantial number of IT implementations covering a variety of areas. Examples include: recruiting, matching skills to jobs and trainings, career planning, documenting peoples' skills and qualifications and analysing labour market trends.
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10/10/2018
European Commission and OECD launch entrepreneurship tool
The European Commission and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have jointly published a tool which can act as a catalyst to make entrepreneurship policies in a city, region or EU country more inclusive and more social.
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02/10/2018
Commission proposes €2.3 million from European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to help media workers in Greece
The European Commission has proposed to mobilise €2.3 million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to help 550 workers made redundant in the publishing sector in Attica (Greece). The funds will help the workers in their transition to new jobs.
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02/10/2018
EaSI Technical Assistance for Microfinance entering a new phase
The European Commission will directly manage the EaSI Technical Assistance, working closely with Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and MicroFinanza Rating.
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02/10/2018
European Skills Index published
Cedefop’s European Skills Index (ESI), a composite index that measures the performance of a country’s skills system, has been published on the EU Skills Panorama.
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28/09/2018
EPIC publishes policy memo on supporting family-friendly workplaces
The European Platform for Investing in Children (EPIC) has published a policy memo which provides an overview of policies and initiatives in EU countries supporting family-friendly workplaces.
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28/09/2018
Youth Guarantee – New report highlights innovative approaches to reach out to young people
The report highlights concrete practices, building on the first five years of implementation of the Youth Guarantee to draw out lessons learned and challenges on improving outreach to NEETs.
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27/09/2018
Peer Review meeting on the efficient transposition, implementation and enforcement of EU OSH legislation on 19-20 June 2018
The Peer Review meeting on the transposition, implementation and enforcement of EU occupational safety and health (OSH) legislation was hosted by the Danish Working Environment Authority and the Danish Ministry of Employment.
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26/09/2018
Commissioner Thyssen receives Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary
Marianne Thyssen, Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility, received Michael O'Leary, CEO of Ryanair to discuss the current dispute at the airline company on the application of labour law and the steps Ryanair is taking.