News
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28/10/2015
Two-speed road to gender equality - unequal labour market attachment of mothers
We recently wrote about maternal employment. We illustrated the great variation across countries in employment rates of mothers of young children and concluded that various institutional factors and policies impact on the access of mothers to the labour market.
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26/10/2015
#lovemyapprenticeship photo and video contest!
Are you an apprentice? Then why not try your luck in our #lovemyapprenticeship contest – a photo and video competition running from 26 October to 23 November for apprentices across Europe. It’s your chance to show everyone how great your apprenticeship is and win a prize!
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21/10/2015
Different conditions of older people across the EU
The rapid ageing of the EU has put emphasis on the need to extend working lives and has highlighted the importance of the employment and social situation of older people.
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20/10/2015
Pension reforms in Greece and Turkish government to boost women participating in the labour market
Two new Flash Reports prepared by the European Social policy Network (ESPN) are now available and provide information on the ongoing pension reforms in Greece and measures undertaken by the Turkish government to boost female labour market participation.
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19/10/2015
Commission and European Investment Fund mobilise €237 million in loans to support 20,000 European micro-enterprises
20,000 micro-enterprises will get access to loans worth 237 million euro under the European Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI).
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14/10/2015
Why older women are much more exposed to the risk of poverty than older men
Europe is ageing. More than 130 million people in the European Union, or about a quarter of the total population, receive a pension. By and large, the national pension systems make sure that older citizens receive a stable income after the end of their working life and are not threatened by poverty. In fact, the risk of being poor in the EU is lower among the elderly above age 65 as compared to the population below age 65.
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12/10/2015
EU support for safer workplaces and fair production in producing countries
Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility, Marianne Thyssen, and Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven Mimica, announced EU support for the G7's 'Vision Zero Fund' today.
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09/10/2015
Employment & social situation: EU economy continues its moderate but consistent growth
Labour markets and social indicators in the EU continue to gradually improve, benefitting from the strengthening in economic activity, according to the latest edition of the Employment and Social Situation Quarterly Review.
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07/10/2015
Who survives in self-employment?
Promoting self-employment and entrepreneurship has a strong potential to create jobs, strengthen the EU’s innovation capacity and give unemployed and disadvantaged people an opportunity to fully participate in society and the economy (provided they get the necessary support to make the transition).
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05/10/2015
Adequate pensions: new report calls for measures to enable people to work until they reach the pension age
Europe’s pension systems can be expected to deliver adequate pensions also to future generations of retirees provided Member States pursue strong policies to enable as many workers as possible to stay in jobs until they reach the statutory pension age, a new report on pension adequacy shows.