EU calls for immediate action to drive down youth unemployment

EU calls for immediate action to drive down youth unemployment - Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion - European Commission:

The main actions financed directly by the Commission in the new 'Youth Opportunities initiative' are:

• using €4m to help Member States set up 'youth guarantee' schemes to ensure young people are either in employment, education or training within four months of leaving school;
• dedicating € 1.3 million to support the setting up of apprenticeships through the European Social Fund. An increase of 10% by the end of 2013 would add a total of 370,000 new apprenticeships;
• using €3m of the European Social Fund Technical Assistance to support Member States in the setting up of support schemes for young business starters and social entrepreneurs;
• gearing funds as much as possible towards placements in enterprises and targeting at least 130,000 placements in 2012 under ERASMUS and Leonardo da Vinci,
• providing financial assistance in 2012-2013 to 5,000 young people to find a job in another Member State through the 'Your first EURES job' initiative
• reinforcing the budget allocation for the European Voluntary Service in order to provide at least 10,000 volunteering opportunities in 2012
• presenting in 2012 a framework for high quality traineeships in the EU
• ensuring around 600 further exchanges under Erasmus for entrepreneurs in 2012.

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Monster Employment: December 2011 Index Highlights

European Online Recruitment Registers Annual Growth of
11%, According to the Monster Employment  Index


The detailed report (.pdf) can be found here

December 2011 Index Highlights:
• The Monster Employment Index Europe demonstrates a year-over-year growth of 11 percent in December,
the slowest rate of growth seen in the Index since mid- 2010
• Germany continues to report the strongest growth trend of 32 percent, followed by 6 percent growth in UK
and 4 percent in Sweden
• Belgium, France, Italy and Netherlands weigh down the Index with negative annual growth
• Engineering, up 28 percent, continues to register the largest rate of annual growth of all industries and
leads for the fourth consecutive month despite a slightly eased pace from the 32 percent annual growth
recorded in November
• Telecommunications, Production and Environment, architecture and urbanism record positive growth in
December
• Public sector, down 14 percent, continues to remain among the slowest growth industries. Legal and
Management and consulting also track annual rates of decline

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DutchNews.nl - Holland's 20 biggest employers are cutting 37,000 jobs

DutchNews.nl - Holland's 20 biggest employers are cutting 37,000 jobs:

"The 20 biggest employers in the Netherlands have plans to cut their combined workforce by around 8% or 37,000 jobs in the coming months, the Volkskrant reported at the weekend.

The paper bases its claims on an analysis of the top 100 Dutch employers - with a combined workforce of some 830,000.

Top of the list is the ministry of defence with 48,000 workers, followed by the police with 37,000. The armed forces are slashing employment numbers in an effort to save €1bn on the ministry's budget.

The biggest private employer in the Netherlands is Rabobank, with 33,000 workers, followed by Ahold, parent of the Albert Heijn supermarkets, on 28,000.

According to the latest figures from the government's macro-economic policy unit CPB, the Dutch unemployment rate is currently 5.8%, or 455,000 people. According to CPB forecasts, this is set to rise to 6.5% next year. "

Randstad Holding - Agency work industry created 900,000 new jobs for Europe

Randstad Holding - Agency work industry created 900,000 new jobs for Europe

Agency work enables change: in Europe 900,000 new jobs were created in the last two years, mainly resulting from countries that have reformed their labor markets. However, the role of private employment services is still undervalued according to the new Ciett/Boston Consultancy Group global research 'Adapting to change'.

Graduate Jobs, Schemes and Internships UK | Milkround

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