For example, standards are set by  legislation and institutional framework conditions  dialogue, mutual learning and coordination European Lisbon Strategy Objective = more and better jobs Management by integrated guidelines  Broad economic guidelines  Employment policy guidelines Triad of economic policy, employment and social cohesion UN Expert Group Meeting on Full Employment and Decent Work Arnold Hemmann

European Employment Strategy EU-wide framework of standards with implementation requirement and outcome monitoring Objectives:  Full employment  Enhancement of quality and productivity at work  Strengthening of social and territorial cohesion UN Expert Group Meeting on Full Employment and Decent Work Arnold Hemmann

Coordination mechanisms of the European Employment Strategy  Employment Guidelines  National Reform Programmes  EU Employment Report  Country-specific Recommendations UN Expert Group Meeting on Full Employment and Decent Work Arnold Hemmann

Structural characteristics  Management by objectives  Monitoring  Comprehensive approach  Coordination  Mutual learning UN Expert Group Meeting on Full Employment and Decent Work Arnold Hemmann

The objectives of the European Employment Strategy include i.a.:  Increase of women‘s employment  Reduction of wage gaps between men and women  Provision of childcare facilities These three objectives  are strategically linked  promote employment and equal opportunities UN Expert Group Meeting on Full Employment and Decent Work Arnold Hemmann

In Germany, implementation by multidimensional approach such as:  involvement of companies  active equal opportunities policy  expansion of childcare facilities  increase of the share of women in forward looking an promising occupations  possibilities to return after periods of leave UN Expert Group Meeting on Full Employment and Decent Work Arnold Hemmann

Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States Guidelines 17 Objectives:  full employment  improving quality and productivity at work  social and territorial cohesion Guidelines 18  life-cycle (measures for young and eldery people; labour participation of women) Guidelines 19  inclusive labour markets  work attractiveness for job-seekers Guidelines 20  matching of labour market needs

Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States Guidelines 21  flexibility and employment security  reduce labour market segmentation  role of social partners Guidelines 22  labour cost and wage-setting mechanisms Guidelines 23  investment in human capital Guidelines 24  education and training systems for new competence requirements

EU - Benchmarks  every unemployed person is offered a new start in the form of training, retraining, work practice (youth: within 6 months; adult: within 12 months)  25% of long-term unemployment in active measures by 2010  job-seekers are able to consult all job vacancies  an increase by 5 years of the effective average exit age from the labour market by 2010

EU - Benchmarks  provision of childcare at least 90% of children between 3 and mandatory school and 33% under 3 years by 2010  EU average less than 10% early school leavers  85% of 22-year-olds should have completed upper secondary education by 2010  participation in lifelong learning should be at least 12.5 % of the adults working-age population (EU average)