1. Proposal for a Council recommendation on the integration of the long term unemployed in the labour market COM(2015) 462
ESF Committee
23 October 2015

2. 12 million long-term unemployed

3. Transitions to employment
Finding a job becomes increasingly harder after 12 months of unemployment…

4. Problem definition CONTINUITY COVERAGE
73% of LTU registered
CONTINUITY
Change of support institution for LTU in 21 MS
LABOUR MARKET FOCUS
Focus of interventions on public works
INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT
No systematic individual plans in 10 MS

5. Initiative -
Objectives
General objective
Support Member States to increase transitions from long term unemployment to employment.
Specific objectives
increase coverage with higher registration and active support for the long-term unemployed.
ensure continuity and coordination between relevant services
increase the effectiveness of interventions aimed at both the long-term unemployed and employers.

6. 2. Individual assessment 3. Job Integration Agreement
Three steps to go back to work
Objective
Support Member States to increase transitions from long term unemployment to employment
2. Individual assessment
1. Registration
3. Job Integration Agreement
months

7. Registration
Encourage the registration of the LTU with an employment service, in particular through improved information provision on the support available
Share of long-term unemployed registered with employment services, 2014

8. employability prospects, barriers to employment,
(Re-)assessment
Ensure that all long-term unemployed are offered in-depth individual assessments and guidance at the latest when they reach 18 months of unemployment.
Should cover:
employability prospects,
barriers to employment,
previous job search efforts,
personalised guidance
Interventions between 12 and 18 months to address:
Drop in transitions to employment during this period
Shift in responsibility between authorities in charge

9. Job integration agreement
Make an offer that targets the specific needs of the LTU and combines services and measures provided by different organisations in the form of a job integration agreement
Individual service offer
targeting individual specific needs
combining services and measures provided by different orgs
explicit goals
mutual obligations
Single point of contact
ensure service continuity
deliver a coordinated service offer

10. Services for employers Focus financial incentives
Closer links to employers
Better understanding of employer needs.
Partnership
Encourage companies to use employment services to recruit LTU and sustain their employment.
Services for employers
Increase job opportunities for LTU.
Focus financial incentives

11. Estimates for programming 2014-2020:
Recommendations to the Commission
Cooperate with MS to make best use of the European Structural and Investment Funds, in accordance with existing investment priorities.
Estimates for programming :
11 bn Euro 8i active labour market measures
12.9 bn Euro 9i social inclusion
1 bn Euro 8vii capacity of labour market actors
ESF allocation, EU28
Share of unemployed in ESF beneficiaries
31,3%
> 41%
…of which: long-term unemployed
28,2%
> 25%
Share of long-term unemployed in total beneficiaries
8,8%
> 10%

12. Evaluation in 3 years following adoption on lessons learned.
Proposal overview
3 key components
Monitoring
Within 6 months after adoption, EMCO to draw up a set of monitoring indicators, including a reporting mechanism.
Evaluation
Evaluation in 3 years following adoption on lessons learned.
Individual assessment
Single point of contact
Job Integration Agreement