1. Facilitating Job Mobility in Europe
EURES
Facilitating Job Mobility in Europe
Michael McDadd
Department for Work and Pensions

2. Background EURES set up in 1993
Based on Regulation 1612/68 (codified as 492/2011)
Promoting the freedom of movement of workers
Enabling the transnational, interregional and cross-border exchange of vacancies and job applications
Clearance of vacancies and applications for employment
Making European labour markets open to all

3. A service to boost mobility
Limited geographical mobility
High unemployment rates co-existing with bottleneck vacancies and skills shortages across the Union
Boost "mobility" to enhance growth and employment
Enlargement of the free movement of workers' space to 32 countries
Europe 2020 target of 75% employment rate

4. EURES Network 900+ EURES Advisers
90% work for the public employment services
Provide information, guidance and placement services
500 ‘European Job Days’ each year
Recruitment and placement projects
1m jobseeker contacts pa
100,000 employer contacts pa 4

5. EURES contacts April 2012- March 2013

6. EURES contacts April 2012- March 2013

7. EURES Job Mobility Portal eures.europa.eu
1.25m jobs, 1.1m CVs, 30,000 registered employers 7

8. Vacancies Types of Vacancies
In the First Quarter of 2013, the recruitment for low to medium skilled jobs declined, where as there was an increase demand for education, health care and business professionals. 8

9. EURES CV Search

12. Europeanjobdays.eu

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16. Priority target group: Young Unemployed
Youth unemployment (under 25) stands at 5.69 million in the EU27, with million of these in the EA17
In March 2013, the youth unemployment rate was 23.5% in the EU27 and 24.0% in the EA17
The lowest rates were observed in Germany (7.6%), Austria (7.6%) and the Netherlands (10.5%)
The highest rates were observed in Greece (59.1% in December 2012), Spain (55.9%), Italy (37.4%) and Portugal (38.3%) 16

17. EURES in ACTION EURES, your job in Europe video clip

18. . EURES in the UK DWP: 12 EURES advisers DELNI: 2 EURES advisers
Every month, EURES UK:
advises 2350 jobseekers
works with 170 employers
supports 180 PES staff
contact with 110 partners
330,000 searches on Universal Jobmatch each month for jobs in Europe 1 2 1 2 2 1 3 2

19. EURES Reform
Throughout 2013 co-operation between DG EMPL and MS ("EURES Reform correspondents") for a regular exchange of information on the preparation at national level and to share views on how to elaborate the operational objectives
Internal reflections in MS on the use of the ESF to support intra-EU labour mobility activities; consultations with the Commission
Adoption of the new Charter before the end of 2013
Establishment of the National Co-ordination Offices – 1 January 2014
Designation of EURES Partners – 1 January 2014

20. EURES reform for Employers
Presenting employers with a pool of candidates with required skills to develop and grow their businesses
Focus on bottleneck and niche vacancies
Increase EURES flexibility to adapt and adjust
Creating a more integrated European jobs market
Analysis of job vacancy markets (The European Vacancy Monitor, The European Job Mobility Bulletin, forthcoming European Jobs Report)

21. New elements of the reformed EURES
Focusing on employment results in matching, placement and recruitment
Public Employment Services (PES) and Private Employment Services cooperate when delivering EURES
Expanding EURES scope to support targeted mobility schemes at EU level:
initiated and implemented at national level
launched by the European Commission

22. EURES reform for Social Partners
Participation in the new governance structure at European level
Delivery of services in accordance with the new service catalogue – either complementary or universal services
Participation in the meetings as observers ( or invited to the EURES Co-ordination Group)
Consulted on annual work programmes for EURES activities drafted by the Member States

23. EURES Network and the European Commission
Provision of ”horizontal support” in terms of:
“Strategic umbrella' for the communication activities of the EURES network
The EURES web portal
Ensuring Social Media presence of the EURES network
Centrally producing information products (newsletters, success stories, statistics…)
Continuous help, support, training and advice for the development of national strategies and activities.
Training EURES staff
Facilitation of networking, mutual learning and exchange of good practice.

24. Building blocks of future EURES charter
The EURES Service catalogue - with a description of Universal and Complementary services
The programming, monitoring and reporting cycle for the national EURES Members to each other and to the Commission
The accreditation system for re-establishing the national network
Quality standards, task descriptions and profiles of EURES staff
Uniform system and common models for the exchange of information

25. The new legal base Regulation (EU) 492/2011
Commission Decision 2012/733/EU
EURES Charter
ESF Regulation which includes a reference to "mobility" under investment priority 1
Programme for Social Change and Innovation (PSCI)" with the introduction of a "EURES-axis"

26. Related Developments
Your First EURES Job – Preparatory action 2011 – testing a targeted mobility scheme to help young EU nationals aged to find work in other Member States, combining customised job-matching with financial incentives.
Possibility to develop a "EURES jobs for young persons programme" under the PSCI – public consultation first half 2013
Request from the European Council in June 2012 to include information on apprenticeships and traineeships in EURES. Questionnaire launched; testing and discussions in the course of 2013.
Possibility to support the extension of this kind of matching in the EURES service delivery package of PES in Member States

27. Next steps Replacing COM Decision (2003/8/EC) with a new Decision
Transmission of the Decision to the Member States
Throughout Commission and Member States to prepare for the implementation of EURES reform (including drafting of the Charter)
January 2014 – implementation of EURES reform

28. Facilitating Job Mobility in Europe
EURES
Facilitating Job Mobility in Europe
Michael McDadd
Department for Work and Pensions