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EPSU – young workers and precarious work Nick Clark Working Live Research Institute
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Main themes u 3 Key sectors: u Energy & water u Public administration, defence, social security u Health & social care u 16-24 year olds u Employment u Precarity u Collective bargaining u Training, progression & careers
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EU 27 and selected countries u Bulgaria u Czech Republic u France u Germany u Greece u Italy u Netherlands u Spain u UK
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Youth in the European labour market u High level of unemployment (21% compared to 10%, ranging from 8% Austria to 46% Spain) u Low activity rate (50-60%, compared to 70%+) u Increasing participation in tertiary education u In work, more likely to u Have temporary contract (4 times more likely) u Work part-time involuntarily u Be low paid u Less likely to u Be self-employed u Hit hard during the crisis
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Change in youth unemployment rates 2007- 2010 (EU 27)
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Part time as % of all workers, 15-24 yrs
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Proportion 16-24 year olds with temporary contract (Eurostat Q2 2010)
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Change in temporary employment
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Activity status young people EU 27, 2008 (from EMCO report no 5,2010)
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Policy context in Europe u Youth on the Move – Commission’s 2010 initiative, primarily aimed at improving educational levels, but also to launch “Youth employment framework” u Interventions to support young workers in OECD countries report (World Bank 2007) found direct employment strategies in US and Canada, but not Europe u European Employment Observatory Review, Youth employment measures, 2010 (published Feb 2011) – no policy initiatives reported relating to state as employer u Eurofound study (2011) finds active labour market strategies common government response (sometimes contested by unions), but again no mention of public sector’s role as employer u “Overall, governments’ policies towards young workers have tended to emphasise the importance of getting young people into work, no matter the quality of the jobs available.”
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YOUNG WORKERS & PUBLIC SERVICES
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Youth employment by sector 2005 (EU-25)
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Ranked by proportion of youth in population
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Sectoral change in employment by age 2008-2010 in France (Schulze-Marmeling, HERA on EIRO)
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Use of agency labour (CIETT figures)
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Job security and age: French civil service (2008)
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Youth as % all temps: health & social work q1 2008-q2 2011, EU 27
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Youth as % all temps: public admin, defence, social sec. q1 2008-q2 2011, EU 27
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Youth as % all temps: water, waste q1 2008-q2 2011, EU 27
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Youth as % all temps: electricity, gas, etc. q1 2008-q2 2011, EU 27
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summary from data u Unemployment becoming more widespread amongst Europe’ young workers u As measures (but not definitions) of precarity, temporary contracts and involuntary part time working more prevalent u Public services perform worse than economy as a whole in employing young workers – public administration universally the worst u Young workers more affected by crisis – particularly in public services
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Interviews – key themes u Forms of precarious work amongst young workers in target sectors, u Social dialogue: u Recruitment of young workers u Training for young workers u transition of young workers from precarious to more stable work u Precarious work: u Temporary contracts (including agencies) u Stages, apprenticeships u actions by unions
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Preliminary outcome from interviews u absence of recruitment of young workers u precarious forms of work u previous agreements being abandoned or breached u ending of government support programme u amendments to legal protections u development of youth networks
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