1. Council recommendation on the integration of the long term unemployed in the labour market
Anita VELLA,
Deputy Head of Unit,
European Commission,
DG EMPL/Unit B1 – Employment Strategy

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,
Information on job offers and
available support, including EURES
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, timelines and obligations of the beneficiary
obligations: taking active steps to find jobs, accepting suitable
work, attending E&T, re-qualification or ALMPs
Service provider'(s) offer : job search assistance, in work assistance
Validation, rehabilitation, counselling, guidance, educatoin,
VET, work experience, social support, ECEC, health and long-term care, debt counselling, housing and transport.

10. Consortium of organisations
Identification of a SPOC
Employment service
Social authority
Integrated jobcentre
Local authority
Consortium of organisations
Private structure

11. Role: Ensure service continuity
SPOC: Job Integration Agreement (1)
Role: Ensure service continuity
Agree coordinated service offer: employment +social services
Smooth and secure transmission of info on LTU support hisotry and individual assessments between service providers
Dissemination of information on job vacancies

12. Discuss and sign the JIA with the registered LTU jobseeker
SPOC: Job Integration Agreement (2)
Discuss and sign the JIA with the registered LTU jobseeker
Monitor the implementation of the JIA
Regular contacts with long-term unemployed OR
Information flows with support service institutions in charge of
delivering services identified in the JIA
If necessary, update the JIA
Ensure necessary exchanges between institutions to decide on the need to update the JIA.

13. Services for employers Focus financial incentives
Closer links to employers
Better understanding of enterprise and LTU needs.
Partnership
Screening job vacancies, placement and post-placement support, workplace mentoring and training .
Services for employers
Recruitment subsidies and reduction of soc. insurance contributions to increase job opportunities for LTU.
Focus financial incentives

14. Estimates for programming 2014-2020:
Recommendations to the COM and MS
Cooperate with MS to make best use of the European Structural and Investment Funds, in accordance with relevant 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%

15. Whether registered LTU regained employment
3 key components
Monitoring
Within EMCO and in collaboration with SPC and PES Network– multilateral surveillance and JAF.
Whether registered LTU regained employment
Sustainable integration in LM
Use of Job Integration Agreement
PES performance assessment under benchlearning
Evaluation
Evaluation in 3 years following adoption on lessons learned.
Individual assessment
Single point of contact
Job Integration Agreement