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HomeThe roles of PES in supporting structural changes
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The dramatic events brought about by the COVID-19 crisis in the first half of 2020 put this thematic paper in an unforeseen emergency context. The priorities in the EU, as well as elsewhere in the world, quickly shifted to short-term concerns such as the best ways to limit the propagation of the virus (through various forms of containment), increase the number of hospital beds and develop intensive care capacities. Another immediate challenge has been coping with the risk of a financial collapse, with a massive reduction of economic activity and the repercussions for earnings and employment. Here, the Public Employment Services (PES) of the EU Member States are at the forefront, cushioning the shock and helping firms and workers – whether employed or unemployed – to bridge the gap and maintain their consumption and their competencies. The main tool at their disposal is short-term working schemes that protect firms as well as workers and limit the swelling of the ranks of the unemployed.These exceptional, hopefully temporary, challenges are a resilience test for our societies. Structural change through job destruction and job creation is a longer-term process but even in the present shock some structural changes are already happening or will occur soon (for example, through the possible bankruptcy of many Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), and the speeding up of the digitalisation of the economy through homeworking). Rather than addressing the present short-term challenges, this paper deals with the immediate next steps and those that follow.Structural change often arises from brutal and abrupt events, for example, when mass redundancies disrupt the life of a city or territory. The present and upcoming events will converge to create a renewed need for reactive, proactive and cooperative responses within dismissing organisations and across labour markets.This paper contains six parts. The introductory chapter briefly puts into perspective the progressive shift of PES’ roles from curative and ex post interventions to anticipatory and proactive measures. Chapter 1 focuses on forecasting and anticipating the activities of PES. In chapter 2 we examine the role of PES in supporting structural changes in a preventive way. In chapter 3 the focus is on dealing with mass redundancies, whether potential or occurring. Chapter 4 discusses the consequences of such evolutions on the way PES provide and combine their services, either internally or along with other partners. The last chapter brings the paper together with concluding remarks.
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- Tematy Polityka zatrudnienia
- Temat: bezrobocie cykliczne , krótki okres zatrudnienia , ograniczanie zatrudnienia , pośrednictwo pracy , tworzenie miejsc pracy , walka z bezrobociem , świadczenie usług
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| ISSN | ISBN 978-92-76-21379-6 | DOI 10.2767/325737 | Numer katalogowy KE-03-20-560-EN-N |
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