BUSINESSEUROPE ASKS TO MOBILISE NATIONAL AND EU POLICIES FOR A JOB RICH RECOVERY

BUSINESSEUROPE stresses the importance of the employment package adopted by the European Commission today. Mobilising national and European policies “towards a job-rich recovery” is the way forward to get out of the crisis.

European companies have long asked for the adoption of national structural labour market reforms to:

• allow employers to create new jobs and hire more workers;
• ensure a better match between education and training outputs and labour market needs;
• reinforce the effectiveness of public employment services and avoid unemployment traps;

By contrast, measures that increase the rigidity of labour markets must be avoided and the exclusive competence of national industrial relations players to set wages must be respected.

„The European Commission must not only look at national labour market policy. It must also assess the impact of all EU policies on growth and employment. Industrial and innovation policies, single market and international trade initiatives play a crucial role in job creation” said BUSINESSEUROPE Director General Philippe de Buck.