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Newsletter June, 2021

“How to make remote work, work for everyone”, an Adecco Group White Paper

June, 2021
  • A recently published White Paper from the Adecco Group entitled “How to make remote work, work for everyone”, provides a comparative overview of the legislation on remote work in 16 countries and outlines a set of recommendations for employers and governments to successfully accompany a transition towards a hybrid work model.

Proposal for a reform of the Swedish Labour Law

June, 2021
  • On 7th June, the Swedish Minister of Labour, Eva Nordmark, presented to the Parliament/Government a proposal for a reform to the Swedish labour law.  

EU social partners of the metal, engineering and technology-based industries renewed their Pledge on apprenticeships

June, 2021
  • The renewed declaration outlines the importance of avoiding the risk of losing the next generation of industrial workers by relaunching high-quality and effective apprenticeships.
  • It contains also a call for Member States to put apprenticeships in their recovery agendas and to allocate adequate funding.

2021 International Labour Conference approved a Resolution on Covid-19 response

June, 2021
Newsletter April, 2021

Skills strategies for a sustainable world of work: a joint publication WBCSD and GAN

April, 2021
  • The publication looked into questions such as “What is the risk of not addressing skills mismatches?”, “How to prepare a corporate skills strategy?”
  • The 16 case studies are key to understand the business case for upskilling

Career guidance to fill the skills gaps

April, 2021
  • Following an OECD report from January 2021, private employment agencies’ managers and employment experts recall the importance of career guidance.
  • Career guidance must gain visibility but also be improved through subsidies and more effective services.
Newsletter February, 2021

Federation of Egyptian Industries provides services to support SMEs and society

February, 2021
  • The Federation of Egyptian Industries (FEI) launched new services for improving digital skills of SMEs
  • It also started offering support to companies willing to participate in the rehabilitation of Egyptian villages

IOE calls for leveraging digital opportunities

February, 2021
  • IOE responds to the recently published ILO World Employment and Social Outlook Report by underlying that digital platforms are important contributors to fostering innovation, reducing unemployment and alleviating poverty.
  • This and other topics will be the subject of a Discussion Forum on 11 March 2021

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