10 Year Anniversary Week of Action

Save the date – on the week of 23 September, we will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of the PES Network’s launch. Keep an eye out on LinkedIn #PESnetwork #PES10years

21st PES Board Meeting under Belgian Presidency discusses digitalisation, use of AI in PES, and challenges ahead

During the 21st Public Employment Services (PES) Network Board Meeting, held on 6-7 June in Liège, Belgium, Heads of PES came together to discuss challenges, including digitalisation, career guidance and PES collaborations with enlargement countries. The meeting also addressed preparations for the 10th anniversary of the Network. Read more. 

PES Webinar: Insights into PES Capacity and Trends in 2023

On 18 June 2024, the PES Network hosted a webinar to present findings from its report on ‘Trends in PES: Assessment Report on PES Capacity 2023’, covering labour market dynamics, skilling and re-skilling, the Youth Guarantee, and green transitions. Read more. 

PESPod #21: A Lithuanian Perspective on the Future of Work

The latest episode of PESPod – the podcast of the PES Network - features a conversation with Inga Balnanosienė, Director of the Lithuanian PES and First Vice Chair of the PES Network. Ms Balnanosienė looks into the challenges, innovations, and aspirations shaping the European employment sector, including the introduction of AI and the importance of effective communication. Read more | Listen to the podcast. 

How Public Employment Services Can Help Attract Skilled Talent from Third Countries

A new Thematic Paper by the European Network of Public Employment Services examines the role of Public Employment Services (PES) in recruiting skilled labour among third country-nationals (TCNs). The role of PES in addressing labour and skills shortages by recruiting talent from abroad has been limited to date. However current labour market trends foster an increase in PES engagement. The Thematic paper draws on desk research, a survey to PES and a workshop held in Brussels in 2023. Read more. 

Tailoring Digital Services for Vulnerable Groups

Digital service delivery is, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic, omnipresent in the service offer provided by Public Employment Services (PES) and has proved to be effective in particular for jobseekers who are closer to the labour market. This however raises the question of whether and how to provide services online to jobseekers who either have no or very low levels of digital skills or who do not have the resources to access digital services. The European Network of Public Employment Service hosted a Thematic Review Workshop (TRW) in Croatia in November 2023 to explore these questions. A new Thematic Paper now summarises the key findings from this exchange. Read more. 

European Labour Market Barometer July 2024 - European Labour Market Barometer stabilises in positive territory

The European Labour Market Barometer rose compared to the previous month by 0.2 points to 100.4 points in July. Both components of the labour market leading indicator of the European Network of Public Employment Services and the IAB increased modestly. “The European employment services have become a little more optimistic again,” says Enzo Weber, IAB head of forecast. The employment component rose by 0.3 points to 101.6 points in July and thus remains moderately positive. The unemployment forecast component also increased slightly by 0.2 points to 99.2 points. Unemployment will therefore continue to rise slightly in the coming months. Read more. 

Attracting skilled labour from third countries: The role of Public Employment Services

PES Digital Services to Successfully Integrate Vulnerable Jobseekers

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Commission proposes guidelines for Member States' employment policies

The updated Europass platform turns four

Apprenticeships: a key solution to tackle labour and skills shortages (high level event)

Pension adequacy report underlines importance of resilient European pension systems in the face of global challenges

Joining EURES as member or partner

Report on Directive on posting of workers published 

New report on cross-border work in the EU and EFTA countries 

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