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Division THE EMPLOYMENT GUIDELINES (2005 to 2008) (Integrated Guidelines Nos 17 to 24)

United Kingdom

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  • Guideline No 17: Implement employment policies aiming at achieving full employment, improving quality and productivity at work, and strengthening social and territorial cohesion

  • Guideline No 18: Promote a lifecycle approach to work

  • Guideline No 19: Ensure inclusive labour markets, enhance work attractiveness, and make work pay for job-seekers, including disadvantaged people, and the inactive

  • Guideline No 20: Improve matching of labour market needs

  • Guideline No 21: Promote flexibility combined with employment security and reduce labour market segmentation, having due regard to the role of the social partners

  • Guideline No 22: Ensure employment-friendly labour cost developments and wage-setting mechanisms

  • Guideline No 23: Expand and improve investment in human capital

  • Guideline No 24: Adapt education and training systems in response to new competence requirements

  1. Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States
  2. Targets and benchmarks set in the framework of the European Employment Strategy