# Council Decision of 12 July 2005 on Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (2005/600/EC), Division THE EMPLOYMENT GUIDELINES (2005 to 2008): (Integrated Guidelines Nos 17 to 24)

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

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

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2005/600/annex/division/THE (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2005-600/annex/division-THE
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