insecurity of the labour market

labour policy consultant | policy officer, labour market | labour market policy officer | policy officer at labour group

labour economics [4.7] [ labor economics | labour market theory | Labour market theory(STW) ]

job access [ access to the labour market | employment opportunity | job market | job perspective ]

labour market [ employment level | employment situation ]

labour market flexibility

labour market rigidities | rigidities in the labour market

preliminary decision based on the employment market

adapting instruction to labour markets | adjust instruction to labour market | adapt instruction to labour market | adapting instruction to labour market

assist in gaining access to job market | facilitating job market access | enable job market access | facilitate job market access

35. Notes that some labour reforms have introduced new contractual formulas and that, according to the Commission, some of these have increased precariousness in the labour markets, demanding in many instances unfair flexibility from younger generations; notes with concern the figures from some Member States whose rates of temporary employment are over 90 % for new contracts, which particularly affects young people and women, and which, according to the OECD, is one of the direct causes of increasing inequality, although, on occasion, such employment arrangements are specifically sought by workers with the aim of having a better work-li ...[+++]fe balance or additional earnings; calls on the Member States to establish synergies between national policies and the European cohesion policy in order to reinforce the effect on these priority groups; raises a particular concern about the expansion of ‘zero-hour contracts’; believes that all types of contractual arrangements should give workers access to a core set of rights and adequate social protection;

14. Notes that some labour reforms have introduced new contractual formulas and that, according to the Commission, some of these have increased precariousness in the labour markets, demanding in many instances unfair flexibility from younger generations; notes with concern the figures from some Member States whose rates of temporary employment are over 90 % for new contracts, which particularly affects young people and women, and which, according to the OECD, is one of the direct causes of increasing inequality, although, on occasion, such employment arrangements are specifically sought by workers with the aim of having a better work-li ...[+++]fe balance or additional earnings; calls on the Member States to establish synergies between national policies and the European cohesion policy in order to reinforce the effect on these priority groups; raises a particular concern about the expansion of ‘zero-hour contracts’; believes that all types of contractual arrangements should give workers access to a core set of rights and adequate social protection;

The uncertainty on the labour market affects women in general.

Discrimination, educational stereotypes, labour market segregation, precarious employment conditions, involuntary part-time work and the unbalanced sharing of care responsibilities with men affect the life choices and the economic independence of many women.