Encourage the assessment of public employment services' performance in relation to the labour-market integration of registered long-term unemployed persons, the sharing of experience and the exchange of good practices under the bench learning process of the European Network of Public Employment Services, established under Decision No 573/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on enhanced cooperation between public employment services (PES)

definition of instruments for the swift introduction of a European Youth Guarantee; a quality framework for internships and apprenticeships; decent and accessible public services; decent living wages with national minimum incomes preventing in-work poverty; social protection and portability of pension rights; access to affordable and adequate social housing; a social protection floor to guarantee equal access to essential health services regardless of income; the implementation of a social protocol to protect fundamental social ...[+++] and labour rights; equal pay for male and female workers for equal work or work of equal value; and a renewed health and safety strategy;

– definition of instruments for the swift introduction of a European Youth Guarantee; a quality framework for internships and apprenticeships; decent and accessible public services; decent living wages with national minimum incomes preventing in-work poverty; social protection and portability of pension rights; access to affordable and adequate social housing; a social protection floor to guarantee equal access to essential health services regardless of income; the implementation of a social protocol to protect fundamental soci ...[+++]al and labour rights; equal pay for male and female workers for equal work or work of equal value; and a renewed health and safety strategy;

38. Stresses that learning the language of the host country forms the basis for success in the service-oriented European labour market; further stresses that Member States must ensure that sufficient language learning opportunities are available, so that language barriers in the world of work cease to be an obstacle, and welcomes businesses’ own initiatives in this area;

12. Stresses that improving the delivery of adult learning, the provision of information and making it easier to combine work with family life are essential to raise participation and are stimulating if they are combined with incentives. Measures to promote effective delivery include availability of learning sites, facilitating learning at the workplace by adjusting working hours, childcare facilities locally, distance learning services for the disabled or vulnerable in remote areas, information and guidance on lifelong learning measures and on job opportunities, tailored programs and availability of flexible teaching arrangements, must ...[+++]also be generally recognized and should contribute to professional advancement;

36. Stresses that improving the delivery of adult learning, the provision of information and making it easier to combine work with family life are essential to raise participation and are stimulating if they are combined with incentives. Measures to promote effective delivery include the availability of learning sites, facilitating learning at the workplace by adjusting working hours, childcare facilities locally, distance learning services for the disabled or vulnerable in remote areas, information and guidance on lifelong learning measures and on job opportunities, tailored programmes and availability of flexible teaching arrangements, ...[+++] must also be generally recognized and should contribute to professional advancement;