Published on 12th September 2019
Skills mismatches and labour force shortages are becoming a worrying trend in many EU Member States and jeopardizes future innovation and productivity in several sectors. To reverse this trend, a coalition of European cross-industry and sectoral employers’ organisations, including the World Employment Confederation-Europe, proposes concrete actions:
“Skills development and labour mobility contributing to a better matching of labour market demand, are at the centre of the private employment services industry. As the voice of the sector in Europe, we fully support the joint statement and urge EU Member States to implement reforms of the educational systems, based on social innovation”, explains Michael Freytag, Public Affairs Manager at the World Employment Confederation-Europe.
Around 13 million new jobs have been created since 2014 in the EU, but many vacancies are left unfilled and many employers are facing difficulties finding the people with the skills they need.