Jobs for Youth/Des emplois pour les jeunes

ISSN :: 1997-6844 (en ligne)
ISSN :: 1997-6836 (imprimé)
DOI :: 10.1787/19976844

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Improving the performance of youths in the labour market is a crucial challenge in OECD countries facing persistent youth unemployment. This series includes, for each subject country: an examination of the the school-to-work transition process, a survey of the main barriers to employment for young people, an assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of existing measures to improve the transition from school-to-work, and a set of policy recommendations for further action by the public authorities and social partners.

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Jobs for Youth/Des emplois pour les jeunes: Slovak Republic 2007

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Auteur(s):: OCDE

Date de publication :: 26 juin 2007
Pages :: 110
ISBN :: 9789264032705 (PDF) ; 9789264032699 (imprimé)
DOI :: 10.1787/9789264032705-en

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Improving the performance of youth in the labour market is a crucial challenge in OECD countries facing persistent youth unemployment. Getting off to a good start facilitates integration and lays the foundation for a good career, while a poor beginning can be difficult to make up. This report surveys the main barriers to employment for young people in the Slovak Republic, and assesses the adequacy and effectiveness of existing measures to improve the transition from school to work. The report also provides a set of policy recommendations for further action by the public authorities and social partners.

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Table des matières

Summary and Main Recommendations
Introduction
Chapter 1. The Challenge Ahead
-Demographic and Macroeconomic Trends
-Employment
-Unemployment
-Mobility
-The Transition from School to Work
-A Comparison of the Youth Labour Market in 1995and 2005
-Summary
Chapter 2. The Role of Education and Training
-Improving the Performance of Education
-Changes in the Educational System
-Combining School and Work is Not Common
-Intermediate Situations between School and Work
-The Education System Needs Further Reform
-Training
-Summary
Chapter 3. Barriers to Youth Unemployment
-Perceptions of Employers
-Labour Costs
-Employment Protection Legislation
-Are Maternity Protection Legislation and Parental Leave Barriers to the Employment of Young Women?
-Summary
Chapter 4. The Role of Welfare Benefits and Activation Policies
-Child Allowance, Unemployment Benefits and Social Assistance
-Helping Young Jobseekers with the Search
-Measures to Increase Young Workers' Employability
-Summary
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