A good time for making work pay? Taking stock of in-work benefits and related measures across the OECD (OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers No. 81)

This paper discusses the rationale for in-work benefits, summarises the main design features of programmes operated in OECD countries, and provides an update of what is known about their effectiveness in terms of reducing inequalities and creating employment…

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Main features of The Public Employment Service in Poland (Social, Employment and Migration Working Paper No. 80, 2009)

This report describes the organisation of employment services, labour market programmes, unemployment insurance (UI) benefits and social assistance in Poland according to the legislation that was in force until January 2009.

Managing highly-skilled labour migration: a comparative analysis of migration policies and challenges in OECD countries (Employment, Social and Migration Working paper No. 79, 2009)

Most OECD countries expect growing shortages of highly-skilled labour in the coming twodecades, and immigration is viewed as one way of addressing these.

Sweden’s sickness and disability reforms on track but could be improved, says OECD

Sweden’s ongoing reforms of its sickness and disability policies are a step in the right direction but more needs to be done if they are to live up to their promise, according to a new OECD report.

Activation Policies in Ireland (Social, Employment and Migration Working Paper No. 75, 2009)

This working paper examines the performance of the Public Employment Service (PES) and the effectiveness of the activation strategies in Ireland.

Activation policies in Norway (Social, Employment and Migration Working Paper No. 78, 2009)

Over the past years, labour market conditions in Norway have been better than elsewhere in the OECD area, reflecting strong economic and productivity growth. But the the labour market is now affected by the global financial and economic crisis and the significant decline in oil and gas prices.

Japan could do more to help young people find stable jobs

Young people in Japan are finding it increasingly hard to get stable jobs and the Japanese authorities should expand vocational training schemes and increase social security coverage for young non-regular workers in order to help them.

Sickness, Disability and Work (Vol. 3): Denmark, Finland, Ireland and the Netherlands

This third report in the OECD series Sickness, Disability and Work looks specifically at the cases of Denmark, Finland, Ireland and the Netherlands, and highlights the roles of institutions and policies.

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The Czech Public Employment Service (PES) with more or less its current form was established in 1991 when the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic commenced transition to a market economy.

Long Time-Series for Public Expenditure on Labour Market Programmes (Employment, Social and Migration Working paper No. 73, 2008)

This paper documents how data for the 1985-2002 period have been used to reconstruct time-series comparable to the series currently available.