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OECD Tax Policy Reviews: Slovenia 2018

Public consultation: What should a fit-for-purpose public service look like?

How should we be managing our public employees and setting public employment policy? The OECD is developing the first international Recommendation on Public Service Leadership and Capability and we want to hear from you. A public consultation is open to all public employees and interested citizens. Deadline is the 14th September 2018.

Employment situation, first quarter 2018, OECD

OECD employment rate increases to 68.2% in the first quarter of 2018

Harmonised Unemployment Rates (HURs), OECD - Updated: July 2018

OECD unemployment rate down to 5.2% in May 2018

Rising employment overshadowed by unprecedented wage stagnation

Economic growth is picking up and unemployment has reached record lows in some OECD countries but wages continue to stagnate. Unless countries can break this cycle, public belief in the recovery will be undermined and labour market inequality will widen, according to a new OECD report.

Online public consultation on the draft Recommendation on Public Service Leadership and Capability

The OECD has launched an online public consultation on the draft Recommendation on Public Service Leadership and Capability. Governments, recruitment managers, human resource officials, international organisations, academics and individuals are encouraged to participate in this consultation and help shape the future of employment and leadership in the public sector. Deadline is the 14 September 2018.

Low productivity jobs driving employment growth in many OECD countries

Weak labour productivity growth continues to mark the world’s advanced economies and risks compromising improvements in living standards, says a new OECD report.

Countries should focus on labour market policies to help refugees and improve coordinated actions to tackle illegal immigration

Migration flows to OECD countries have dropped slightly for the first time since 2011, with around 5 million new permanent migrants in 2017, down from 5.3 million in 2016. This trend is mainly due to a significant decrease in new asylum applications, with 1.2 million applications in 2017 compared to 1.6 million in 2016, according to a new OECD report.

Action needed to tackle stalled social mobility

As income inequality has increased since the 1990s, social mobility has stalled, meaning that fewer people at the bottom have moved up while the richest have largely kept their fortunes. This has severe social, economic and political consequences, according to a new OECD report.

Harmonised Unemployment Rates (HURs), OECD - Updated: June 2018

OECD unemployment rate down to 5.3% in April 2018