Work to Work mediation

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2 Work to Work mediation Mobility Centre Automotive Theo Keulen

3 Policy Context Flexibility,mobility and sustainable employability are key words in modern labour market policy Work to work arrangements are a crucial element Primary employers and employees are responsible ( in the framework of the Unemployment Law) PES play an important role in the field of managing successful transitions on and to the labourmarket. Work to work is one of these transitions CWI is assigned to prevent dependency on benefits (one of its KPI concerns the prevention ratio) Pagina 3

4 Practical context Work to work arrangements are mostly part of social plans which are concluded between employers and trade unions in case of mass redundancy. This arrangements have usually a long duration CWI and UWV may offer services ( including reintegration measures) to those employees whose unemployment spell will start over 4 months The role of CWI and UWV is facilitating the arrangements and are not competing with private providers ( e.g outplacement agencies) which are contracted. Pagina 4

5 Nedcar Spring 2006: Announcement to stop the production of Smart Forfour Redundancy of 2000 employees of Nedcar and supply companies; Characteristics of the employees Avg age: 42 Avg company years: 20 Little formal education Much inhouse training Pagina 5

6 Action Mobility Centre Automotive (MCA) Concentration of services in one premise under one logo (visibility, accessibility) Intensifying services-directed to work, more interventions and a short cycle ( plan-check-do) Integration of services and providers( one manager,one process, one common goal) Objective: 80% replacement within the 18 months Sept. 2006: first registrations. Pagina 6

7 Partners in MCA CWI and UWV Municipalities Province of Limburg Temporary work agencies Reintegration companies Knowledge centres vocational education Nedcar One may say: public-private partnerships Pagina 7

8 Working methods Integrated teams with professional freedom and enterpreneural behaviour Exploring opportunities/possibilities based on competencies profiles delivered by Nedcar-portfolio Tailormade services related to individual situation Freedom to spend the budget ( flexibility) Less rule and bureaucracy Creativity and improvisation Pagina 8

9 Services Collective information meetings with employees Personal action plans Competencies testing/awarding informally acquired competencies personal competencies profile Job-hunting based on competencies Active marketing to employers ( job fairs, speed dating, jobcafe s, site visits Work trials Dual solutions ( combination work and training) Pagina 9

10 Results 1571 ex employees of Nedcar and supply companies were registered At 31 december ex-employees (85%) were employed in a variety of sectors and occupations Impact: work to work mediation is part of the basic services of CWI ( activity plan 2008) Pagina 10

11 Learning effects Be prepared-having a concrete operative network Commitment for onorthodox approaches Direct service delivery with focus on work Enterpreneural staff Good mix of public and private providers Project approach ( own site,own profile and limited in time) Pagina 11

12 Current projects Philips Cordis Homecare Pagina 12