On Tuesday 10 December, the Employment Development Agency (Adem) and Fedil Employment Services (FES) signed a new cooperation agreement to help jobseekers enter the labour market. The signing took place in the presence of Adem director and FES board chairman .

Labour minister  (CSV), who was also present, welcomed the initiative. “The signing of this agreement reaffirms the desire of Adem and Fedil Employment Services to combine their efforts to meet the challenges of a constantly changing labour market,” he said. “This partnership underlines the complementary nature of the public employment service and the temporary employment sector, with the shared objective of reducing unemployment and supporting companies in their search for talent.”

The aims of this collaboration

The aim of the agreement is to “pool efforts to promote the employability of all jobseekers, by enabling them to acquire new experience and skills, while meeting companies’ needs for flexibility,” says the press release.

Through this agreement, the parties undertake to:

- Simplify recruitment: the member companies of FES undertake to declare to Adem the offers of missions that will be published, thanks to an automatic transfer, on the platform. This will enable Adem to better collect data on the professional skills sought by employers and to refine the list of occupations in short supply;

- Improve the employability of applicants: by offering jobseekers registered with Adem targeted training tailored to employers’ needs;

- Promote temporary work: the agreement promotes temporary work as a springboard to lasting employment.

Focus on young people

The agreement pays particular attention to jobseekers under the age of 30, with little or no experience, particularly in the context of the youth guarantee programme. Introduced in 2013, this programme aims to ensure that, within four months of losing their job or leaving formal education, all young people under the age of 25 are offered a job, further training or a vocational apprenticeship. Temporary work agencies will therefore be represented and promoted in initiatives dedicated to this target group.

“Temporary employment agencies play a valuable role in the employment market. By offering a large number of contracts in a variety of sectors, sometimes for significant periods of time, they actively contribute to the acquisition of new skills and professional experience by jobseekers, thereby promoting their long-term integration into the labour market,” concludes Adem director Isabelle Schlesser.

The partnership will be reviewed every six months to assess the results and identify any areas for improvement.

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