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 | Growth and Jobs
During
the ANED annual meeting, held in November 2009, Professor Mark Priestly
(University of Leeds, UK) gave an update on Growth and Jobs based on ANED
country reports on employment, National
Reform Programmes and 2009 Implementation Plans submitted by Member States.
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| The employment of disabled people in European countries
Research
Leader: Prof Anne Waldschmidt (University of Cologne)
Rapporteur: Prof Bent Greve (Roskilde University)
Employment
was one of ANED's priority themes for review in 2008, reflecting the importance
attached to this area by policy makers within the Lisbon Strategy for Growth
and Jobs. This task involved a review of current policy developments at both
European and national level, and the collection of research evidence and policy
examples from Network members and key stakeholders.
National
evidence reports were prepared by ANED country teams (updated in subsequent
years) and a summary overview was produced by the
rapporteur.
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| Key points country reports on disability employment policies
During the 2008 ANED annual meeting Professor Bent Greve (University of Roskilde, Denmark) summarised key points from the country reports on disability employment policies.
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| Useful networks and organisations
- Global Applied Disability
Research and Information Network on Employment and Training (GLADNET)
- European Data Center
on Work and Welfare (EDACwowe)
- European
Union of Supported Employment (EUSE)
- Federation
of European Employers (FedEE)
- OECD
Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs (DELSA)
- Workability Europe
- European
Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD)
- European Trade Union
Confederation (ETUC)
- European
Platform for Rehabilitation (EPR)
- Workability
Europe
- Federation of European Employers
- European
Low-wage Employment Research network
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| ANED's work on employment
A key part
of ANED's work on Employment is to contribute to policy evaluation within the
Open Method of Co-ordination. In particular, ANED has played a role in
reviewing and commenting on the National Reform Programmes
(NRPs) and Implementation Reports
that have been produced each year by the EU Member States, within the context
of the Lisbon Strategy for Growth and Jobs.
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| EU Employment Strategy
ANED
publishes country reports on the employment situation of disabled people and
disability policies in the EU/EEA, and periodic synthesis reports.
The European Employment Strategy,
under the Lisbon Strategy, focused
on economic growth and jobs. Within this framework, the most relevant EU policy
priorities were to attract more people into employment, and retain them; to increase
labour supply; and to improve the adaptability of workers and enterprises. The
announcement of a new Europe 2020 Strategy in March 2010 marks a new period of
development in response to the challenges of economic crisis and
sustainability.
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