What is Flexicurity?
Flexicurity examines flexibility and security in the labour market. It promotes a combination of flexible labour markets and a high level of employment and income security with the aim of improving Europe's competitiveness while at the same time preserving the European social model. Flexicurity supports the European Union strategy for growth and jobs as it based on a high level of workforce training.
The flexicurity model of a flexible labour market with a high level of security for workers relies on giving workers the opportunity to adapt to change, to stay in the job market and to progress in their career. Flexicurity has a strong focus on active labour market policies, on life long learning and on improved customised support to people seeking jobs.
The Flexicurity Project
From January 2008 until March 2009 a consortium of EU-partners conducted the project "Restructuring in the public sector, a Flexicurity approach". The aim of the project was to provide public sector stakeholders who are involved in restructuring, with knowledge and information on how to implement innovative solutions.
The Project was funded by The European Commission. NHS Employers was a project partner alongside UNISON, The Centre of Labour Relations in the Public Sector (CAOP - Netherlands), The European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA), The University of Tilburg and the Union of the Health Service and Social Care of the Czech Republic (TU HSSC CR). Through the project, the NHS had the opportunity to learn about restructuring in other Member States and share its own experience of restructuring.
The Project Report
The Final Technical Implementation report and Summary Report bring together the findings from the three seminars that took place in the Czech Republic, London and The Hague and examine how the examples from these seminars can be shared and applied across the European Union.