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NETHERLANDS

• the “Flexibility and Security Act” (1999) strengthened the position of
temporary workers by reducing precariousness and gave employment and
SS rights to temporary agency workers

• more protection for temporary agency workers and limitations to the use
of successive fixed-term contracts

• part-time workers guaranteed equal treatment in conditions of
employment

• employees entitled to request an adjustment of working time (an increase
or a decrease), according to their needs

• support in the transition from school to work

•   40% of all workers are covered by a training fund

• economic incentives to recruit long-term unemployed work

PORTUGAL

• duration of unemployment benefit increased for older workers above 45
years

SPAIN

•   fixed-term contracts automatically transformed into open-ended contracts

after 24 months of service with the same employer, following a tripartite
agreement in 2006 to reduce the use of temporary work

• workers entitled to individual training leave, with companies training
initiatives receiving subsidies and SS allowances

•   2007 law on equality provides workers with the right to reduce and adapt

their working time schedules according to family responsibilities

• SS coverage extended to the self-employed workers (3 m.)

SWEDEN

• introduction (through collective agreements) of career transition
agreements to support workers if made redundant (counseling, guidance,
career orientation, training, etc.)

UK

• flexible working hours can be requested by employees caring for
dependent family members (2003); maternity pay has improved

• the emphasis on LLL has been greatly increased

• individual support to job seekers

• a tax credit system has been introduced, aiming to support the
employment of specific groups of job seekers.