TERMS OF REFERENCE

WORKING PARTY ON EMPLOYMENT

I. Objectives

1) The Working Party on Employment (WP5) shall assist the Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Committee (ELSAC) in addressing labour market policy issues that arise in the context of demographic, climate, technological, social and economic changes.

II. Working Methods

2) To achieve these objectives, the WP5 will:

i. Supervise the preparation of the Employment Outlook, including by: i) identifying the topics for each annual edition of the Outlook, in line with the ELSAC mandate and the policy priorities in Member countries; ii) providing technically-oriented peer review of the draft chapters for the Outlook; and iii) verifying that the main policy findings emerging from the Outlook are grounded in rigorous research and analysis;

ii. Work on the development of indicators, assess policy trends and measures and identify good practices in the areas of labour market policy, institutions and training policies;

iii. Provide guidance on the development of suitable indicators, the use of new data sources and the design of analytical tools for the monitoring and analysis of labour market developments, trends and the impact of policy measures on labour market outcomes, including job creation and job quality, labour productivity and wage disparities, health in the workplace, inclusion and diversity, and skills;

iv. Contribute to, and comment on, labour market thematic reviews undertaken for the ELSAC, including through the organisation by the Secretariat, as appropriate of ad hoc meetings of national experts from time to time on specialised topics for the consideration of the WP5 and the ELSAC.

iv. Provide guidance on how to address labour market policy issues arising in selected non-Members.

III. Coordination arrangements

3) In order to efficiently implement its objectives, the WP5 shall:

i. Collaborate as necessary with other bodies of ELSAC, in particular the Working Party on Social Policies and the Working Party on Migration, where there is overlap in the issues being considered;

ii. Coordinate as necessary with other OECD bodies, on topics of common interest;

iii. Cooperate as necessary with other international organisations, in particular the ILO, as well relevant stakeholders, in particular Business at OECD (BIAC) and the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC).

V. Composition

4) The WP5 is composed of delegates nominated by Members and other participants who are responsible of the monitoring of labour market performance and policies.

The mandate of the WP5 will remain in force until 31 December 2029.