On Wednesday 19 March, MEPs on the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties adopted by 46 votes to 25, with two abstentions, the report by Abir Al-Sahlani (Renew Europe, Dutch) on the proposal for a regulation on the creation of a European Talent Pool (see EUROPE 13293/4).
Proposed by the Commission in 2023, this reserve will take the form of an online platform for matching, almost instantaneously, the skills required by European companies and workers from third countries wishing to bring their talents to the EU.
The aim was to recruit seven million extra people, particularly from third countries, by 2030, to meet the various challenges, including demographic ageing and the new ‘green’ and digital skills that are in demand.
The reserve will be voluntary, open only to interested countries, and will not alter national quotas for legal migration, the European Parliament insisted.
According to the opinion adopted, the talent pool should be open to all levels of qualification and guarantee fair treatment for jobseekers.
MEPs adopted amendments aimed at ensuring fair recruitment standards, in line with the general principles of the International Labour Organization (ILO). To avoid any discrimination, they also want this tool to be accessible free of charge to registered jobseekers.
Participating employers will have to provide detailed information, such as the identity of the person in charge of recruitment, the company’s identification number and a brief description of its activities. Job advertisements must specify the job title, place of work, working hours, pay and holiday entitlement. MEPs are also calling for jobseekers’ profiles to include more information, such as the EU country where they wish to work and their availability.
The EU Talent Pool aims to provide free services to jobseekers from third countries and to employers legally established and actually carrying out substantial economic activities in the participating Member States, including private employment agencies, temporary work agencies and labour market intermediaries, as defined by the International Labour Organization Convention, the report adds.
The European Parliament will validate its position in plenary and will then be able to begin negotiations with the Council of the EU.
Link to the adopted report: https://aeur.eu/f/g0e (Original version in French by Solenn Paulic)