David Kunst

David Kunst is a policy officer in the Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion of the European Commission. His work focuses on policies to support skills and employment. All views expressed are personal.

David Kunst

Learning accounts—filling the training gaps

David Kunst 10th January 2022

Individual learning accounts can make the right to training tangible for all but EU member states will need to raise their commitment.

Towards a new Minimum Wage Policy in Germany and Europe: WSI minimum wage report 2022

The past year has seen a much higher political profile for the issue of minimum wages, not only in Germany, which has seen fresh initiatives to tackle low pay, but also in those many other countries in Europe that have embarked on substantial and sustained increases in statutory minimum wages. One key benchmark in determining what should count as an adequate minimum wage is the threshold of 60 per cent of the median wage, a ratio that has also played a role in the European Commission's proposals for an EU-level policy on minimum wages. This year's WSI Minimum Wage Report highlights the feasibility of achieving minimum wages that meet this criterion, given the political will. And with an increase to 12 euro per hour planned for autumn 2022, Germany might now find itself promoted from laggard to minimum-wage trailblazer.

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Join the Builders of Progress: Europe’s Next Gen survey launch! 11 October, Brussels

Join us in the launch of the final report of the FEPS’ Builders of Progress project, which provides insights into young Europeans' hopes, concerns and opinions.

The event will conclude a three-year research period, during which 19,000 young Europeans aged between 16 and 38 were surveyed, making it one of Europe’s most extensive youth-focused surveys. The project follows the tradition of FEPS’ long-standing work on researching Millennials and expands it to include Generation Z.

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