Moscow, Russia 17-18, September, 2014 Pôle emploi French Public Employment Service (PES) Models of...

Moscow, Russia 17-18, September, 2014

Pôle emploiFrench Public Employment Service (PES)

Models of Public Employment Service:Centralized and Decentralized

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Models of PES: Centralized and decentralized

Pôle emploi French PES


→ Types of Decentralization

→ France: a long tradition of Centralization

→ Pôle emploi : between Centralization and Administrative Decentralization

→ Pôle emploi’s decentralization process: why?

→ Pôle emploi: Principles of Decentralization

→ Employment Stakeholders in France

→ Examples of Centralization–Decentralization

→ Conclusion

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Summary


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France: a long tradition of Centralization

The decentralization process that started in France in the 1980s marks a major break with the tradition of centralization, that has shaped the political and administrative organization of France.

1982: a milestone in the decentralization process → Law of March 2nd 1982: deep reform of territorial organization. Embodies the principle of free administration by territorial authorities (22 regions, 101 departments, 36700 municipalities)

→ Transfer of responsibilities; more autonomy; enshrined in the Constitution

2003: 2nd act of Decentralization → Constitutional law – new and broader transfer of responsibilities Decentralization is enshrined in the Constitution (art. 1)

2012-2014: new stakes of Decentralization → stakes: simplification of the local institutional landscape (“millefeuille territorial”)

→ Goals: simplification, clarification, pooling resources, public expenditure reduction, grassroots democracy. Plan: from 22 to 14 regions.


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Types of Decentralization

Managerial or Administrative Decentralization :

→ usually takes the form of performance management with management by objectives (MBO).

→ classical managerial strategy for reconciling flexibility and accountability in PES organisations

→ common denominator of diverse intra-organisational decentralisation strategies

Political Decentralization :

→ lower tiers of government play a central role in implementation

→ implementation agencies are no longer subordinate departments of a central administration but autonomous political entities

[Hugh G. Mosley – Decentralisation of PES, July 2011]


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Pôle emploi : between Centralization and Administrative Decentralization

Pôle emploi is a hybrid organization that combines features of both Centralization and Administrative Decentralization.

4 decision-making levels :

1

26

100

1000


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Pôle emploi’s decentralization process: why?

Local network on entire territory needs broader leeway to adapt service offer to local needs

Aids and services matching national priorities that do not always adapt to local stakes

Diversified and complex and local situations

A more adaptable service offer & organization are necessary


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Pôle emploi between centralization and decentralization

Strength of a Centralized Public ServiceKey stakeholder in the implementation of national employment policies

Principle of equal treatment of territories

A strength for the staff, the Information System, the procedures, the Labour Market Information System

Opportunities to overcome territorial inequalities on the local Labour Market (very uneven local situations with a highly variable unemployment rate)

A national view

Strength of Administrative Decentralization

Do more for those who need it most

Act closely with local stakeholders and territories

→ design relevant territorial diagnosis at all intervention levels

→ achieve objectives through the adaptation of services according to the specificities of the territories

→ optimize resources


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Pôle emploi: Principles of decentralization

Decentralization - strategic priority of the “Pôle emploi 2015” roadmap

Better match the action of Pôle emploi with territorial specific needs

Bring decision-making closer to its territorial level of implementation in order to make it more efficient and responsive to local situations

Strengthen local stakeholders’ leeway in order to meet local needs and optimize jobseekers’ placement

Improve customer satisfaction (jobseekers & companies)

Improve employees’ working conditions


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Employment Stakeholders in France

Multiple actors

Pôle emploi, reference and leading actor on the Labour Market

- DIRECCTE (Regional office of Business, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment)

- Regional Council

- District Council

- Local council and other local actors

Combine skills and financings of the various stakeholders

Evolution of Pôle emploi’s service offer


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→ Towards unification:

- Labour Market Transparency

- Aggregation Offer is issuedOffer is issued Offer Validation & transmission

Offer Validation & transmission

Automatic validation(uniqueness / legality)


Online publicationOnline publication

If not : rejection

If Ok : automatic Validation

Company Partner

Format harmonizationFormat harmonization

1

5

4

2

Gathering of duplicated offers


3

Offer is issuedOffer is issued Offer Validation & transmission

Offer Validation & transmission



Online publicationOnline publication

If not : rejection

If Ok : automatic Validation

Company Partner

Format harmonizationFormat harmonization

1

5

4

2



3


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→ Towards decentralization:

- Principle of subsidiarity

- Budget

- Free use of 5 % of the budget

- Human Resources Implementationrequirements

Enhancement of managers’ implication and accountability

Adaptation of tools, guidance and control with local context

Progressive implementation of management by objectives


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Examples of centralization–decentralization

Pôle emploi, alongside with local partners, has defined several priority areas :

- 100.000 Priority Trainings Plan

- Trainings Financing (regional councils)

- Global support (district councils)

- Regional Annual Conventions

- Dialogue between stakeholders and reflection of regional characteristics


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Conclusion

Missionact for matching

and placing

bring the means and tools of Pôle emploi closer to local needs

carry out studies on decentralization to

measure its actual effects

implementation of a national public employment policy that can be supplemented

by regional and/or local public employment policies

use decentralization in order to be more efficient

Decentralization as a means to improve PES’ mission


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