Towards a sustainable, vital and inclusive society
Everyone has a job or meaningful daytime activity. It's the ideal picture. But the practice is often different. Young people with and without a school diploma who cannot find work. People who don't want to work, people who can't work.
On behalf of the province, researchers from Maastricht University are studying the state, opportunities and challenges of the Limburg labor market through the 4Limburg programme.
You can hear their whereabouts at L1 Today in the theme week How Limburg works. With reports, podcasts and background information.
The role of the municipalities
Do the municipalities in Limburg know how to get people with a distance to the labor market back into work again? This question is central to a long-term study by Maastricht University. People with a distance to the labor market usually live on benefits. They are out of work because of a physical or mental disability, lack of diplomas or other reasons. Every municipality has its own approach to help this group with a good daytime activity. But what works and what doesn't? Maastricht University is investigating this at 2 Limburg municipalities. Professor of Labor Epidemiology IJmert Kant explains how this works.
Neetz
Neetz stands for (Neet at work, neet at shool, neet at training). It concerns young people who no longer go to school or who do not have a job at a young age. Limburg is nationally an outlier when it comes to this Neetz.
According to Mark Levels, professor of health, education and work at Maastricht University, customization is the only way to get Neetz back at school or back to work. There is no general recipe. Only there are actually not enough people and resources to help young people. Listen to his story.
The pension
Because the retirement age has been gradually increased in recent years, we are working longer and longer. Because the retirement age has been gradually increased in recent years, we are working longer and longer. Three quarters of the Dutch population between the ages of 50 and 65 now has a job. This number has never been so large and this increase is expected to continue, according to figures from Statistics Netherlands. But can we continue to work well and healthily until age 67 or perhaps longer? Listen to the podcast with Hoogeraar IJmert Kant from Maastricht University
Work Capabilities monitor
Burnout, fear of stress, panic attacks...these are all factors that make some people unable to keep up in the workplace. They become insecure, cannot find their way and can no longer find work. It is precisely for these people who are at a distance from the labor market that a way has been found to get them back to work. It is called the Maastricht Work Capacity Monitor. Researcher Gemma van Ruitenbeek explains how it works.
Why 4Limburg?
We offer an integrated multi-year plan from Maastricht University for Limburg and the people of Limburg. The plan was developed by four faculties from four disciplines: economics, health sciences, work and organizational psychology and social law.
It is carried out in a 'Quattro Helix' context, ie in close collaboration with four parties: knowledge institutions, public administration, chain partners and the people of Limburg. It makes expertise applicable in the Limburg context and thus contributes to the realization of provincial spearheads in four interrelated areas: economy, education, Park City and social policy.
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