As regards labour-market reform and employment policies, the European Union currently touts the concept of 'flexicurity … out its own distinct pathway towards more flexicurity and the European Commission has, for that matter, suggested a set of … four idealtypical pathways. Therefore a need exists for ideas and examples on how to elaborate a flexicurity pathway …

Flexicurity represents a concept that aims at enhancing both labour market flexibility and employment and income … number of its member states. This paper describes the way that flexicurity has developed in the Dutch context. The core of … unemployment and high labour market participation the Netherlands faces further challenges with regard to flexicurity and security …

Denmark is often highlighted as a “flexicurity” country characterized by rather lax employment protection legislation …