{"id":1718,"date":"2026-07-30T12:53:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T10:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/la-odense.dk\/?page_id=1718"},"modified":"2026-08-03T00:59:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T22:59:03","slug":"beskaeftigelsespolitik","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/la-odense.dk\/en\/lokalpolitik\/beskaeftigelsespolitik\/","title":{"rendered":"Employment policy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Employment policy<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Simplified bureaucracy and meaningful activation<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Status <\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Odense Municipality faces significant challenges with high unemployment compared to the six largest cities in Denmark. In particular, citizens from non-Western backgrounds are overrepresented among those receiving public benefits.<\/p>\n

At the same time, we can see that young citizens are increasingly being granted early disability pensions. This is a challenge that must be addressed.<\/p>\n

Studies also show that many non-Western citizens possess resources that are often underestimated when meeting the public employment system. We want to change this approach so citizens are met at eye level to a greater extent and can see purpose in the process they are part of.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Needs and challenges<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Employment policy can be improved in a number of areas, including:<\/p>\n

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  • Bureaucracy must be simplified so that internal processes do not hinder citizens' opportunities.<\/li>\n
  • We must reduce the inappropriate granting of early disability pensions to young people, which prematurely removes them from the labor market.<\/li>\n
  • Too many citizens with non-Western backgrounds remain outside the labor market.<\/li>\n
  • Focus must be placed on activating young citizens through earlier prevention and support.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    Summary<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    To tackle these challenges, Odense Municipality must implement a holistic approach that focuses on prevention and integration, combined with quality improvements based on what actually works.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    Political proposals for employment policy<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    1. Set the employees free: <\/strong>Employees must have the freedom to utilize their skills and education to a higher degree.<\/li>\n
    2. A leaner organization: <\/strong>The organizational structure must be made more agile and accessible to both citizens and the business community.<\/li>\n
    3. Collaboration with private actors:<\/strong> We must work with private actors to upskill and develop employees, creating a positive work culture when engaging with job seekers. A positive approach will make the entire process more effective.<\/li>\n
    4. Coaching:<\/strong> There must be an increased focus on a coaching approach for job seekers, especially those on the margin of the labor market, utilizing private actors who possess expertise in this field.<\/li>\n
    5. Faster job clarification: <\/strong>Obviously sick and weakened citizens should not be unnecessarily burdened with meaningless activities and interviews. Instead, they must receive a real and dignified job clarification as quickly as possible. <\/li>\n
    6. More young people under 30 in the labor market: <\/strong>An increased focus on ensuring that young people under 30 on public support enter educational programs or employment, enabling them to become active participants in the workforce community. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n

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      Besk\u00e6ftigelsespolitik Forenklet bureaukrati og meningsfuld aktivering Status Odense Kommune st\u00e5r over for betydelige udfordringer med h\u00f8j ledighed sammenlignet med de […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":1250,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"brizy-blank-template.php","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1718","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/la-odense.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/la-odense.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/la-odense.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/la-odense.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/la-odense.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1718"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/la-odense.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1718\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2321,"href":"https:\/\/la-odense.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1718\/revisions\/2321"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/la-odense.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/la-odense.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}