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Pathways to Work 2021-2025: Mid Term Review and updated strategy
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The Labour Market Advisory Council is an independent group of industry leaders and labour market experts appointed by the Minister for Social Protection to provide advice to the Minister and the government on the efficient operation of the labour market. The council play a key role on the progress to date on the government’s Pathways to Work strategy and is tasked with producing an annual report examining the progress made in implementing the strategy each year.
In line with a commitment in Pathways, the council undertook a formal Mid-Term Review of the Strategy (incorporating the Second Annual Progress Report) in 2023, which was informed by an analysis of labour market trends, a public consultation process and engagement with relevant government departments and agencies.
The Mid-Term Review recognises that as the labour market situation has changed considerably since the original strategy was published in July 2021, the measures needed to address current and medium-term labour market challenges are now different.
On foot of the review, an updated strategy of commitments and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to be delivered to end 2025 has been published, reflecting the advice and recommendations of the council. New and revised commitments and KPIs have been included in the updated strategy to address existing and medium to longer term economic challenges such as labour and skills shortages, the green and digital transitions and the need to increase participation rates for disadvantaged groups. In addition, new outcome KPIs include ambitious targets to increase the employment rate for groups under-represented in the labour market (people with disabilities, lone parents and Travellers) and in relation to moving people who are long-term unemployed into sustainable employment.
