NATIONAL LABOUR MARKET POLICIES
Basic Information Reports
1.3.2.8.AMS: Regional offices
At regional level, the former employment offices were basically transformed into regional offices with a partite regional advisory council and a regional director; among other functions, the regional authorities are charged with operationalising the prescribed labour market policy goals and implementing labour market policy in the region.
The regional advisory council is comprised of the director of the regional office (and chairperson of the council) and four other members; the latter are appointed by the Land Directorate for a period of six years on the recommendation of the representative bodies for employers and employees.
The directors of the regional offices are appointed for an unlimited period by the Land Directorate; they manage their offices in accordance with the principles defined by the regional advisory council and the directives of the federal or Land authority.
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