This call from the European Commission (DG Employment) consists in carrying out a study on job mobility in the EU (but with comparison to appropriate other countries where possible), in relation to:

• mobility with the same employer (e.g. career advancement);
• occupational mobility;
• job mobility proper (change of employer).

Results will allow assessing in a comparative perspective the degree of flexibility in European labour markets and the extent to which it is matched to security in terms of remaining and progressing in the labour market. The outcome of the study should help identify ways to improve job mobility both in economic and social terms.

Deadline: 2nd October 2006