World Employment Confederation-Europe

Congratulation to Li Andersson on her election as the new chair of the European Parliament Employment and Social Affairs Committee. We look forward to working with Li Andersson and the elected Vice-Chairs Johan Danielsson, Jagna Marculajtis-Walczak and Katrin Langensiepen on building better-functioning and more inclusive labour markets which should integrate the value of diverse forms of work, address the impact of digitalisation and AI at the workplace and tackle labour and skills shortages by increasing labour market participation and fostering fair mobility. These are also key themes of our recent strategic project with FT Longitude on The Work We Want.

Find out in less than one minute how social dialogue helps #training & #skilling and how together with our social partner UNI Europa we support our members across Europe to develop that capacity and help agency workers on their career path. https://lnkd.in/e4msy-ej

The Union We Want! We welcome the re-election of Ursula von der Leyen as President of the European Commission and support the priorities she set out, notably in the areas of ensuring sustainable prosperity and supporting people. The #HRservices industry plays a crucial role in both dimensions, and we look forward to working with the European Commission on the initiatives outlined by President von der Leyen, including: 🤝 Boosting the use of #AI and improving its delivery, in a safe, responsible and ethical way 🤝 Investing in lifelong learning, vocational education and #training and skills funding 🤝 Ensuring portability of #skills and facilitating transitions 🤝 Making the European Pillar of Social Rights a reality, especially when it comes to ensuring #rightsatwork in a digitalised world 🤝 Ensuring a #justtransition for all by developing a roadmap with social partners, and overall renewing the commitment to European Social Dialogue 🤝 Opening up legal pathways for #migration, driven by the skills needs of economies and regions. 🤝 Increasing participation in the labour market, especially by #women and #young people 🤝 Giving young people greater freedom and responsibility within our societies and democracies, creating greater intergenerational fairness 🤝 Better implementation and enforcement of European legislation Read more about our vision for Europe: https://lnkd.in/e6B4N4Us

We welcome the conclusions of the EU Employment and Social Affairs Council of 16 July 2024 on addressing labour and skills #shortages, which followed up on the European Commission Action Plan. Labour shortages are a crucial concern for the #HR services industry. The focus on enhancing labour market participation of underrepresented groups and policies to address the digital and green transition are particularly relevant, and the HR services industry provides an essential contribution through enhancing labour market participation, fostering labour market transitions and upskilling workers. This was also confirmed by our The Work We Want strategic research project. 77% of the employers surveyed underlined that their organisation started working more strategically with HR services providers to address their talent needs effectively. 38% of the employers underscored that agency work is an effective way to bridge unexpected resourcing gaps. A similar share of companies value agency work as a recruitment channel for workers with specific digital skills. Against this background, policymakers at European and national levels should value and enable the positive contribution of agency work and diverse forms of work to more inclusive labour markets. Read more about the EU Employment Council meeting: https://lnkd.in/e6Tdn5_W Explore key findings of our The Work We Want Strategic Research: https://lnkd.in/epwpatYv

We welcome Roberta Metsola's election as President of the European Parliament and look forward to working together with the newly elected Members of Parliament to ensure appropriate regulation for diverse forms of work and skills policies that help to address labour and skills shortages. Ensuring a human-centred approach to digitalisation and #AI will also be essential for the HR services industry. European Parliament: https://lnkd.in/esZweRJb WEC-Europe Manifesto "The Europe We Want": https://lnkd.in/e6B4N4Us

We know it's July, and we promise we didn’t lose track of time! 2024 got off to a flying start and so our Activity Report 2023 took a little longer to perfect. But trust us, it was worth the wait! In the Activity Report 2023, you will find: 🚀 Smashing Successes 👥 Close-knit Community 👛 Visible Value All that with a fresh look-and-feel! Check it out: https://lnkd.in/gz9rGe7a 💡Download it from our website for a better reading experience! 🤓

In June we exchanged best practices for #hiring & up/re #skilling, focusing on #youth, 55 and refugees, with our social partner UNI Europa. This workshop was part of our joint project to enhance national social dialogue capacity in the agency work sector. Read more about what the outcome of our discussions and the projects that our members presented: https://lnkd.in/ezWHj6wt

An important network for us to voice the important role that sectors like #HRservices play in the competitiveness of the European economy and to achieve a well-functioning internal market for business services! In 2022, the 497,500 staff that our members employ in their 93,750 agencies across Europe put 12.4 million people at work and generated 225.6 €bn in sales revenues.

On 1 July 2024, Hungary takes over the rotating EU Council #Presidency for the next six months until December 2024. Under the overall theme “Making Europe great again“, the Hungarian Presidency announced seven key priorities, focusing on a New European Competitiveness Deal, the reinforced European defence policy, a merit-based enlargement policy, fighting illegal migration, shaping the future of cohesion policy, a farmer-oriented EU agricultural policy and policies addressing demographic challenges. We are ready to work with the Hungarian Council Presidency to promote the #WorkWeWant. Addressing the missing workforce and enabling appropriate and fair mobility are key elements of our vision to enable better labour market outcomes for all. Our Manifesto "The Europe We Want": https://lnkd.in/e6B4N4Us The Work We Want Campaign website: https://lnkd.in/e59B7gRy

#RemoteWork is a reality for many today, even agency workers! But it does create challenges - do we need a #RightToDisconnect ? - and not all jobs fit that model. The European Commission launched a consultation of social partners on possible action on telework and the right to disconnect. In our response, we: 📜🏛️ Question the need for additional regulation, considering existing EU and national rules already in place 👨💻 👷♀️ Emphasize the need to consider the diverse forms of work 🛡️🔌 Urge for a balanced approach between #flexibility & workers' rights Read more: https://lnkd.in/eSfuvjTx #FutureOfWork #DigitalTransformation #Telework #TheWorkWeWant