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06 / 01

opinion piece

Notes on the New Normal #5 – Finding balance in an age of agility

Notes on the New Normal #5 – Finding balance in...

The latest feedback from national federations and industry leaders is that the outlook for flexible staffing – in both the short and longer term – is extremely positive. At the same time, the need to ‘disentangle’ different types of flexibility (and different types of providers of this flexibility) has never been more important. In this new blog post, Tom Hadley...

The latest feedback from national federations and industry leaders is that the outlook for flexible staffing – in both the...

06 / 02

press release

WEC offers support to Mexican president to draft future-proof labour market regulation

WEC offers support to Mexican president to draft future-proof labour...

For the past months, the World Employment Confederation has followed with concern the developments in Mexico’s labour market, peaking in the government’s recent proposal to ban outsourcing activities following the improper behaviour of some rogue players. While recognising the importance of fighting this behaviour, the World Employment Confederation argues that regulation can and must be designed appropriately, based on international...

For the past months, the World Employment Confederation has followed with concern the developments in Mexico’s labour market, peaking in...

06 / 03

news

WEC Awards 2020: who are the finalists?

2020 has been challenging – to say the least! – and we definitely need to conclude it on a uplifting note! On December 10, we will grant our 3 WEC Awards 2020, rewarding our National Federations for their “Leadership in Social Innovation”, “Outstanding Advocacy” and “Rising Federation” efforts. And because the year was special… there will be a special surprise...

2020 has been challenging – to say the least! – and we definitely need to conclude it on a uplifting...

06 / 04

Private Employment Services Industry

Agency Work

Agency work is an internationally recognised and regulated form of employment. The agency worker has an employment contract with the employment agency. They are then deployed to a user firm and work under the guidance and supervision of the user company. This “triangular employment relationship” improves allocation within the labour market. It allows workers to gain easy access to work...

Agency work is an internationally recognised and regulated form of employment. The agency worker has an employment contract with the...

06 / 05

opinion piece

Notes on the New Normal #4 – Spreading the word on the science of compliance

Notes on the New Normal #4 – Spreading the word...

BLOG – Getting to grips with the various strands of regulatory compliance and finding the right formula for boosting industry standards have been ongoing priorities within the employment and HR services arena for a while. But there is no doubt that the current crisis is focusing minds on the science of compliance and on how the global industry can use...

BLOG – Getting to grips with the various strands of regulatory compliance and finding the right formula for boosting industry...

06 / 06

World of Work

Work plays a central role in our lives and in our social identity. It not only represents a means to achieve economic independence, but is also a source of personal fulfillment and social inclusion.

Work plays a central role in our lives and in our social identity. It not only represents a means to achieve economic independence, but...

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Coronavirus (Covid-19)

The COVID-19 pandemic hitting the world in 2020 poses an unprecedented, major challenge to economies and societies around the world. It is severely impacting the private employment services sector which is working hard to weather the crisis and stand ready to accompany recovery. The primary concern of the World Employment Confederation and its members is to protect the health and...

The COVID-19 pandemic hitting the world in 2020 poses an unprecedented, major challenge to economies and societies around the world....

Social Innovation Stories

16 new stories available! See how our members help workers & businesses cope with the Covid19 crisis around the world!

Member of the Month

ACOSET (Colombia)

In 2020, our Colombian federation celebrates its 45th anniversary! Did you know that in 2018 Colombia counted 625 private employment services agencies and 457,524 agency workers?

ACOSET (Colombia)

In 2020, our Colombian federation celebrates its 45th anniversary! Did you know that in 2018 Colombia counted 625 private employment services agencies and 457,524 agency workers?

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Blog series - Notes on the New Normal

In a series of blog contributions, Tom Hadley, Project Manager for WEC’s Alliance Task Force Project, shares insights from the conversations he is having with industry leaders from around the world on what the new normal will be and the role that the private employment services sector can play in the post-Covid world of work.

In a series of blog contributions, Tom Hadley, Project Manager for WEC’s Alliance Task Force Project, shares insights from the...

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Digitalisation

Digitalisation is a very broad topic, impacting every aspect of society. In the work sphere, digitalisation allows for new ways of working, delivering services (including employment services), improving worker productivity and increasing health and safety at work.

Digitalisation is a very broad topic, impacting every aspect of society. In the work sphere, digitalisation allows for new ways...

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Private employment services make recommendations for decent platform work

Online platforms have the vast potential to connect more people with decent work. Still, to deliver on this potential, reform of safety nets is needed and legitimate concerns on working conditions and level-playing field need to be addressed. Building on its track record of providing decent diverse forms of work, the private employment services agency proposes policy recommendations to create...

Online platforms have the vast potential to connect more people with decent work. Still, to deliver on this potential, reform...

The private employment services sector has a key role to play in shaping future employment policies and as the voice of the industry, the World Employment Confederation is a trusted partner for policymakers, workers and businesses in building the new normal.

Bettina Schaller - President, World Employment Confederation

At the heart of the debate around the future of work lies the issue of labour market security, which must be favored over job security. To fit the new reality, we must create a whole new social deal which embraces these new attitudes to life and work and which fosters the diversity that already exists in our labour markets.

Denis Pennel - Managing Director, World Employment Confederation

One thing that never changes is change. The Covid 19 crisis is accentuating this but there is, and always was – an ongoing need for evolution and change. The key for the HR services sector lies in our agility and adaptability to this change

Elaine Zhang - Secretary General, CAFST (China)

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The World Employment Confederation represents national federations as well as workforce solutions companies from across the world.

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WEC joins consortium building the ‘Internet of Careers™’

The World Employment Confederation has joined the Velocity Network Foundation, a consortium that seeks to use blockchain technology to build an ‘Internet of Careers™’. By joining the network of partners brought together by Velocity, the World Employment Confederation will be directly involved in shaping the infrastructure for modern labour markets.

The World Employment Confederation has joined the Velocity Network Foundation, a consortium that seeks to use blockchain technology to build...

WECglobal

@WECglobal

08:34, Nov 27

#Technology was already changing the way we #work but #Covid19 accelerated the trend. Hear from Elaine Zhang of our Chinese federation member CAFST, @koops66 (NL) & @ACharlesCameron (AUS) on what it means for #HR services in our podcast's latest episode: https://t.co/lLC5zSyK5E https://t.co/jWvjnDsl60

WECglobal

@WECglobal

12:18, Nov 26

Staffing association is this week’s Staffing Word of the Week https://t.co/QdXs5bxFcy @SIAnalysts celebrating the power of associations! Recent situation in Mexico is clear example of how a global network can support national feds to fight adverse regulation. #StrongerTogether

WECglobal

@WECglobal

11:20, Nov 26

"Finding balance in an age of agility" the new post of our blog series on the #NewNormal by @HadleysComment addresses the need to balance flexibility with responsibility, compliance & social innovation. https://t.co/Fjq9IlAsdb https://t.co/bNQxpVYCPt

WECglobal

@WECglobal

10:50, Nov 25

Join our President @beschabo for an interesting panel discussion on "#Employment Law in the #NewNormal: 2021 and Beyond" at SIA's online event on Dec 2! @execforum #execforum https://t.co/PMD51KQbEB https://t.co/wDknuxmgh7

Denis Pennel

@PennelDenis

08:21, Nov 25

Happy Birthday IOE! Keep on the excellent work. @WECglobal is a proud partner of the 100 years old (but very young) organisation :-) https://t.co/vCU7iEcQWU

WECglobal

@WECglobal

09:34, Nov 24

From advocacy to capacity building and best practice sharing, we offer a broad range of services. Hear from our members how they benefit from their membership and what WEC means to them. @Rwahlquist @ACharlesCameron @RECNeil @beschabo @PolskieForumHR https://t.co/R95sr8LwYQ

WECglobal

@WECglobal

09:30, Nov 23

See how the private #employment services sector is concretely making a difference during #Covid19 crisis through the stories of our members: https://t.co/g9TLLBuOTO https://t.co/PTebQf0AGj