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06 / 01

event

Policy Priorities for the Road to a Sustainable Job Recovery

The Covid-19 pandemic has had severe consequences on employment and decent work.  On 22 April, the World Employment Confederation (WEC) and the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) bring together several experts to share ideas of policy priorities and regulatory responses that will enable a sustained and job-rich recovery.

The Covid-19 pandemic has had severe consequences on employment and decent work.  On 22 April, the World Employment Confederation (WEC)...

06 / 02

news

Covid-19: WEC guidance to ensure health & safety of agency workers

Covid-19: WEC guidance to ensure health & safety of agency...

As the Covid-19 pandemic evolves and the learnings on the effects of the crisis unfold, the World Employment Confederation (WEC) sets out guidance on occupational health & safety protocols to be applied to agency workers. The objective is to ensure that the same equal standards and practices apply to agency work personnel as to other clients’ / user companies’ personnel.

As the Covid-19 pandemic evolves and the learnings on the effects of the crisis unfold, the World Employment Confederation (WEC)...

06 / 03

opinion piece

Notes on the New Normal #10 – Lessons learnt, one year on

Notes on the New Normal #10 – Lessons learnt, one...

As we sail past the one-year anniversary of the first Covid lockdown in many countries, it is a good time to take stock of the ‘new extraordinary’ and to look ahead. Tom Hadley shares five factors of change that are paving a new way for the global HR services sector and wider business community.

As we sail past the one-year anniversary of the first Covid lockdown in many countries, it is a good time...

06 / 04

opinion piece

How the HR Services sector will support workers post pandemic

The Covid-19 crisis has served to intensify many of the pressing challenges that the world of work was facing and is accelerating the need for practical solutions. Denis Pennel, Managing Director of the World Employment Confederation, looks at how the private employment services sector is re-inventing itself to better support workers in the new normal.

The Covid-19 crisis has served to intensify many of the pressing challenges that the world of work was facing and...

06 / 05

news

Clear role for career management sector as partner for transitions in the new normal

Clear role for career management sector as partner for transitions...

On February 11, the World Employment Confederation’s members operating in the Career Management sector organised a virtual roundtable to discuss the role of the industry in the aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis and in building a strong recovery.

On February 11, the World Employment Confederation’s members operating in the Career Management sector organised a virtual roundtable to discuss...

06 / 06

publication

Activity Report 2020

2020 will remain a memorable year. The Covid-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted lives around the world. For the private employment services industry too, the shock has been massive. Yet, the World Employment Confederation and its members are coming out of this crisis stronger and ready for the new normal. Find out what we have been able to achieve in this...

2020 will remain a memorable year. The Covid-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted lives around the world. For the private employment...

Creating safety nets for agency workers in Covid-19 crisis

Italy was one of the European countries that was the hardest hit by the Covid-19 crisis. Assolavoro, the national federation for private employment services agencies, together with trade unions, implemented a series of measures and tools aimed at ensuring continuity of income and contributions to agency workers and, at the same time, extended the benefits payable to workers.

press release

IOE & WEC launch business position for a sustainable recovery...

IOE & WEC launch business position for a sustainable recovery from Covid-19

A set of policy recommendations by the International Organisation of Employers and the World Employment Confederation set out a clear and concrete path for a sustainable recovery of employment and decent work.

A set of policy recommendations by the International Organisation of Employers and the World Employment Confederation set out a clear...

Member of the Month

Kelly

Kelly is a US-based company offering outsourcing, consulting, and staffing solutions across the world. With 7,000 employees in its global network, the company provided employment to more than 440,000 employees in 2019.

Kelly

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...

World Employment Confederation

Partners & Stakeholders

The World Employment Confederation interacts with a wide range of stakeholders, from policy-makers and social partners to industry experts and academics.

The World Employment Confederation interacts with a wide range of stakeholders, from policy-makers and social partners to industry experts and...

Topics

Decent Work and Fighting Informality

60% of all global workers are working informally. As such, they are devoid of the most basic of fundamental principles and rights of work and exposed to serious threats, including forced and bonded labour. Fighting informality remains the greatest challenge for the global labour market.

60% of all global workers are working informally. As such, they are devoid of the most basic of fundamental principles...

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Topics

Inclusiveness and Active Labour Market Policies

Whether due to the economic dynamics or their personal situation, not everybody who wants to work can find a job. To promote employment and labour market participation for all, governments set up Active Labour Market Policies (ALMP). These policies seek to boost employment of the unemployed and (future) displaced people, as well as of people from specific underrepresented labour market...

Whether due to the economic dynamics or their personal situation, not everybody who wants to work can find a job....

The broadening scope of HR services, digital disruption, and the global Covid-19 pandemic are creating both challenges and opportunities for the private employment services sector. The World Employment Confederation can offer significant support to its members working to grow their business and be recognised as global leaders in the transformation of this new world of work.

John Healy - Vice-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)

Membership

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

opinion piece

We need to focus on skills if we want to deliver a sustainable recovery post-pandemic

For the recovery after the Covid-19 crisis, we need to focus on securing employability, not jobs. Career management firms can play an important role in supporting both workers and businesses to create a sustainable learning culture in which we all view skills development as an ongoing feature of our worklife journey.

For the recovery after the Covid-19 crisis, we need to focus on securing employability, not jobs. Career management firms can...

WECglobal

@WECglobal

08:01, Apr 08

Kudos to the 594,600 people working in private employment agencies around the world, who help both talents and organisations find the right match for them! Today is your day! #IRD21 For more facts & figures about the industry, check our Economic Report: https://t.co/YRZVg8HaVp https://t.co/cv6zqsVU9j

WECglobal

@WECglobal

08:30, Apr 07

#StaffingInsights series by WEC & @SIAnalysts is back to bring you more understanding about the challenges & opportunities that the staffing industry faces in 2021! We start with a dive in #careertransition services with @JohnNurthen & @AntilleMurielle. https://t.co/PhKyTk4AJs

WECglobal

@WECglobal

08:00, Apr 06

#Covid19 has serious impacts on #employment & decent #work. What policies do we need to ensure a sustained & job-rich #recovery? Join our online discussion to hear from our joint recommendations with @ioevoice & from @b20 @ilo @OECD @UNDP experts. Sign up: https://t.co/DLUahNGFjQ https://t.co/JnfHXxTK2Q

WECglobal

@WECglobal

11:46, Apr 01

When two global networks get together, you get a truly worldwide view of what is going on in the world of #work! Check out the latest issue of our joint newsletter with @ADAPT_bulletin! https://t.co/5jJGhOzPxO

Charles Autheman

@CharlesAutheman

15:01, Mar 31

Earlier today, @ituc & @ilo organized a webinar on technology and labour migration, exploring some of the challenges and opportunities related to recruitment with speakers from @WECglobal, @ioevoice, @COTU_K, @mfasia_, @UNUMACAU and others. 📺> https://t.co/LBKtM1hWG6

WECglobal

@WECglobal

15:01, Mar 31

March brought quite some new developments in #IndustrialRelations & #LabourLaw - not only #Covid19 related! The latest edition of our joint newsletter with @ioevoice also covers #migration, #socialdialogue, #platform workers & more! ➡️https://t.co/wcIFHctHF3 https://t.co/3Zq3chS8h3

WECglobal

@WECglobal

09:52, Mar 30

Taking a lead in ensuring a #safereturntowork & sustainable recovery from the #Covid19 crisis has been an important part of our #thoughtleadership activities in 2020... but there's more! Check out our Activity Report to find out: https://t.co/HRtZBNWDO8 https://t.co/S74iWDEgpv