Continuing on a long-standing tradition of joint discussions and research projects, the World Employment Confederation-Europe and UNI Europa have adopted their work programme for the EU Sectoral Social Dialogue in the temporary agency work sector for the next two years. With social innovation, regulatory challenges and capacity building, the agenda is not short of topics to address.
There is no silver bullet to adapt to the new realities of the world of work but more proactive skills policies, diverse forms of work and increased cooperation between public and private employment services are good steps forward, concluded a debate organised by Trenkwalder and the World Employment Confederation-Europe on 24 October in Vienna. Gathering key Austrian stakeholders, the event discussed employment models of the future and how these trends will affect European labour markets.
Who qualifies as a worker in the collaborative economy? Do we need a European approach? Can there be a "one-size-fits-all" framework or should we have sector-specific and national rules applicable to the underlying services? How does EU consumer and marketing legislation apply? The rapid growth of the collaborative economy is raising many questions. At the World Employment Confederation-Europe, we have some answers and we shared them with EU experts at a conference organized by the European Commission on 11 October.
The European Business Service Alliance (EBSA) brings together the European associations within the business services sector. Business services are important for the European economy, even though they are often less visible in our everyday lives.
In October 2018, EBSA elected Michael Freytag, Public Affairs Manager of the World Employment Confederation-Europe, as new Vice-Chair.
EBSA’s vision is to achieve an internal market for business services in the EU, and to gain recognition for the important role business services play in the European economy. The Alliance therefore works on increasing knowledge, visibility and recognition of the business services industry at the European level and promote the convergence of views and positions expressed by European Business Services associations towards relevant European and international stakeholders.
The World Employment Confederation-Europe has been a founding member of the European Business Services Alliance.
While only 2 percent of the working age population currently works through digital platforms in the European Union, this new way of working is growing fast. A European conference was organised on 19 September in Vienna to look at these new forms of employment, and at issues relating to quality of work in particular. A good opportunity for the World Employment Confederation Europe to share a few insights from our recent research project on online talent platforms.
