Member of the Month

Member of the Month

Hays

Hays is a global leader in recruitment and workforce solutions, focusing on highly skilled and academic professionals, and since 1st January 2025, the twelfth corporate member of the World Employment Confederation! Learn more about the company and why it decided to join WEC.

Hays

Hays is a global leader in recruitment and workforce solutions, focusing on highly skilled and academic professionals, and since 1st January 2025, the twelfth corporate member of the World Employment Confederation! Learn more about the company and why it decided to join WEC.

WEConversations | On the Edge: Are Labour Markets Hanging Off the Cliff?

WEConversations | On the Edge: Are Labour Markets Hanging Off the Cliff?

 

 

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WEC Releases Toolkit to Help HR Companies Navigate AI Regulation

WEC Releases Toolkit to Help HR Companies Navigate AI Regulation

Artificial Intelligence is transforming workforce management, but ethical use is crucial to ensure it is deployed to the benefit of all. The World Employment Confederation (WEC) has created a toolkit to help HR services professionals implement AI responsibly, in compliance with regulations from different jurisdictions. Leveraging the expertise of WEC’s members, this toolkit offers practical guidance on transparency, human oversight,...
Artificial Intelligence is transforming workforce management, but ethical use is crucial to ensure it is deployed to the benefit of...

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Quality Jobs for All: Promoting Diverse Forms of Work for...

Quality Jobs for All: Promoting Diverse Forms of Work for Inclusive Growth

As the EU Employment Ministers adopt their 2025 Joint Employment Report, the EU is still lagging behind on its employment and social targets. To achieve these goals, the employment and recruitement industry believes that a stronger focus on quality jobs is necessary. As the European Commission begins to develop its Roadmap for Quality Jobs, WEC-Europe provides some insights, featuring the...
As the EU Employment Ministers adopt their 2025 Joint Employment Report, the EU is still lagging behind on its employment...
The Union of Skills is Born: From First Steps to...

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The Union of Skills is Born: From First Steps to...

The Union of Skills is Born: From First Steps to Great Strides

Labour shortages in Europe are worsening. The European Commission’s “Union of Skills” proposal is a good start, but innovative solutions are needed. Laura Spangenberg, Member of the Executive Committee at the World Employment Confederation-Europe, explains why the private employment services sector emphasizes not only the importance of skilling but also advocates for collaboration to nurture “skills ecosystems”.
Labour shortages in Europe are worsening. The European Commission’s “Union of Skills” proposal is a good start, but innovative solutions...

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WEC-Europe helps HR services companies implement EU CSRD reporting requirements

WEC-Europe helps HR services companies implement EU CSRD reporting requirements

The EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) requires companies to classify individuals provided by employment agencies as non-employees. However, it doesn’t specify how temporary work agencies should report these individuals. To address this, the World Employment Confederation-Europe has issued some guidance to help its members implement the requirements of the Directive and ensure consistent industry reporting.
The EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) requires companies to classify individuals provided by employment agencies as non-employees. However, it...

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Economic Report 2025

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Economic Report 2025

Economic Report 2025

In 2023, the HR services sector faced strong headwinds, leading to a global decline in agency work activity. Despite these challenges, the industry maintained its course, placing over 60 million individuals in jobs worldwide. According to WEC’s Economic Report 2025, early 2024 trends indicate continued challenges in Europe and North America, but growth in Asia and South America. With persisting...
In 2023, the HR services sector faced strong headwinds, leading to a global decline in agency work activity. Despite these...
The Work We Want

World of Work

The Work We Want

Technology, demographic shifts, evolving expectations… the transformation of work and workforce give us an opportunity to build a future that works for all of us. But what work do we want? The World Employment Confederation, in partnership with FT Longitude, surveyed senior executives from around the world to shed light on the scale of the challenges for how we work...
Technology, demographic shifts, evolving expectations… the transformation of work and workforce give us an opportunity to build a future that...
Agency Work

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...
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