The World Employment Confederation-Europe is the voice of the employment industry at European level, representing labour market enablers in 29 countries and 7 of the largest international workforce solutions companies.
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In March, Assolavoro, the Italian federation for the private employment industry, brought key experts together at an event in Rome to highlight the positive role that private employment companies play in the labour market in Italy. Recent regulation adopted by the government is starting to show worrying effects on the ability of the private employment industry to deliver its contribution, which will also affect Italy’s overall competitiveness.
The World Employment Confederation-Europe and UNI-Europa have commissioned CEPS and the University of Leuven to work on their new joint research project focusing on social innovation in the areas of access to training and social protection, as well as on the role of social dialogue in fostering social innovation in the temporary agency work industry.
[PRESS RELEASE] The 2019 Economic Report of the World Employment Confederation shows that private employment services developed positively in Europe in 2017. Agency work remains a core segment within the industry, with eight of the largest fifteen agency work markets globally being located in Europe, but other services gained traction.
Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA), the global advisor on staffing and workforce solutions, and the World Employment Confederation (WEC), the trade association for the private employment industry at a global level, have announced the launch of the European Employment Barometer, an interactive new research tool that covers key labour market indicators across 33 countries.
On 21 February, the European Business Services Alliance (EBSA) launched its Manifesto outlining which actions the upcoming new European institutions should implement to ensure growth of business services in the EU’s Single Market. WEC-Europe, a founding member and current vice-chair of EBSA, put emphasis on two themes that are essential for the private employment industry: better regulation and skills.
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