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05 / 01

opinion piece

Orchestrating Digitalisation – HR Services Community Gets in Tune at Annual Conference

Orchestrating Digitalisation – HR Services Community Gets in Tune at...

Tom Hadley is back to cover the World Employment Conference 2023 and share insights from the great line-up of speakers that the World Employment Confederation has convened in Brussels on 29 March. In the countdown to the event, focusing this year on “Working in a Digital Age – Orchestrating Digitalisation for Better Labour Markets,” he composes five ‘movements’ for making...

Tom Hadley is back to cover the World Employment Conference 2023 and share insights from the great line-up of speakers...

05 / 02

news

Meet Olive Group, Affiliate Partner of the World Employment Confederation!

Recruitment, onboarding and learning & development is just so much easier with a good digital solution! Olive Group, the leading global EdTech company offering virtual learning environment and AI enabled content creation, is therefore a spot-on choice for WEC’s Affiliate Partnership offering.

Recruitment, onboarding and learning & development is just so much easier with a good digital solution! Olive Group, the leading...

05 / 03

news

WEC adopts Code of Ethical Principles in the use of Artificial Intelligence

WEC adopts Code of Ethical Principles in the use of...

There is much excitement about the possibilities offered by Artificial Intelligence to facilitate recruitment and employment processes… but there are also many concerns raised. To ensure a balance that will benefit individuals and companies alike, the World Employment Confederation adopted a set of ethical principles for its members to abide with when deploying AI technology. At the core lies the...

There is much excitement about the possibilities offered by Artificial Intelligence to facilitate recruitment and employment processes… but there are...

05 / 04

news

Two new European corporate members join WEC

Meet Hofmann Personal and Parakar Group, the two new European corporate members which joined the World Employment Confederation in January 2023!

Meet Hofmann Personal and Parakar Group, the two new European corporate members which joined the World Employment Confederation in January...

05 / 05

news

WEC membership grows with two new Latin American companies

Introducing Bayton and Arch, the two new Latin American corporate members which joined the World Employment Confederation in January 2023!

event

World Employment Conference 2023

The World Employment Conference 2023 will take place on Wednesday 29 March in Brussels, Belgium. This year’s theme? Working in a Digital Age: Orchestrating Digitalisation for Better Labour Markets. The annual gathering of the global HR services industry organised by the World Employment Confederation offers a full day of learning, discussions, innovations and networking… and many more Members-Only exclusive activities.

The World Employment Conference 2023 will take place on Wednesday 29 March in Brussels, Belgium. This year’s theme? Working in...

WEC adopts Code of Ethical Principles in the use of Artificial Intelligence

Code of Ethical Principles in the use of Artificial Intelligence

We believe that Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help human beings facilitate their journey in the labour market. The purpose of this document is to memorialize our position as an industry on the responsible and ethical use of Artificial Intelligence as a standard across our industry, recognizing that the evolving nature of Artificial Intelligence requires that this is a living set of principles that will be adapted over time.

opinion piece

Working in a Digital Age: Orchestrating Digitalisation for Better Labour...

Working in a Digital Age: Orchestrating Digitalisation for Better Labour Markets

The Digital Revolution is changing the nature of work profoundly, impacting ways of working, forms of work organisation, the employee-employer relationship and our legal frameworks. Ahead of the World Employment Conference 2023 that has digitalisation as its theme, Bettina Schaller, President of the World Employment Confederation, explores some of the opportunities and challenges that digitalisation opens up for labour markets.

The Digital Revolution is changing the nature of work profoundly, impacting ways of working, forms of work organisation, the employee-employer...

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Member of the Month

EPREL (Estonia) & LIIA (Lithuania)

As both countries celebrate their national days in February, let’s shed a spotlight on our two national federations of Estonia and Lithuania! Visit EPREL and LIIA websites for more information about temporary agency work in these two Baltic states.

EPREL (Estonia) & LIIA (Lithuania)

Topics

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...

Global Labour Market Shortages Statistical Briefing

How real are labour shortages? Check out our statistical briefing which provides you with the latest statistics around labour scarcity & insights on the evolution of vacancy numbers and rates by countries and sectors.

Entrenching our global reach and influence result from empowerment of our members. The World Employment Confederation aims to support them in building their capacity and maintaining the highest quality standards, as we are convinced that the future of work will become more reliant upon trustful labour market intermediaries.

Charles Cameron - Vice-President, World Employment Confederation

Thought leadership is about timing. As we prepare for the New Normal, the opportunity is there to position the industry as a ‘knowledge hub’ for all labour market and workplace issues.

Geraldine King - Board member, World Employment Confederation

A strong knowledge base is fundamental to support our advocacy activities and ensure sound regulatory frameworks. The World Employment Confederation helps members to better collect and organise knowledge, in particular data. Pulling our resources together contributes to strengthening the image of our industry as a credible partner.

Even Hagelien - Director, NHO Service og Handel

World Employment Confederation

Code of Conduct

Members of the World Employment Confederation are committed to the WEC Code of Conduct which contains principles that ethical, quality and professional private employment services should deploy in the provision of their services. Such principles include a ban on fee charging to jobseekers and workers, dedication to compliance, health and safety at work and non-discrimination. WEC also has a dedicated...

Members of the World Employment Confederation are committed to the WEC Code of Conduct which contains principles that ethical, quality...

publication

Activity Report 2022

For private employment services, 2022 will be remembered as the year of post-Covid recovery and getting back to some sort of “normality”. For the World Employment Confederation, it has been another year of delivering first-class services to its members in order to ensure the sustainable growth of the industry. Check out what our footprint has been in 2022 in our...

For private employment services, 2022 will be remembered as the year of post-Covid recovery and getting back to some sort...

WECeurope

@WECeurope

18:51, Mar 20

Insightful evening event on the launch of the @ETUI_org Report Benchmarking working in Europe. Need to address the current polycrisis and build resilience for economies and labour markets https://t.co/qKSKAKLtVR

WECeurope

@WECeurope

07:50, Mar 17

The European Labour Authority @EU_ELA has set up a very useful information hub on their website on supporting people fleeing the war in Ukraine (https://t.co/eP8piJONCo). The HR services industry stands with the displaced people from Ukraine. Find out more https://t.co/5eJm4otSD4

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@WECglobal

11:29, Mar 16

Hear from John Healy @unclejunkmuses, WEC VP & Chair of #Digitalisation Task Force about our recent Code of Ethical Principles for use of #AI. Have we missed anything? Let us know! https://t.co/mSY0YODIsL

WECglobal

@WECglobal

11:29, Mar 16

And if you want to discuss ethical use of #AI & other #technologies in labour markets, face to face with the key leaders in the #recruitment & #employment community, join our annual conference #WEC2023Brussels! Tickets: https://t.co/fo6UNWheGZ https://t.co/3vrNvP9qy5

WECeurope

@WECeurope

13:54, Mar 14

Posting of agency workers continues to be an important topic for @WECeurope. Focus on benefits of posting, compliance, enforcement and addressing third country nationals is welcomed. Our PA Manager @MichaelFreytag contributed to @EU_ELA Posting of Workers Forum https://t.co/gLLLkLjo87

WECeurope

@WECeurope

12:12, Mar 14

Are you interested in the latest employment trends in Europe, covering total employment, temporary employment, agency work, and freelancing? Consult the new edition of the @SIADailyNews European Employment Barometer just published: https://t.co/fv23k9t0Gm https://t.co/uK6kbNoY2n

WECeurope

@WECeurope

12:57, Mar 13

With great power comes great responsibility... for #AI too! WEC members believe that its potential can only benefit individuals & companies if used ethically. ➡️ WEC adopted a Code of 10 principles to guide AI deployment for #recruitment & #employment. https://t.co/x19YwFtPPy https://t.co/W5GdCb0sGB