 The World Employment Confederation is the voice of the employment industry at global level, representing labour market enablers in 50 countries and 7 of the largest international workforce solutions companies. The World Employment Confederation brings unique access to and engagement with international policymakers (ILO, OECD, World Bank, IMF, IOM, EU) and stakeholders (trade unions, academic world, think tanks, NGOs). World Employment Confederation Manifesto: No future of work without social innovation  Downloads |
Press releasesSIA AND THE WORLD EMPLOYMENT CONFEDERATION ANNOUNCE ALLIANCEMountain View, California & Brussels, Belgium – December 13 2017 – Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA), the global advisor on staffing and workforce solutions, and the World Employment Confederation, the authoritative voice of the employment industry, have today announced a global alliance. The new alliance brings together key data and insights from across the workforce solutions ecosystem and extends engagement with stakeholders and labor markets worldwide through the advancement of thought leadership. The combined scope of activities, initiatives, events, advocacy and research covered by the partnership allows both organizations to broaden and deepen their global reach and deliver additional benefits to their members. “The World Employment Confederation looks forward to building and strengthening this mutually beneficial partnership. SIA’s insights and research combined with the World Employment Confederation’s policy work reflects our complementarity in research and advocacy respectively”, says Denis Pennel, Managing Director of the World Employment Confederation. “As the global voice of labour market enablers that represents the interests of the employment industry vis-à-vis international policy makers, I believe this collaboration will help develop a better understanding of the reality of our industry and gain recognition for is positive contribution to better functioning labour markets.” The alliance calls for an ongoing exchange of ideas, knowledge and activities to collectively address current and future challenges and opportunities in the continually dynamic and evolving world of work. “The positive role the World Employment Confederation plays in facilitating work, adaptation, security and prosperity is vital to our industry, as well as for businesses and economies at large,” said Barry Asin, President of SIA. “I am very pleased to welcome the World Employment Confederation as a collaborative and innovative partner, and look forward to working closely together to deliver greater levels of insight to the global workforce solutions ecosystem.” THE WORLD EMPLOYMENT CONFEDERATION-EUROPE ELECTS NEW BOARDBrussels, December 11 2017 – The World Employment Confederation-Europe’s General Assembly has elected several new members to the Board, including a new President, Bettina Schaller and a new Vice-President, Maalfrid Brath. Ms Schaller has served as Vice-President of the World Employment Confederation-Europe since 2015 and as a member of the Global Board and Chair of the European Public Affairs Committee since May 2014. She currently oversees the Group Public Affairs activities of the Adecco Group at global and European level. Through her strong commitment to the implementation of the employment industry’s agenda and her active role in overseeing the Confederation’s lobbying activities in Brussels, Ms Schaller has ensured that the voice of the employment industry has been clearly heard and has helped the industry gain recognition for its positive contribution to better functioning labour markets. “I am looking forward to further strengthening the position of the World Employment Confederation-Europe as the voice of labour market enablers”, said Ms Schaller. “European workers and companies face a number of challenges, and I believe our industry can and should be a part of the solution”. Ms Schaller is also active in a number of organisations including as a Member of the B20 Employment and Education Task Force; as Steering Group Member to the World Economic Forum (WEF) “Education, Gender and Work” System; as Vice-Chair of the OECD ELSA COM; as The Adecco Group’s focal point for the Global Apprenticeship Network (GAN); and via supporting the efforts of the Global Forum on Migration & Development (GFMD) Business Mechanisms. The World Employment Confederation-Europe’s newly elected Vice-President, Maalfrid Brath brings to the role a decade of experience in the employment industry. As Managing Director, she has overseen the operations of the ManpowerGroup in Norway since 2009 and served as Chairman of the Board of the Norwegian Staffing Industry (NHO) – a long standing member of the World Employment Confederation-Europe. The other Board members elected during the General Assembly are: Sonja van Lieshout (in her capacity as chair of the Public Affairs Committee), Herwig Muyldermans (Managing Director of Federgon/The Belgian Federation of HR service providers), who has been re-elected for a 1 year term as Treasurer of the Board and Jürrien Koops (Managing Director of ABU/The Dutch Federation of Private Employment Agencies), who was elected in December 2015 and has now been appointed as Board Secretary. Two other already elected Board members remain part of the Board: Julia Grosse-Wilde (Deputy Managing Director of BAP/The German Federation of Private Employment Agencies) and Lars Petter Orving (ManpowerGroup). Annemarie Muntz, outgoing President of the World Employment Confederation-Europe was unanimously thanked for her leadership and inspiring presidency of the European body of the World Employment Confederation over the past 13 years. She remains President of the global body, World Employment Confederation. 09/27/17 SOCIAL INNOVATION IS KEY TO UNLOCK THE LABOUR MARKET OF TOMORROWWorld employment confederation calls on governments and social partners to nurture agile job markets and set the framework for a new social deal Paris, 25th September 2017 – Members of the World Employment Confederation gather in Paris this week for their annual conference and will explore the impact of the digital revolution on jobs markets. In its 50th anniversary year, the World Employment Confederation publishes a Manifesto calling on governments, social partners and educators to work in partnership to build open, inclusive and sustainable labour markets that create decent work. “The world of work is changing fast. The challenge is to ensure that the policies on employment, skills and education keep pace with the velocity of change” says Annemarie Muntz, President of the World Employment Confederation. “We want to work in partnership with all actors to develop an agile jobs market that enables individuals and businesses to grow. We need to prepare the workforce for the jobs of the future and provide them with security in a context of intense career mobility and transitions.” The World Employment Conference takes “Labour market dynamics in the digital age” as its theme. Keynote speakers including Muriel Pénicaud (French Minister of Labour), Guy Ryder (Director General of the International Labour Organisation) and Stefano Scarpetta (Director for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs at the OECD) will join over 400 participants from 40 countries exploring the impact of digital on labour markets. Discussions will also be fed with the CEOs of the largest global HR service companies such as The Adecco Group, ManpowerGroup, Randstad and Gi Group, together with digital champions, trade unionists, labour market experts and a representation of the future generation of workers . “An efficient labour market is a prerequisite for economic growth and competitiveness. Countries with forward-thinking labour policies and better-functioning jobs markets will be more resilient and likely to prosper” says Denis Pennel, Managing Director of the World Employment Confederation. “Part of the solution is to nurture the biodiversity of those jobs markets, promoting diverse forms of work that drive inclusiveness and productivity”. The World Employment Conference represents an unparalleled platform for assessing ever-evolving labour markets. Aside from the challenge of the digital age the conference will also hold a series of masterclasses and debates addressing other burning issues facing employment markets around the world: Labour migration and the need to promote fair practices; the opportunities that digitalization affords in developing more inclusive labour markets and the EU posting of workers directive and how to avoid social dumping. The World Employment Confederation conference takes place from 28-29 September at the Novotel hotel, 61 Quai de Grenelle, 15th arrondissement, Paris. Furthermore, a press conference will take place on the 28th of September at 12h30 local time at the conference location (Novotel, room Elbe, level 2). For full details of the programme and the list of speakers please see here 03/20/17 The World Employment Confederation publishes its 2017 economic report03/27/2017 In the year of its 50th anniversary, the World Employment Confederation, publishes its annual economic report, which contains data on an unequaled range of HR services ranging from labour market intelligence to talent acquisition and from placement to advisory services. The year-long research conducted in 50 countries addresses the challenges of a changing world of work and illustrates the role of the employment industry in enabling work, adaptation, security and prosperity. By constantly expanding its footprint and diversifying its range of services, the employment industry contributed to creating 50 million jobs worldwide. Across the markets covered in the report, current trends show a diversification of the employment industry, which regroups 169,000 agencies and 1.5 million HR specialists. The employment industry enables 50 million people to find work Across the markets covered in the report, current trends show a diversification of the employment industry: agency work had a net employment impact of more than 43 million jobs created with the USA, China, Japan and India leading the ranking. The highest-placed European country is France in 5th place with 2 million hires. In terms of penetration rate, agency work represents a limited part of the global working population averaging just 1.7%. The USA leads the field at 2.2%, followed by Japan (2%) and Europe (1.9%). Employment agencies also guided some 3 million individuals through their career management or job search. Managed Services Providers (MSP) and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) continue to gain acceptance and penetration as a tool for more effective recruitment with 2.5 million people worldwide involved. Finally, direct recruitment totaled 2.1 million placements in 2015. Employment agencies enable adaptation by closing skills gaps and placing unemployed youth in work While the report clearly demonstrates that change is underway, forecasts vary in different industries and regions: on average, before entering into agency work 33% of workers were unemployed while just 21% returned to unemployment a year later. On another note, 43% of people starting agency work were previously employed and 71% remained employed a year later. Almost one third of agency workers are under the age of 25 and declare upskilling via agency work is key to staying employable. “These numbers show two things: first, agencies provide both an entry point to the labour market and a stepping stone to permanent hiring. Second, the industry creates decent jobs that would otherwise not exist. In India for instance, 92% of companies would not make permanent hires if agency work was not available”, says Denis Pennel, Managing Director at the World Employment Confederation. The employment industry reduces frictional unemployment and has an impact on public budgets Employment agencies contribute to reduce frictional unemployment by shortening the inevitable time delays in finding a new job and ensuring better and faster matching of supply and demand for work. The report finds an inverse correlation between the evolution of hours worked via an agency and the EU unemployment rate in the EU-28. There is also evidence that high rates of agency work penetration tend to reduce undeclared work. The report highlights striking facts in India where unemployment rates have been cut by up to one half in states where the agency penetration rate is above 0.5 %. “By reducing frictional unemployment, the employment industry contributes to public budgets. This saves governments the cost of unemployment benefits while the provision of flexible workforce solutions leads to a reduction of undeclared work, increasing social charges and corporate tax being paid”, comments Annemarie Muntz, President of the World Employment Confederation. RPO and MSP usage have a big impact on HR KPIs Outsourcing of the recruiting function has risen steadily in the past few years. Notably, RPO adoption has grown by 32% from 2011 until today. This practice is especially beneficial for organizations that fill roles with high turnover and consistently require specific skill sets. Companies that invest in an RPO provider declare they are able to reduce hiring costs by 38%. While 71% of “best-in-class” organizations are more likely to use a Managed Services Provider.
The full Economic Reprt can be read here 09/21/16 Employment confederation calls for cooperation with global policymakersThe World Employment Confederation (formerly Ciett) looks into the future of work As the world of work becomes increasingly flat and interconnected, new global labour policies and regulation are required to deal with issues that go beyond national or regional borders. The World Employment Confederation sees this as essential to embrace the many structural shifts that are currently taking place around the world. Globalisation, growing diversity of contractual arrangements, new job and career expectations, digitalisation and demographics are all major drivers reshaping the way we work today. As a consequence, the World Employment Confederation calls on global policymakers to cooperate with the employment industry and all other relevant stakeholders to adjust international labour regulation and seize the opportunities the new era of work will bring. While almost 200 million people are unemployed at the global level[1], 61% of companies around the world experience difficulty recruiting staff, mostly due to shortages of skilled staff. This issue is key as 72% of HR professionals say that talent scarcity has negatively affected their business and 45% believe it has threatened leadership continuity and succession. Adopting appropriate regulation will contribute to reduce the mismatch between supply and demand of work and will lead to better functioning labour markets. “We are not facing an employment crisis but a work revolution in which intertwined labour markets require more supra-national regulation while respecting national differences”, states Denis Pennel, Managing Director of the World Employment Confederation. “The creation of global employment policies and instruments that can be implemented, regulated and enforced will be crucial to a sustainable future of work. This should be based on transparent, fair and sensible principles that reward risk-taking and innovation. International policymakers will have to play a greater role in setting guiding principles and rules in the future.” In a white paper released today on the “The Future of Work”, the World Employment Confederation analyses in detail how employment conditions are changing around the world and provide a number of policy recommendations on how to adapt accordingly. “This is the end of work as we knew it! In this complex economic environment, regulation on employment matters should adopt a “glocal” approach, thinking globally about overall guidelines and provisions that can be transposed into national regulations with some flexibility. Policymakers should create easy-to-understand, employment-friendly labour laws facilitating cross-border expansion of businesses” adds Annemarie Muntz, President of the World Employment Confederation. Research conducted by the World Employment Confederation shows that countries that have adopted smart regulation for the employment sector are more competitive delivering flexibility and security for both companies and workers. The full Press Release can be read here [1] ILO WESO 2016 Report
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