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05 / 01

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Say Hello to Hays: Our Newest Corporate Member Joining the Ranks of Industry Leaders

Say Hello to Hays: Our Newest Corporate Member Joining the...

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! Let’s learn more about the company and why it decided to join WEC.

Hays is a global leader in recruitment and workforce solutions, focusing on highly skilled and academic professionals, and since 1st...

05 / 02

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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...

05 / 03

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Countdown to Glory: WEC Awards 2025 Finalists Revealed

With only four weeks left until we reveal the winners of the WEC Awards 2025, the excitement is building! Before we hand out the trophies at the World Employment Conference in South Africa, let’s take a sneak peek at the incredible finalists who have made it this far in each category.

With only four weeks left until we reveal the winners of the WEC Awards 2025, the excitement is building! Before...

05 / 04

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...

05 / 05

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Skills and Quality Jobs: the Building Blocks for a More Competitive and Resilient Europe

Skills and Quality Jobs: the Building Blocks for a More...

On 11 February, the European Commission adopted its work programme for the year 2025. With its focus on skills and several proposals addressing the current labour market challenges, the World Employment Confederation-Europe considers that this work programme has the relevant building blocks to create a strong, secure and competitive Europe.

On 11 February, the European Commission adopted its work programme for the year 2025. With its focus on skills and...

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Dansk Erhverv

In Denmark, the private employment services industry is represented by Dansk Erhverv. The agency work sector has a headcount of 17,184, with 1,083 agencies generating 2.3 billion € of sales revenues.

Dansk Erhverv

WEConversations | Walk the Talk! Advancing Social Justice through Employment

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Social Justice

While the changes affecting the world of work have brought significant new opportunities, they have also led to inequality and risks of exclusion, threatening social cohesion, economic growth and human progress. International stakeholders such as the International Labour Organisation have taken on tackling this need for more social justice. The HR services industry fully supports this fight as it aligns...

While the changes affecting the world of work have brought significant new opportunities, they have also led to inequality and...

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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...

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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

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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Labour Market Intelligence Insights (LMI²) Q4 2024

Every quarter, the World Employment Confederation compiles the latest data about staffing activity, the economy and labour markets and brings them all in one place: the “Labour Market Strategic Insight” brief. Check out the latest edition: it’s a goldmine of data! Plus, it has a fresh new look!

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The HR services sector has an important role to play in helping employees manage transitions whether it is finding new roles or transitioning internally.

Jurriën Koops - Director, ABU (The Netherlands)

Our membership to the World Employment Confederation-Europe not only brings value because it provides us with up-to-date information about EU policy developments and with the possibility to shape the position of the industry. It also gives us the opportunity to be directly involved in discussions with EU policymakers and such contacts would not be possible without the WEC.

Jakob Tietge - Head of Division at Dansk Erhver

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World Employment Conference 2025

The World Employment Conference 2025 will take place in Cape Town, South Africa, on 7-11 April 2025. Our theme: The Next Generation. There is no better-suited place than the African continent to look forward to the future of employment policies and the staffing industry.

The World Employment Conference 2025 will take place in Cape Town, South Africa, on 7-11 April 2025. Our theme: The...