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Parakar

Parakar Group is a Dutch company founded in 2002, providing a wide range of services in the area of globally outsourced HR- and payroll management, including employer of record service, umbrella work permit service, payroll service or professional employment outsourcing. Employer of Record (EoR) services is a fast-growing segment within the HR services industry and increasingly faces regulatory challenges. Alongside Parakar, the World Employment Confederation seeks to develop its services towards this market segment to give the sector a stronger voice and support uptake of quality standards.

Parakar

Parakar Group is a Dutch company founded in 2002, providing a wide range of services in the area of globally outsourced HR- and payroll management, including employer of record service, umbrella work permit service, payroll service or professional employment outsourcing. Employer of Record (EoR) services is a fast-growing segment within the HR services industry and increasingly faces regulatory challenges. Alongside Parakar, the World Employment Confederation seeks to develop its services towards this market segment to give the sector a stronger voice and support uptake of quality standards.

HR services industry adopts Code of Ethical Principles in the use of Artificial Intelligence

HR services industry adopts Code of Ethical Principles in the use of Artificial Intelligence

WEC Code of Ethical Principles in the use of Artificial Intelligence

WEC Code of Ethical Principles in the use of Artificial Intelligence

Several jurisdictions around the world start to regulate the use of Artificial Intelligence, with the European Union taking the lead with the most comprehensive set of rules to be adopted. As the EU AI act is being finalised, the World Employment Confederation is becoming increasingly concerned that misguided and possibly harmful regulation will not only slow innovative development but also close the door to the possibilities that AI holds for workers and employers. A balanced approach to AI in the workplace is needed. For the HR services industry, this entails the respect of ten principles, outlined in the Code of ethical principles adopted by the World Employment Confederation in 2023.

Several jurisdictions around the world start to regulate the use of Artificial Intelligence, with the European Union taking the lead with the most comprehensive set of rules to be adopted. As the EU AI act is being finalised, the World Employment Confederation is becoming increasingly concerned that misguided and possibly harmful regulation will not only slow innovative development but also close the door to the possibilities that AI holds for workers and employers. A balanced approach to AI in the workplace is needed. For the HR services industry, this entails the respect of ten principles, outlined in the Code of ethical principles adopted by the World Employment Confederation in 2023.

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Digitalisation

Digitalisation

The digital revolution is affecting the world of work in many ways. Not only is it changing the nature of certain jobs, it is also disrupting the way work is offered, accessed and contracted. The growth of digital labour platforms and the increasing use of Artificial Intelligence in recruitment and human resources processes create new challenges regarding workers’ rights, and...
The digital revolution is affecting the world of work in many ways. Not only is it changing the nature of...

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Equipping the Workforce with Skills for the Digital Age

Equipping the Workforce with Skills for the Digital Age

Digitalisation comes with its challenges and opportunities for skilling.  Drawing on the insights shared by the speakers of the World Employment Conference 2023 which addressed the theme of “Working in a Digital Age”, Denis Pennel, Managing Director of the World Employment Confederation, makes five recommendations of how the HR services industry can support this transition.
Digitalisation comes with its challenges and opportunities for skilling.  Drawing on the insights shared by the speakers of the World...
Activity Report 2022

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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...
Affiliate Partners

World Employment Confederation

Affiliate Partners

Join a Global Community and Lead in a Changing World of Work! Affiliate Partnership with the World Employment Confederation allows vendors and suppliers relevant to the employment services industry to align with the confederations values and be part of a global community of national federations and workforce solutions companies.​
Join a Global Community and Lead in a Changing World of Work! Affiliate Partnership with the World Employment Confederation allows...
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