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PA Committee

26 February 2015

Eurociett Public Affairs Committee

26 February Brussels

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Agenda

1. Welcome and apologies 2. Review of the Action Points 3. Feedback on the Eurociett Board Strategic Session 4. Agency Work Directive 5. Work Mobility in Europe 6. Role of Employment Services 7. Youth Employment and Skills 8. Update on other dossiers based on the Eurociett EU Public Affairs Monitor

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Review of the Action Points

No. Topic Action Point Status

1. PA Committee Refocus

• Eurociett PA Monitor updated
• PowerPoint circulated in advance
• More time for national issues
• National days in Brussels (UK/France
• Feedback on Board meetings
• Use of webinars

Done Done In process (Spain) In process Done Done 2. Agency Work Directive

• New Position Paper published
• Participation in EU Expert Group
• AWD Action Plan 2015
• Circulate legal advice on legal basis

Done Done Done Done 3. EU Elections

• Letters sent to new Commission
• Meeting cabinet Thyssen
• Way to Work Events

Done Done Done

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Ciett Economic Report 2015 published

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Eurociett Board Strategic Session – Feb. 2015

Relationship with trade unions:

• Country presentations on Netherlands, France, Germany,

Belgium, Sweden, Guest speaker Renate Hornung Draus (BDA/BusinessEurope)

• New Strategy towards trade unions: Focus on the fact that labour market flexibility will

continue, focus on issues to be solved (social rights, informality, business and human rights, transitions. Aim to turn around trade union messages into positive story

• Implement PA/PR campaign on the findings of the new SSD research, joint event,

joint declaration

• To prepare an info-graphic on bi-partite funds, illustrating the money invested, on the

use of open-ended contracts and on the satisfaction of agency workers PrES and business services

• Aim is to broaden the range of HR services represented by Eurociett, broader scope

will increase the weight and improve the image of the industry

• Contacts to be established with search and selection, outplacement, welfare to work

and pay-rolling

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Agency Work Directive

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Agency Work Directive Action Plan 2015:

Lifting unjustified restrictions on temporary agency work

More appropriate and less restrictive regulation on AW in Europe

Litigation / legal cases, focus on direct effect Art. 4 paragraph 1 AWD

Pending legal case: Finland Legal case in preparation: Sweden Potential legal cases in other countries under consideration (including Netherlands and Germany)

Political lobbying: Economic & social benefits

• f less restrictive agency work regulation

Economic and social rationale for lifting unjustified restrictions: Impact on growth, job creation and competitiveness (NF economic analysis, facts & figures) Follow-up of Application Review Report Europe 2020 European Semester country-specific recommendations Agenda of the new COM: Internal Market, Business Services as drivers of growth

Reforms at national level leading to growth in the AW industry and strengthening its job creation potential Court of Justice of the EU EU Commission, EU Expert Group on TAW, EP, national governments, BusinessEurope, national employers’ organisations

Eurociett AWD Litigation Taskforce to coordinate, exchange legal information and provide legal advice for action Eurociett PA Committee to coordinate, exchange information and provide advice for action.

Eurociett dialogue with trade unions (IndustriAll Europe, Uni-Europa)

Social Dialogue Legal + CLA restrictions Inventory of restrictions and assessment of their economic and social impact (by Eurociett national federations)

EU SSDC on TAW

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Update and discussion points

Update:

• No major discussions on the Directive at EU level at this stage
• Finnish legal case: Date of the judgement not yet announced, not before

March/April 2015 (six weeks notice period of the parties concerned), EU Expert Group after the judgement

• Upcoming opportunity to address agency work regulation in the context of the

European Semester (Eurociett Position Paper of December 2014) Eurociett Actions:

• Eurociett addressed the need for progress on the lifting of unjustified restrictions in

a meeting with Inge Bernaers/cabinet member of Commissioner Thyssen

• Eurociett prepared Communication/messaging guide on the substance of the

Agency Work Directive legal case Discussion Points

• PA Committee members‘ feedback on messaging guide

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Tour de table on regulatory and industry developments

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Work Mobility in Europe

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Action Plan on intra-EU Work Mobility, Posting of Workers and EURES

Strive for appropriate regulation, recognition the role of PrES in facilitating work mobility

EU Work Mobility Package: Improve mobility, fight abuses, enhance social security coordination

Eurociett Actions:

• Input paper to DG

Employment and cabinet Thyssen (Q1/2015) and Position Paper following the publication

• Ongoing contacts EU COM

and EP

• Contributing to EU policy

debates on work mobility (PR/Conferences & Events)

Strengthened role of PrES in mobility and matching Posting of Workers: Review debate and enforcement Directive

Eurociett Actions:

• Contacts EU COM + EP,

based on position paper

• EU Committee of Experts,

Expert Group on transposition of the enforcement Directive

• Social Dialogue

Observatory (fact-sheets)

• Networking with

BusinessEurope

Reform of EURES EU job mobility scheme

Eurociett Actions:

• MEP Meetings

linked to the EMPL debate

• Monitoring

negotiation between Council and EP

• Position Papers

and case studies

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Work Mobility: Update and discussion points

Update

• Work Mobility Package: EU Commission Work Mobility Package announced for second

half 2015: Three main elements: Benefits of mobility, „Targeted review“ of the Posting of Workers, coordination of social security

• Posting of Workers: Eurociett participated in Expert Group on the transposition of the

enforcement Directive (26 February)

• EURES Reform: Discussions in the EP are progressing, Report of MEP Heinz Becker to

be adopted in March 2015. Key discussion points: Differentiation of EURES Members and Partners, range of services, accreditation Eurociett Actions

• Work Mobility Package: Topic addressed during meeting with Inge Bernaers, cabinet

Thyssen, Position Paper/input paper drafted, further meetings with Commission officials to follow

• EURES Reform: Proposals for amendments submitted to MEPs based on agreed

Eurociett Position, close monitoring of EP debate (701 amendments tabled in the EP Employment Committee), several meetings with influential MEPs, networking with EUROCHAMBRES and contribution to EUROCHAMBRES event Discussion points

• Discussion and approval of work mobility paper
• Eurociett position on coordination of social security (?)

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Role of Employment Services

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Action Plan:

Employment Services & Business Services

Promote cooperation between employment services and positioning PrES as business services EU network of public employment services Follow-up on the high-level group on business services

Eurociett Actions:

• Establish links with the new public

employment services network and provide input to its work

• Use the EU PES Network to promote

cooperation between employment services

• Capitalise on the European Semester

process (COM/EP) to promote cooperation between employment services at national level

Eurociett Actions:

• Follow-up in meetings with DG Enterprise on

the recommendations of the high-level group report

• Implement a pro-active PR/PA campaign

showcasing the role of PrES as business services

• Set up an effective network of employers

representing business services sectors (EBSRT or newly created network)

More and better cooperation between employment services at national

• level. Strengthened positioning of PrES as business services

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Update and discussion points

Update:

• PARES Strategic Dialogue meeting on 17 March focused on online tools and e-

services

• Work of the European Network of public employment services still in an early

stage Eurociett Actions:

• Letter sent to the Chair of the Public Employment Services Network
• Small delegation to participate in the PARES Event
• Forthcoming meeting with Jackie Morin (Head of Unit, DG Employment to

discuss the activities of the Head of PES Network, PrES-PES cooperation, the future of PARES, the reform of EURES and other topics Discussion Points: Presentation by Asempleo on a new report on employment services and PrES-PES cooperation

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Youth and Skills

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Action Plan: Skills and Youth

Advocating for a better recognition of the contribution of private employment services to labour market transitions and skills enhancement Contribute to debates on the changing world of work

Youth employment and transitions Skills enhancement and matching Changing World of Work debate

Eurociett Actions:

• Showcase the

transition role of agency work

• Contribute to the EU

Semester process (COM/EP)

• Act as speaker/expert

at events, including EPC Taskforce

Eurociett Actions:

• Contribute to the skills

debate via position papers and research

• Capitalise on the EU

Semester process (COM/EP)

• Participation in the

ESCO project on skills and qualifications

Eurociett Actions:

• Explore and use speaking
• pportunities on the changing

world work

• Setting up a Changing World of

Work network to link with key stakeholders

• Promote the key messages of

the Eurociett MD book on the Changing World of Work

Employment and labour market debates that are favourable to private employment services and that trigger national labour market reforms

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Youth and skills: Update and discussion points

Update

• Youth employment and skills will again be at the centre of attention in the European

Semester (March – June 2015) – PA/PR opportunity

• New Eurociett Position Paper drafted for these debates, similar in messaging as

previous position paper of 2013, but new, updated facts and figures

• Start of a discussion at EU level on a „quality framework for apprenticeships“, defining

common principles for good quality apprenticeships. BusinessEurope rather critical on this initiative Discussion Points:

• Update from PA Committee members on new initiatives in field of youth employment
• Discussion (and approval) of the Eurociett Position Paper

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Update on other dossiers

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Current Eurociett/UNI Europa project in SSDC

In the context of the SSDC, a series of joint projects have been carried out to improve knowledge on specific issues relating to agency workers. Since February 2014 Eurociett and UNI Europa are working on a project

• n comparing temporary agency work with other forms of employment,

mainly focusing on fixed-term and self-employment. The comparison looks at different dimensions, including:

• Market share of temporary agency work vs. these forms of

employment

• Regulation
• Access to healthcare, unemployment and sick benefits
• Occupational health and safety
• Access to training
• Social dialogue and collective labour agreements
• The impact in terms of labour market participation

The research will also put forward some case studies of selected countries (ES, DE, NL, FR, BE, and IT) As part of the project, Eurociett and UNI Europa will issue a report with the findings of the research and will launch the result and their joint recommendations in a pan-European conference in Brussels in early 2015

Separate IDEA Consult presentation

• n key

findings

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Follow-up actions on the joint research

27.2.2015

• Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee
• Presentation of the final report to the sectoral social partners

18.3.2015

• Eurociett-Uni-Europa joint conference to present the findings
• Joint Press Release

Spring 2015

• Aim to reach a joint declaration on the findings of the research

March - June 2015

• Eurociett meeting with Marianne Thyssen / EU Commission
• Eurociett meeting with Jeroen Jutte, Head of Unit EU Employment Strategy
• Eurociett meetings with influential MEPs
• Meetings with relevant stakeholders (BusinessEurope, Youth Forum, etc.)

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AOB

• 22 June 2015, linked to SSDC
• 15 – 16 September 2015, linked to PA

Committee workshop – topic up for discussion (relations with central employers, AWD legal case, others)