Eurociett unveils 10 recommendations to unlock the contribution of the agency work industry

 

Announcing 10 key recommendations to meet the Europe 2020 employment targets at its EU stakeholder conference in Brussels, Eurociett calls for action in three key areas: implementing effective labour markets policies in cooperation with the Agency Work Industry; shaping a balanced regulatory environment for the sector and developing a shared commitment for inclusive growth.

 

“The European labour markets are not functioning as well as they should and the Lisbon 2010 employment targets have not been met” said Annemarie Muntz, Eurociett President. “In addition, during the recent economic crisis, the countries that have fared the worst are those which have which have not yet reformed their labour market, embraced flexicurity and modern labour relations.”      

The recommendations call for:

Implementing effective labour markets policies in cooperation with the agency work industry

1. Support for the role of the Agency Work industry in increasing labour markets participation – particularly for youth and long-term unemployed;
2. Securing flexibility that will lead to job creation and economic growth;
3. Ensuring a better match between supply with demand for skills;
4. Taking advantage of the role of the agency work industry in promoting work mobility and securing transitions for inclusive growth

 

Shaping a balanced regulatory environment for the agency work industry

5. Recognising temporary work as the most secure form of external flexible employment;
6. Establishing a level playing field for temporary work agencies and ensuring that the organisation underlined the need for better performing labour markets;
7. Lift existing, unjustified restrictions to the use of temporary agency work to boost job creation and enhance company competitiveness;
8. Organise work mobility in a more secure way by facilitating intra-EU cross-border activities of temporary work agencies;

 

Developing a shared commitment for inclusive growth

9. Promote and support public-private partnerships in terms of employment services in order to fight unemployment and promote inclusive labour markets;
10. Advance the sectoral social dialogue on temporary agency work in accordance with national law and practice.

 

The document can be found here

 

The press release can be read here

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