As part of the joint research project aimed at the establishment of a European Observatory on Cross-Border Activities within the Temporary Agency Work sector, Eurociett and UNI-Europa held a conference on the 3rd of December 2009 in Brussels. The event gathered close to 100 attendees, including EU decision-makers, academics and journalists.

 

The programme was as follows:

 

08:30 - 09:00 - Registration

 

09:00 - 09:30 - Opening speeches

• Fabrice Warneck | UNI-Europa Policy Officer 
• Annemarie Muntz | Eurociett President

09:30 - 09:50 - Setting the context: Presentation of the 2008 report on regulation on temporary agency work in EU 27

• Christian Welz | Eurofound Research Manager

09:50 - 11:00 - Cross-border activities within TAW: Presentation of the overview report by the external experts

• Nick Clark | Working Lives Research Institute - Experience from practitioners: report of surveys
• Ricardo Rodriguez | Labour Asociados - Legal framework: report on desk research

11:00 - 11:30 - Coffee break

 

11:30 - 12:30 - Cross-border activities within TAW: The view from the practioneers [countries and sectors]

 

Chair & introduction: Frédéric Turlan | Liaisons Sociales Europe Editor in chief

• Polish social partners: Alfred Bujara [Solidarnosc] & Anna Wicha [ZAPT]
• British social partners: Sally Bridge [CWU]
• Dutch social partners: Marcel Nuyten [FNV Bondgenoten] & Tom Gibcus [ABU]
• Harald Wiedenhofer | EFFAT General Secretary
• Domenico Campogrande | FIEC Director Social Affairs

12:30 - 13:00 - Presentation setting up a joint European Observatory on Cross-Border Activities within Temporary Agency Work

 

by Fabrice Warneck [UNI-Europa] & Denis Pennel [Eurociett]

 

13:00 - 14:30 - Lunch

 

14:30 - 15:30 - The implementation of the Directive 2008/104/EC on temporary agency work: What impact on cross-border mobility? How will this directive interfere with the Posting of Workers Directive? How efficient is the Posting of Workers Directive in protecting agency workers and allowing for the development of TAW cross-border activities?

 

Co-chairs: Fabrice Warneck [UNI-Europa] & Denis Pennel [Eurociett]

• Sjoerd Feenstra | European Commission DG EMPL Deputy Head of Unit
• Séverine Picard | ETUC Legal Adviser
• Maxime Cerutti | BusinessEurope Adviser

15:30 - 16:00 - Closing speeches

• Rachel Owens | UNI-Europa Policy Officer
• Annemarie Muntz | Eurociett President