World Employment Confederation-Europe

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

25,000€ - 49,999€

Financial year: Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

1.5 Fte (3)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

1

High-level Commission meetings

13

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    World Employment Confederation-Europe   (WEC-Europe)

    EU Transparency Register

    7438623236-16 First registered on 24 Jul 2008

    Goals / Remit

    The World Employment Confederation-Europe is the voice of the private employment services industry at European level.
    The World Employment Confederation–Europe is fully representative of the industry bringing together European national federations and several corporate members. It brings a unique access to and engagement with European policymakers (EU Commission, European Parliament, Council) and stakeholders (social partners, academic world, think tanks).
    The World Employment Confederation-Europe strives for a recognition of the economic and social role played by the industry in enabling work, adaptation, security and prosperity in our societies. Its members provide access to the labour market and meaningful work to more than 11 millions of people in Europe.

    The World Employment Confederation-Europe is the EU sectoral social partner for temporary agency work, representing the employers.

    Main EU files targeted

    EU Employment and Social Affairs
    EU Directive on temporary agency work
    Posting of Workers Directive
    Prevention of Undeclared Work
    Youth Employment and Skills
    Changing world of work
    Social Innovation
    Access to social protection
    European Pillar of Social Rights
    Discussion on minimum wages in Europe
    Online platform work and digitalisation

    Address

    Head Office
    Avenue du Port, 86c Box 302
    Bruxelles 1000
    BELGIUM
    EU Office
    Avenue du Port, 86c Box 302
    Bruxelles 1000
    BELGIUM

    Website

  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    3

    Employment timeLobbyists
    100%1
    25%2

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    1.5

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 23 Aug 2022

    Name Start date End Date
    Ms Beatrice MIANO 12 Mar 2024 11 Mar 2025
    Mr Michael Freytag 12 Sep 2023 11 Sep 2024
    Mr Michael Freytag 19 Oct 2021 19 Oct 2022
    Mr Michael Freytag 28 Aug 2020 28 Aug 2021
    Mr Michael Freytag 07 Mar 2019 07 Mar 2020
    Mr Michael Freytag 06 Apr 2018 07 Mar 2019
    Mr Michael Freytag 25 Apr 2017 06 Apr 2018
    Mr Michael Freytag 11 May 2016 26 Apr 2017
    Michael Freytag 11 May 2016 19 Apr 2017
    Mr Menno Bart 29 Sep 2015 11 May 2016
    Michael Freytag 06 May 2015 04 May 2016
    Mr Menno Bart 08 Oct 2014 29 Sep 2015
    Mr Michael Freytag 17 Jun 2014 13 Jun 2015
    Mr Denis PENNEL 14 Mar 2014 13 Mar 2015
    Mr Menno Bart 11 Oct 2013 28 Sep 2014
    Mr Michael Burkhard FREYTAG 04 Jul 2013 03 Jul 2014
    Mr Sandro PETTINEO 29 Jun 2013 28 Jun 2014
    Mr Denis PENNEL 30 Jan 2013 19 Jan 2014
    Mr Sandro PETTINEO 18 Jan 2013 28 Jun 2013
    Mr Michael Burkhard FREYTAG 19 Dec 2012 28 Jun 2013
    Mr Denis PENNEL 14 Feb 2012 08 Feb 2013
    Mr Sandro PETTINEO 24 Jan 2012 08 Feb 2013
    Mr Michael Burkhard FREYTAG 24 Jan 2012 19 Dec 2012

    Complementary Information

    Denis Pennel, Managing Director
    Michael Freytag, Public Affairs Manager
    Aurélie Pattyn, Communications Manager

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR

    Person with legal responsibility

    Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR

  • Categories

    Category

    Trade and business associations

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    European Policy Centre
    Centre for European Policy Studies
    European Employers Network
    European Business Services Alliance (Chair)
    European Centre of Expertise in the field of labour law and employment policy

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Interests represented

    Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    25,000€ - 49,999€

    Major contributions in closed year

    None declared

    Intermediaries for closed year

    None declared

    Intermediaries for current year

    None declared

    Closed year Costs

    25,000€ - 49,999€

    Other financial info

    None declared

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    none

    Groups (European Parliament)

    N/A

    Communication activities

    EU Sectoral Social Dialogue Project on online talent platforms, labour market intermediaries and the changing world of work (2018)

    EU Sectoral Social Dialogue Project on "Social Innovation in the temporary agency work industry" (2019/2020)

    Vision Paper "Making Europe the best place to work" (2018)

    WEC-Europe Manifesto "Recovery, Reform and Resilience" (2021)

    Other activities

    Observer at the European Platform tackling undeclared work

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    13 meetings found. Download meetings

    The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.

    • Date 21 Sep 2022 Location Brussels
      Subject regulation for diverse forms of work, employment policies
      DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
      Attending
      • Joost Korte (Director-General)
    • Date 13 Sep 2021 Location Brussels
      Subject Recovery, Reform and Resilience
      DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
      Attending
      • Joost Korte (Director-General)
    • Date 19 Oct 2020 Location online
      Subject Social dialogue
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit
      Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights
      Attending
      • Andrea Nahles (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 18 May 2020 Location VC
      Subject WEC-Europe/UNI-Europa Joint Recommendations on COVID-19
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit
      Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights
      Attending
      • Ana Carla Pereira (Cabinet member)
    • Date 08 Jan 2020 Location Brussels
      Subject Meeting with Adecco Group and World Employment Confederation to discuss Future of Work and the need for a New Social Contract as well as Skills.
      DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
      Attending
      • Joost Korte (Director-General)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 20 Mar 2019 Location Bruxelles
      Subject introductory meeting
      DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
      Attending
      • Joost Korte (Director-General)
    • Date 27 Jun 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject Changing world of work, social dialogue
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen
      Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility
      Attending
      • Inge Bernaerts (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 27 Jun 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject Role of Social partners in the Services Sector
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
      Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
      Attending
      • Raquel Lucas (Cabinet member)
      • Kai Wynands (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 10 Nov 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject Posting of temporary agency workers
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen
      Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility
      Attending
      • Inge Bernaerts (Cabinet member)
    • Date 25 Jun 2015 Location Michel Servoz office
      Subject The review of the Europe 2020 Strategy and the European Semester
      DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
      Attending
      • Michel Servoz (Director-General)
    • Date 12 May 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject Skills
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen
      Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility
      Attending
      • Julie Fionda (Cabinet member)
    • Date 10 Feb 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject Trends in EU labour markets
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen
      Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility
      Attending
      • Inge Bernaerts (Cabinet member)
    • Date 09 Dec 2014 Location Brussels
      Subject Introductory meeting
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen
      Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility
      Attending
      • Inge Bernaerts (Cabinet member)
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