The Voice of Labour Choice Structure and profile of the International Confederation of Private Employment Services
Ciett at a glance Founded in 1967 Represents 137.000 companies (203.500 branches), employs 624.500 internal staff and more than 11.5 million agency workers on a daily average (full time equivalents) and around 36 million a yearly basis (headcounts) in Europe. Only association representing the private employment services industry: - at large (brings together 49 countries) - in its diversity (uniting 7 of the largest multinational staffing companies as well as hundreds of thousands of SMEs) Recognised as such by international organisations (e.g. ILO, European Union, OECD), key stakeholders (e.g. IOE, ITUC, academic world) and national governments Represents the full spectrum of HR services: temporary agency work, recruitment, interim management, executive search, outplacement, training
A global confederation North America Canada Mexico USA South America Argentina Brazil Chile Colombia Peru Southern Asia Northern Asia China Japan South Korea Europe Austria Belgium Bulgaria Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey UK Australia Latvia India Indonesia New Zealand Philippines Singapore Africa Morocco South Africa Zambia Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Netherlands Vietnam
Corporate Members
Ciett s long term objectives To protect and promote the interests of private employment agencies in order to enhance their sustainable growth To create the most suitable legal environment for the private employment services industry to operate in To promote and increase quality standards within the private employment services industry To improve the understanding of the reality of the private employment services industry, especially by gaining recognition for its positive contribution to a better functioning labour market
What are our guiding principles Work is an essential part of people s life and identity Dynamic labour markets need facilitating intermediaries and transitions agents Freedom of choice in the labour market should be promoted to meet the variety of work expectations and increase labour market participation Appropriately regulated agency work is an embodiment of decent work
What are our values
A strong, unified vision for the PrES industry
Our global pledges to better labour markets
What does Ciett do? Advocating (safeguarding interests) Lobbying Positioning Social dialogue Capacity building (market development) Membership development Sharing practices Advising governments Educating (authority & expertise) Conferencing Data collection Disseminating surveys Networking
How does Ciett work? A permanent Secretariat in Brussels/Belgium, comprised of 5 full-time employees A specific Ciett structure - Legal entity registered in June 2006 (ASBL or non-profit organisation according to Belgian Law) - Constitution adopted in 2006 - A transparent membership fee system Significant budget ( 250,000 in 2013) Sharing best practises among members and promoting quality standards within the staffing industry Engagement in pro-active lobbying activities to educate people about the reality of our industry and to safeguard the interests of the PrES industry Supporting members in their national lobbying Specific Ciett s action plan for 2013
Ciett governing bodies Decision making bodies General Assembly (58 members) Board (19 members) Executive bodies Executive Committee (7 officers + Managing Director + Immediate Past-President) Secretariat Committees - Corporate Members - National Federation Members - Research & Economic Affairs
Ciett Board Elected Appointed Vice-President Hans Leentjes - Manpower Vice-President Mark de Smedt - Adecco Vice-President (Chair CMC) Pam Berklich Kelly Services Vice-President (Chair NFC) Kevin Green - REC President Annemarie Muntz Quality Standards & Compliance Officer Aart van der Gaag - ABU Treasurer Herwig Muyldermans - Federgon Immediate Past- President Fred van Haasteren Global Corporate Members Regional Representatives Bettina Schaller Antonio Bonardo Northern Asia Yukiko Nagashima Southern Asia Steve Shepherd Europe Alain Dehaze Africa Natalie Singer John Healy Hans Vink North America Richard Wahlquist South America Omar Avila Sieto de Leeuw
Ciett Board members President Annemarie Muntz Vice-President Hans Leentjesc Quality Standards & Compliance Aart van der Gaag Treasurer Herwig Muyldermans Immediate Past-President Fred van Haasteren Chair of the Standing Committees National Federations Kevin Green Corporate Members Pam Berklich Board member Mark de Smedt Regional Representatives Africa/Near East Natalie Singer North America Richard Wahlquist South America Omar Avila Northern Asia Yukiko Nagashima Europe Alain Dehaze Southern Asia Steve Shepherd Global Corporate Members Adecco Bettina Schaller Kelly Services John Healy GI Group Antonio Bonardo Manpower Hans Vink Randstad Sieto de Leeuw
Ciett Executive Committee (Officers) Immediate Past President (standing invitation to attend) President Ciett Managing Director ((standing invitation to attend) Quality Standards & Compliance Officer Treasurer VP VP Chair CMC & VP Chair NFC & VP
A multi-cultural Secretariat team Denis Pennel Maria Da Silva Sandro Pettineo Managing Director (French) Assistant (Belgo- Portuguese) Policy Advisor (Italian) Michael Freytag Menno Bart Policy Advisor (German) PR & Economic Affairs Advisor (Dutch) Responsible for executing day-to-day activities to implement strategy decided by Board & GA: representation, advocating, intelligence gathering, managing membership, administrating
Secretariat s main activities Public Affairs (EU + Global) Administration Social Dialogue Membership Development Research PR & Communications
Spreading the news
Whom does Ciett work with? Our key global stakeholders Micro/Macro-economics Labour Social partners Trade Thought leadership
Ciett main past achievements for the PrES industry Legal recognition Opening up markets Image improvement U-turn position of the ILO: from strict prohibition (Convention n 96) to formal recognition in 1997 (Convention n 181) EU Agency Work Directive (2008) Establishing national federations Capacity building for developing national federations Setting up appropriate regulation on PrES Better recognition of contribution to better functioning labour markets through research and data collection Social dialogue
Ciett key achievements since 2005 Regulation Image & advocating Membership Institutional + 10 ratifications of ILO C181 (+ 58%) New global, aligned positioning: The Way to Work Ciett NF membership increased by 53% (+17 new countries) New corporate identity (logo + brochures ) Adoption of EU Directive on TAW (including lifting of some restrictions) 2 strategic research conducted to demonstrate contribution of PrES to better labour markets Establishment of federations in Mexico, Russia, India, Eastern Europe Budget increased by 73% Legal recognition of TAW in China and several Central Eastern European countries MoU signed between Ciett and UNI Global Stronger, unified federations in Italy, Spain, Germany, South Africa Secretariat extended by 1 FTE Control damages (ban on TAW avoided in Russia and South Africa, new regulation in Japan) Strong relationships established with key global stakeholders Capacity building training scheme implemented with ILO in Eastern Europe and Latin America New website + Intranet established
Ciett added value to members Safety wall for controversial issues Getting fit regulation Opening up new markets Capacity building Sharing practices & knowledge Reaching out global stakeholders Improved image & quality label Accessing market data & research
How to make the most of your Ciett membership? Attend Ciett General Assemblies in order to: Be updated on latest developments on Public Affairs Share best practices with other national federations (Health & Safety, Training, Cooperation Public Private, Data collection & Research) Become a member to some of the Ciett Committees National Federations Research Corporate Members Provide data about your AW market Circulate Ciett documents to all your (Board) members Internal newsletter, Dispatch (external newsletter), monthly PA Report, Briefing papers... Consult regularly the Ciett website and Intranett Attend Ciett annual conferences 2014 edition: Brussels, 14 th 16 th May 2014