Overview
Lobbying Costs
200,000€
Financial year: Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.25 Fte (5)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
1
High-level Commission meetings
14
Lobbying Costs over the years
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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 employment industry at European level, representing labour market enablers.
With 29 countries and 7 of the largest international workforce solutions companies as members, the World Employment Confederation–Europe is fully representative of the industry, both in size and diversity. It brings a unique access to and engagement with European policymakers (EU Commission, European Parliament, Council) and stakeholders (trade unions, 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 11,6 millions of people in Europe and serve around 1,5 million organisations on a yearly basis.Main EU files targeted
EU Employment and Social Affairs
EU Directive on temporary agency work
Posting of Workers Directive
Prevention of Undecalred Work
Youth Employment and Skills
Changing world of workAddress
Head Office
Avenue du Port, 86c
Box 302
Bruxelles 1000
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People
Total lobbyists declared
5
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 1 50% 2 25% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 08 Feb 2018
Name Start date End Date Beatrice MIANO 12 Mar 2024 11 Mar 2025 Michael Freytag 12 Sep 2023 11 Sep 2024 Michael Freytag 19 Oct 2021 19 Oct 2022 Michael Freytag 28 Aug 2020 28 Aug 2021 Michael Freytag 07 Mar 2019 07 Mar 2020 Michael Freytag 06 Apr 2018 07 Mar 2019 Michael Freytag 25 Apr 2017 06 Apr 2018 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 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
The people engaged in activities under the scope of the TR are:
Bettina Schaller, President
Denis Pennel, Managing Director;
Sotiris Gassialis, Communications Manager;
Michael Freytag, EU Public Affairs Manager;Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Michael Freytag (EU Public Affairs Manager)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Denis Pennel (Managing Director)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
European Policy Centre
Centre for European Policy Studies
European Employers Network
European Business Services Alliance
European Centre of Expertise in the field of labour law and employment policyMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
200,000€
EU grant income for closed financial year
226,839 € (Source: EU Sectoral Social Dialogue)
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Committee of Experts on Posting of Workers#E02274 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=2274 #Observer #C
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
SSDC Project on online talent platforms, labour market intermediaries and the changing world of work
White Paper on the Future of WorkOther activities
Employment and Social Affairs, including European regulation affecting the agency work industry, European employment and labour market debates (Europe 2020, New Skills and Jobs Initiative, Employment Package, Flexicurity, labour market inclusion, Youth Employment Package and work Migration. Debates on the changing world of work at EU level
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Meetings
14 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.
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Date 12 Apr 2024 Location Brussels Subject priorities for the next legislative mandate Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Attending - Ana Carla Pereira (Cabinet member)
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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)
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Date 13 Sep 2021 Location Brussels Subject Recovery, Reform and Resilience DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Attending - Joost Korte (Director-General)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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Date 20 Mar 2019 Location Bruxelles Subject introductory meeting DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Attending - Joost Korte (Director-General)
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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)
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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 - Kai Wynands (Cabinet member)
- Raquel Lucas (Cabinet member)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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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