On 11 October, during the Governance meetings in Brussels, the Social Employers General Assembly designated the new Board members for the next four-year term. In a consequent Board meeting, elections were held for the positions of President, Vice-Presidents,...

On 12 October the Social Employers and EPSU hosted a thematic seminar on improving working conditions in social services.The seminar was organised in the framework of the FORTE project, gathering more than 70 participants online and in person in Brussels. The FORTE...

A year and a half has passed since the official launch of the Foreign workers in social sector project in February 2022. The main objective of the project is to remove barriers and create equal opportunities for foreign workers, to support their inclusion in the...

Today, the European Commission established a new EU Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for the first time in over a decade: the Social Dialogue Committee for Social Services. The announcement follows the adoption of the Council recommendation on strengthening...

The FORTE project consortium published its report on "Evolving jobs, skills and training needs in the social services sector and the role of social partners in managing changes" during a joint thematic seminar.The research conducted by the European Centre for...

PRESS RELEASE (23 March 2022) This week, representatives of the Federation of European Social Employers and the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) met with Nicolas Schmit, the European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights. A number of pressing...

On 18 January, the FORESEE project final conference took place in Brussels. This conference marked the end of the two-year project, which aimed at strengthening EU and national social dialogue in social services, and helping the sector better manage current and...

The Federation of European Social Employers and the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) release a new joint statement, urging EU Member States to take action now to implement the European Care Strategy.The European Commission published its European...

On 3rd October, the DDSkills project consortium met in Rome to discuss the last details to start the national training pilots courses. Those will target 20 care professionals in each of the six countries: Greece, Italy, Ireland, Lithuania, Germany and Cyprus.he...

The Social Employers calls on its members to take emergency measures to face the current energy crisis.The energy crisis and climate change are putting increasing pressure on societies, impacting especially elderly people, people with disabilities, children and...