{"id":8339,"date":"2024-10-14T18:31:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T16:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.effe-homecare.eu\/?p=8339"},"modified":"2024-10-29T16:36:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T15:36:00","slug":"phs-dialogue-webinar-on-the-14th-of-october-social-dialogue-and-capacity-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.effe-homecare.eu\/en\/phs-dialogue-webinar-on-the-14th-of-october-social-dialogue-and-capacity-building\/","title":{"rendered":"PHS Dialogue Webinar on the 14th of October: Social Dialogue and capacity building"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

EFFE is an active partner of the PHS Dialogue project<\/strong> \u201cBuilding an EU Sectoral Social Dialogue and Collective Bargaining Capacity in Personal and Household Services<\/em>\u201d, with three other social partners at the EU level \u2013 UNI Europa, EFFAT and EFSI<\/strong>. In 2023, they launched this two-year EU co-financed project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After conducting a survey on the state of play of PHS Employers and Business Organisations between September and October 2024, EFFE organised with EFSI an online Webinar last 14th October. This meeting gathering members and researchers aimed at presenting the results of the survey and hearing presentations on national experiences related to the construction of business and employers organisations in the PHS sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14 organisations from 8 EU countries responded to the survey. 43% of them represent user-employers and 21% represent PHS companies. The remaining 36% are private companies, NGOs, families and other associations. A large majority of organisations surveyed (79%) provide services to their affiliates, first of all information provision and training. They also represent collective interest, for instance engaging with decision-makers and issuing position papers. Based on the results, EFFE and EFSI identified two top priority areas for capacity building for the next 3-5 years, namely social dialogue and collective bargaining, as well as advocacy and strategic planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Representatives from national organisations who attended the Webinar expressed their concerns regarding several obstacles for their activities, such as a fragmented policy landscape, the role of state intervention, the lack of Social Dialogue and capacity building initiatives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, three researchers presented the case of certain EU Member States regarding PHS employers\u2019 organization structuration and dynamics: Cl\u00e9mence Ledoux (France), Giulia Frosecchi (Italy), and Barbora Holubov\u00e1 (Slovakia and Central and Eastern European countries).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starting from very different perspectives, they shared the same views on the crucial importance of collective bargaining for PHS sector. However, many differences remain:<\/p>\n\n\n\n