Eurociett is an acronym for the “European Confederation of Private Employment Agencies”. It was established so as to promote the common interests of the industry of agency work in Europe. This is done by seeking recognition for the involvement that numerous private employment agencies make in order to make better labor markets particularly in relation to the 3 key aspects that are integration and access to within the labor market, employment creation as well as tax revenues and economic growth. Creating a suitable environment for Europe’s industry can also do this promotion of agency work. In addition, Eurociett aims to support the policy objective of Europe in increasing the continent’s growth, employment and competitiveness. Moreover, the goals of this employment agency group include promoting and setting up quality standards as well as increasing the image of the agency industry and strengthening the reputation.
This group of employment agencies brings together about 27 national federations within the industry of private employment agency in the continent as well as 7 of the biggest multinational companies worldwide. These 7 big staffing companies include Hudson, Olympia Flexgroup, Kelly Services, Adecco, Randstad, USG People and Manpower.
The secretariat office of Eurociet is based in Brussels, Germany within the “Tour and Taxis Building”. Its complete address is at Tour and Taxis Building Avenue du Port 86-C PO Box 302 B-1000 Brussels, Germany. You can fax them at +32-2-203-4268. The industry of agency work grew globally in the year 2008 despite the large decline within the markets such as the United Kingdom and the United States. All over the world, more than 9.5 million agency employees were employed through over 172,000 branches. This agency work industry is considered as one of the biggest private employers in the world although it still remains small yet it still is an important sector for it amounts for 1.7 percent of the working population in the United States and Europe and 2.2 percent in Japan.
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