Social Dialogue

The Federation of European Social Employers represents national employers in social services at EU level. The national employers are involved in negotiations with workers representatives, in view of improving the quality of the services they provide, as well as to ensure decent jobs and working conditions for all workers. This process is called social dialogue.

European Social Dialogue involves negotiations between social partners (employers and workers) at European level. The Federation of European Social Employers is working together with its European trade union counterpart, the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU), with the common goal to set up a European sectoral social dialogue committee for social services. The Social Employers and EPSU have developed a wide range of joint statements, position papers and thematic seminars on relevant topics for the sector.

Joint Position Papers and Statements

Joint Events

The  Social Employers and EPSU joint statement on the situation in Ukraine  Joint Declaration of the Social Services Social Partners Joint Position Paper on the forthcoming European Care Strategy Joint Position Paper on Preparing the social services sector for the COVID-19 resurgence and increasing its resilience Joint Statement on the Covid-19 Outbreak and Impact on Social Services Joint Position Paper on recruitment and retention in European Social Services Joint Position Paper on Digitalisation in the social services sector Joint letter: Building EU social dialogue for the social services sector

Addressing workforce needs and challenges in social services to implement the European Pillar of Social Rights and the forthcoming EU Care Strategy A big step towards a European sectoral social dialogue committee for social services Thematic Seminar on the "Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Social Services and the Role of Social Dialogue" Joint Webinar on "Preventing Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) in the Social Services sector" Thematic Seminar on “Safe and healthy workplaces in Social Services during and after the COVID-19 and the role of Social Partners" Thematic Seminar on “How to manage diversity and mobility of the workforce in more attractive social services” Thematic Seminar on “Socially responsible Public Procurement for Social Services” Thematic Seminar on “European Social Dialogue for the Social Services Sector” Thematic Seminar on “Recruitment and Retention in Social Services” Thematic Seminar on “Digitalisation in Social Services”

The Social Employers together with EPSU, have also developed different initiatives in response to COVID-19 and its impact on the social services sector. Have access to all the documents here.