Diesis Network is organizing the Final Conference of the Ad-PHS project!
Ad-PHS FINAL CONFERENCE is the Final online Conference of the Ad-PHS project, organized in collaboration with EASPD Brussels, Diesis Network, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Campus Riedberg, Culture and Labour (IWAK), EFSI, EFFE, UNI Europa and EFFAT.
DON’T MISS IT!
After two years of work, the Advancing Personal and Household Services (Ad-PHS) project reached its end, so it is time to discuss its results. The event will be held online on December 10th ,2020, from 14.00 to 17.15 CET.
During the Final Conference, it will be possible to dive into the importance and the challenges of Personal and Household Services through interactive simultaneous round tables and a final panel discussion with proposals for the future and political response. You can click HERE to visit the website of the event, find out more about all the sessions and register!
In the framework of this event, Diesis Network is organising the following sessions…
Introductory session
10/12/2020 – 14:00-14:35 CEST
Detail:
In the past 22 months the AD-PHS project has conducted research and raised awareness on the state of play on PHS policies in 21 EU Member States and developed tailored guidance for public authorities and key stakeholders on crucial issues, such as rights & obligations of workers and employers, professionalisation, voucher systems, etc. The project has also investigated the severe disruption to services caused by the COVID-19 crisis.
In the introductory session, after a video-message of Commissioner Schmit, Jean-François Lebrun (PHS specialist) will summarize the issues at stake in the PHS sector. EASPD, as project lead-partner, and IWAK, as scientific partner, will present how the project has addressed the different challenges and especially the results of the just-finished research on the impact of the COVID crisis.
Agenda:
- Welcome by the moderator, Nicolas Vincent journalist specialised in European affairs Political introduction, Commissioner Schmit (video message) TBC
- Short presentation of the project, Luk Zederloo (EASPD)
The issues at stake in the PHS sector, Jean-François Lebrun (PHS specialist) - AD-PHS State of play report and tailored guidelines: outcomes and approach, Verena Rossow (IWAK)
- The impact of the crisis on the PHS sector: presentation of the COVID report, Renaud Schauer (EASPD)
Interpretation will be provided in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish and captioning.
Round table 1: The fight against undeclared work in the PHS sector
10/12/2020 – 14:35-16:05 CEST
Detail:
Round table 1: The fight against undeclared work in the PHS sector, will be moderated by Giuseppe Guerini, President of CECOP and member of EESC. In this session, project partners will illustrate the guidelines drafted on three main topics: Social vouchers (Aurélie Decker – EFSI), Digital platforms and networks (Mark Bergfeld – UNI Europa), and How to develop worker cooperatives (Dorotea Daniele – DIESIS). Concrete examples of good practices such as the Belgium voucher system, the use of digital platforms in PHS, and Italian cooperatives providing social services will be illustrated by their protagonists. Participants will then have the possibility to ask questions and to debate on tools and national examples to fight against undeclared work in the PHS sector.
Agenda – Round table 1: The fight against undeclared work in the PHS sector
Moderated by Gianluca Pastorelli, Executive President – Diesis Network
- Social vouchers: issues at stake and Ad-PHS guidelines, Aurélie Decker (EFSI); A good practice: the Belgium voucher, Ben Broeckx, (Sodexo Benefits and Rewards Services Belgium); Q&A and short debate.
- Digital platforms and networks in the PHS sector: issues at stake and Ad-PHS guidelines, Mark Bergfeld (UNI Europa); A good practice: the use of digital capacity to map PHS Services; Q&A and short debate.
- Worker cooperatives in the PHS sector: issues at stakes and European guidelines, Dorotea Daniele (DIESIS); A good practice: social cooperatives providing social services in Italy; Q&A and short debate
Interpretation will be provided in English, French, Italian, Spanish and captioning.
Round table 2: Social rights for PHS workers
10/12/2020 – 14:35-16:05 CEST
Detail:
Round table 2: Social rights for PHS workers will be moderated by Mary Catharine Breadner (Uni Europa). In this session, project partners will illustrate the guidelines drafted on three main topics:Developing social dialogue structures (Renaud Schauer – EASPD), Rights and obligations of employers and workers (Kerstin Howald -,EFFAT)and Professionalisation of PHS workers (Aude Boisseuil – EFFE). Several concrete examples of good practices, such as the Italian new agreement on social rights of domestic workers, the French online declarative platform CESU, the tools to professionalise PHS workers in the Basque country and in France will be illustrated by their protagonists. Participants will then have the possibility to ask questions on the examples presented and to debate on rights of workers and employers and the importance of professionalisation for PHS workers.
Agenda – Round table 2: Social rights for PHS workers
Moderated by Mary Catharine Breadner (Uni Europa)
- Developing social dialogue structures in PHS: issues at stake and Ad-PHS guidelines, Renaud Schauer (EASPD); Good practice 1: social dialogue in Sweden, Lars Fischer (Kommunal) TBC; Good practice 2: the Italian example on the new agreement signed in September 2020, Andrea Zini (Assindatcolf); Q&A and short debate.
- Rights and obligations of employers and workers: issues at stake and Ad-PHS guidelines, Kerstin Howald(EFFAT); Good practice 1: the French online declarative platform CESU, Adrien Gauthier (CESU); Good practice 2: the Belgian system and the benefits it offers to workers, Grace Papa (ACV-CSC); Q&A and short debate.
- Professionalisation of PHS workers: issues at stake and Ad-PHS guidelines, Aude Boisseuil (EFFE);Good practices 1: the Spanish example of the Bizkaia Province, Karmele Acedo (Grupo SSI);Good practice 2: the French model of professionalization on direct employment side, Baptiste Lenfant (Iperia);Q&A and short debate.
Interpretation will be provided in English, French, Italian, German and captioning.
Closing session: proposals for the future & political response
10/12/2020 – 16:15 – 17:15 CEST
Detail:
Finally, after enjoying one of the two round tables options, we will proceed with a panel discussion with proposals for future and political responses. AD-PHS partners representatives (Luk Zederloo – EASPD President, Oliver Roethig – Uni Europa Regional Secretary, Marie Béatrice Levaux -EFFE President, Philippe Symons – EFSI President, Kristjan Bragason – EFFAT General Secretary, Gianluca Pastorelli – DIESIS President) will present their recommendations to EU institutions and ask for comments and suggestions to European decision-makers (Members of European Parliament, European Commission and representative of the German Presidency). The panel will be moderated by Nicolas Vincent, a journalist specialized in European affairs.
Agenda – Panel discussion: proposals for the future & political response
Moderated by Nicolas Vincent journalist specialised in European affairs
- Ad-PHS recommendations to institutions representatives, Luk Zederloo (EASPD President), Oliver Roethig (Uni Europa Regional Secretary), Marie Béatrice Levaux (EFFE President), Philippe Symons (EFSI President), Kristjan Bragason (EFFAT General Secretary), Gianluca Pastorelli (DIESIS President)
- Responses and comments by European decision makers, Members of Euroepan Parliament, Jiri Svarc, (Head of Unit Social investment strategy DG EMPL), Representative from the German Presidency or the unit in charge of the EPSR
- Concluding remarks by the moderator
Interpretation will be provided in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish and captioning.
All the information on Ad-PHS Final Conference’s website.