Companies
Adecco, Kelly Services, Olympia Flexgroup, Manpower, Randstad, USG People
Date of signature
24 Octobre 2008
Signatories
CEO of Adecco, President and CEO of Kelly Services, CEO of Olympia Flexgroup AG, CEO of Manpower, CEO of Randstad, CEO of USG People, Chair of Ciett Corporate Members Committee, and General Secretary of UNI Global Union
Key objectives
"This Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aims at creating a partnership between UNI Global Union and Ciett Corporate Members in order to achieve fair conditions for the temporary agency work industry and temporary agency workers through global social dialogue.”
Signatories recognise that “temporary agency work contributes to improve the functioning of labour markets and fulfils specific needs for both companies and workers and aims at complementing other forms of employment”, and then “agree that an appropriate regulatory framework for the operation of temporary work agencies” need to comply with specified rules and principles.
Duration
Indefinite
Applicable law
Not defined
Implementation and dissemination
Dissemination:
“UNI Global Union and Ciett Corporate Members commit to publicise this Memorandum of Understanding throughout their membership and corporate structures respectively. [...]""
Implementation:
""Signatories commit to take actions jointly at national and global levels to promote a regulatory framework that complies with the rules and principles mentioned above."
Review and monitoring
“In order to assess implementation and address any disputes which may arise concerning the application of this Memorandum of Understanding, UNI Global Union and Ciett Corporate Members will meet twice yearly. These meetings will, amongst other things, review the mutual respect for and the implementation of this Memorandum of Understanding. […]
The Secretariat of both organisations will maintain ongoing communications between these meetings.”
Dispute settlement and sanctions
“In order to assess implementation and address any disputes which may arise concerning the application of this Memorandum of Understanding, UNI Global Union and Ciett Corporate Members will meet twice yearly. These meetings will, amongst other things, review the mutual respect for and the implementation of this Memorandum of Understanding. […]""
Main topic
International standards,
Secondary topic(s)
fair treatment for temporary agency workers (working and employment conditions), freedom of association and right to collective bargaining, continuity of social protection.