World Employment Confederation - Europe/ Bundesarbeitgeberverband der Personaldienstleister webconference on the occasion of the German EU Council Presidency

27^th October 2020, 11:00 12:30 CET

While Germany holds the EU Council Presidency in the second half 2020 , the COVID- 19 pandemic continues to dominate the European political questions.

Key questions centre on how to ensure a safe return to work in the new normal, on how labour markets needs to adapt in the context of the deep economic recession caused by ec onomic lockdown , and how to support the economic and social recovery.

The Word Employment Confederation - Europe published recently a comprehensive policy paper , [2]outlining key concepts and recommendations for the economic and social recovery.

The webconference of the World Employment Confederation - Europe and its German Member, the Bundesarbeitgeberverband der Personaldienstleister aims to provide a platform for discussing policies and solutions to pave the way for the economic and social recovery, building on the role of the private employment services industry.

Main speakers:

• Björn Böhning , State Secretary of the German Ministry of Employment and Social Affai rs

• Sebastian Lazay, President Bundesarbeitgeberverband der Personaldienstleister

• Bettina Schaller, President of the World Employment Confederation – Europe

• Holger Schäfer, Senior Economist , IW Institute Cologne

• TBC, Client Company

The webconference will be moderated by Jan Ole Schneider, Vice - President of Bundesarbeitgeberverband der Personaldienstleister.

Simultaneous interpretation from and into English and German will be provided.