HOSPEEM-EPSU Joint Work Programme 2020-2023 for the European Sectoral Social Dialogue in the Hospital Sector

In December 2019, the Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for the Hospital Sector (SSDC-HS), HOSPEEM and EPSU reached a final agreement of the Joint Work-Programme 2020-2022.

In November 2021 at the plenary meeting of the Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee, HOSPEEM and EPSU extended the Work Programme until 2023.

It is structured around four major thematic priorities, i.e Occupational Safety and health, recruitment and retention of the health workforce,  Continuing Professional Development and Life-Long Learning, European/ EU-level healthcare policy. Each sub-theme is presented with specific objectives, deliverables and a timeline.

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Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for the Hospital and Healthcare Sector: Main activities and outcomes in 2019

In this document you can find the highlights of the work of the HOSPEEM-EPSU Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for the Hospital and Healthcare Sector. In 2019 the Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for the Hospital and Healthcare Sector  dealt with a wide range of topics in the framework of the EPSU-HOSPEEM Joint Work Programme and carried out project-related activities.

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Regional Workshop 2: Southern Europe

The second Regional Workshop of the HOSPEEMEPSU joint project “Strengthening Social Dialogue in the Hospital Sector in the East, South and Central Europe”, took place on 15 November 2019 in Rome, Italy. The workshop was organised by ARAN (HOSPEEM member, Italy) and co-organised by HOSPEEM.

The geographical focus of this second workshop is on Southern Europe, specifically targeted at Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal and Spain. The event aimed to gather EPSU affiliates and HOSPEEM members as well as representatives from trade unions and employers from the six targeted countries and from beyond as well as academia. HOSPEEM and EPSU members from other EU Member States were invited to participate to share their experiences.

Agenda and media release

Agenda (As of 04.11.2019)
Media release

Presentations (As of 20.11.2019)

Welcome, Antonio Bartolini (Agenzia per la Rappresentanza Negoziale delle Pubbliche Amministrazioni-ARAN)
Presentation of the project, Luca Scarpiello (European Federation of Public Service Unions-EPSU)
Introduction to the European Social Dialogue, Kristine Krivmane (European Commission)
Relevant activities of the Hospital Sector, Sara Fasoli (European Hospital and Healthcare Employers’ Association-HOSPEEM)
Survey findings for Italy, Portugal and Spain, Marta Kahancová (Central European Labour Studies Institute-CELSI)
Survey findings for Cyprus, Greece and Malta, Barbora Holubová (Central European Labour Studies Institute-CELSI)
Social dialogue and involvement of national social partners, Simone Mohrs (European Hospital and Healthcare Employers’ Association-HOSPEEM),
The Swedish social partners involvement in the European Semester, Sandra Bergendorff (Swedish Association of Local Authorities-SALAR) and Göran Zettergren (The Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees-TCO)

Report and fact sheets

Fact Sheet Cyprus EN CY
Fact Sheet Greece EN EL
Fact Sheet Italy EN IT
Fact Sheet Malta EN 
Fact Sheet Portugal EN PT
Fact Sheet Spain EN ES
Regional Workshop report – Southern Europe

Photos and graphics
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General

Workshop 1: Eastern Europe, Bucharest, Romania (14.06.2019)
Workshop 3: Central Europe, Zagreb, Croatia (20.04.2021)
Strengthening Social Dialogue project description (2019-2021)
European Sectoral Social Dialogue activities overview (2006-2019)

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The event is organised with the support of ARAN in collaboration with FIASO and INMI.

EPSU has also published an article on this topic.

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Graphic Recording – Regional Workshop 1: Eastern Europe – Bucharest, 14 June 2019

GRAPHICS GALLERY “Strengthening Social Dialogue in the Hospital Sector in the East, South and Central Europe

Graphics credits: Chris Malapitan - HOSPEEM & EPSU, 2019

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Media Release: HOSPEEM-EPSU First Regional Workshop in Eastern Europe, 14 June 2019, Bucharest, Romania

             

 

MEDIA RELEASE

On 14 June 2019 HOSPEEM, EPSU and one of the national project partners, Sanitas (EPSU affiliate, Romania), organised the First Regional Workshop in Bucharest, Romania.

The meeting was the occasion to discuss the capacity building needs of sectoral social partners in the hospital sector in four Eastern Europe targeted countries: Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland and Romania, as well the level of involvement of the sectoral social dialogue partners in the health/hospital sector in those four countries in the European Semester.

The workshop allowed for an in-depth discussion on the current functioning of the social dialogue structures and institutions at national, regional and local level and helped in identifying common challenges faced by social partners in their participation in and use of EU-level social dialogue as well as in the European Semester process in the four countries respectively. A case study on Sweden was presented as a good practice example.

The project partners were delighted to welcome Mr. Madalin Alexandru, Romanian Ministry of Labour and Social Justice and Mr. Andrei Dorobantu, Romanian Ministry of Health, who gave a comprehensive overview of the current status of collective bargaining and their exchanges with the social partners in Romania which was complemented by the experiences and assessment of Romanian trade union colleagues present.

European Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs, Marianne Thyssen, had sent a video message to participants, stressing how the existence of strong sectoral social partners is a prerequisite for the success of the functioning of or the relaunch of the Social Dialogue, in particular in the context on the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights. She also highlighted the importance of creating an enabling environment – and the role and actions by the European Commission in this regard – which allows for an efficient and well-functioning social dialogue at different levels.

The event gathered around 30 participants, EPSU and HOSPEEM members as well as representatives from trade unions and employers from the four targeted countries and from beyond as well as academia. HOSPEEM and EPSU would like to thank Sanitas for organising and hosting the workshop.

The workshop’s materials are available on HOSPEEM and EPSU websites. You find more information on the project provided by HOSPEEM and EPSU#EUSocDia

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HOSPEEM has published an event page for this workshop.

EPSU has also published an article on this topic.

 

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June newsletter is published

In this June 2019 edition of the newsletter, you will find information on the latest HOSPEEM General Assembly and Social Dialogue meeting, on the HOSPEEM study visit to FEHAP, on the visit from the Danish Region’s Wage and Practitioners Committee at the HOSPEEM premises in Brussels and on the HOSPEEM-EPSU project.

This newsletter includes also news from our members, relevant EU news, events and publications for hospital employers.

HOSPEEM Newsletter 2019 – Issue 2 (June 2019)

Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for the Hospital and Healthcare Sector: Main activities and outcomes in 2018

In this document you can find the highlights of the work of the HOSPEEM-EPSU Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for the Hospital and Healthcare Sector. In 2018 the Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for the Hospital and Healthcare Sector  dealt with a wide range of topics in the framework of the EPSU-HOSPEEM Joint Work Programme and carried out project-related activities.

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Regional Workshop 1: Eastern Europe

The first Regional Workshop of the HOSPEEMEPSU joint project “Strengthening Social Dialogue in the Hospital Sector in the East, South and Central Europe”, took place on 14 June 2019 in Bucharest, Romania. The workshop was organised by Sanitas (EPSU affiliate, Romania) and co-organised by EPSU.#EUSocDia

The geographical focus of this first workshop was on Eastern Europe, specifically targeted at Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland and Romania. The event gathered around 30 participants, EPSU and HOSPEEM members as well as representatives from trade unions and employers from the four targeted countries and from beyond as well as academia. HOSPEEM and EPSU members from other EU member states were invited to participate to share their experiences.

Media release, agenda and video

 Agenda 
Media release
Video address by Marianne Thyssen, European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility (DG EMPL)

Presentations (As of 25th June 2019):

HOSPEEM-EPSU Joint project on strengthening social dialogue in the hospital sector, Simone Mohrs (European Hospital and Healthcare Employers’ Association-HOSPEEM)
Introduction to the European Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for the Hospital Sector, Mathias Maucher (European Federation of Public Service Union-EPSU)
Discussion of draft fact sheets of Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Poland and priorities of participants, Marta Kahancová and Barbora Holubová (Central European Labour Studies Institute-CELSI)
The European Semester process, Mathias Maucher (European Federation of Public Service Union-EPSU)
Swedish good practice on the European Semester, Sandra Bergendorff (Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions-SALAR)
Discussion and exchange on challenges faced by social partners in the region (contributions from Sanitas in Romania, HOSPEEM,  FTU-HS in Bulgaria with Slava Zlatanova’s presentation in EN and BG)

Report and fact sheets

 Fact sheet Bulgaria EN BG
 Fact sheet Hungary EN HU
 Fact sheet Poland EN PL
 Fact sheet Romania EN RO
 Regional workshop report – Eastern Europe

Photos and graphics

Photo gallery
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General

Workshop 2: Southern Europe, Rome, Italy (15.11.2019)
Workshop 3: Central Europe, Zagreb, Croatia (20.04.2021)

Strengthening Social Dialogue project description (2019-2021)
European Sectoral Social Dialogue activities overview (2006-2019)

EPSU has also published an article on this topic.

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This project has received financial support from the European Union

Kick-off meeting of the HOSPEEM-EPSU Project 2019-2020 on strengthening social dialogue in the hospital sector

On 28 March 2019, HOSPEEM, EPSU and the project partners, Sanitas (EPSU affiliate, Romania), ARAN (HOSPEEM member, Italy) and HSSMS-MT (EPSU affiliate, Croatia) hosted the kick-off meeting of their new joint project in the field of sectoral social dialogue capacity building: “Strengthening social dialogue in the hospital sector in the East, South and Central Europe”.

The meeting was the occasion to discuss the capacity building needs of sectoral social partners in the hospital sector in the three targeted regions as well their involvement in the European agenda, including the European Semester.

The need to strengthen representativeness of the sectoral social partners’ activities also by sharing best practices, ensuring a bottom up approach and the need to foster the capacities of social partner organisations for social dialogue to be successful were among the topics discussed.

The importance of guaranteeing the link between the sectoral social partners’ national priorities and the European Semester process was raised by the participants.  It was highlighted how social partners should be supported in creating and ensuring a social dialogue infrastructure, an enabling political and social environment where they can identify their priorities and bring them to the EU level.

The event gathered around 20 participants, governments’ representatives from the Permanent Missions to the EU, and DG EMPL representatives from the Social Dialogue Unit and from the Unit on Employment and social aspects of the European Semester.

The agenda of the meeting, the presentation of the project and the overview of the main HOSPEEM and EPSU joint activities in the European Sectoral Social Dialogue are now available.

EPSU has also published an event page for this meeting.

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