The First Spanish National Observatory on Personal and Household Services is Launched
On March 26th, 2025, the first meeting of the National Observatory on Personal and Household Services (PHS) in Spain was launched within the framework of the PHSDialogue project. Co-organised by AESPD - the Spanish Association of Personal and Domestic Services and EFSI - European Federation for Services to Individuals. The event was hosted by the permanent representation of the European Commission in Spain and AESPD president Ana Garrido López at the European Commission’s permanent representation in Spain.Read more...
2nd EFSI Employer’s Meeting: Open Discussion on the PHS Dialogue Project Capacity-Building Activities and Exchange of Practices
On 18 March 2025, EFSI held its second internal employer’s meeting under the framework of the PHS Dialogue project. This meeting gathered EFSI’s members to discuss the advancement of the project and support knowledge exchanges.Read more...
Highlights from the PHSDialogue Webinar on Tackling Undeclared Work in Personal and Household Services
On February 18th, 2025, the PHS Social Partners—EFFAT, EFFE, EFSI, and Uni Europa—hosted an online discussion as part of the EU-funded PHS Dialogue Project. The event focused on sharing best practices and initiatives to address the issue of undeclared work in Personal and Household Services (PHS). Drawing over 190 participants from 22 countries, including representatives from employer organisations, trade unions, experts, and policymakers, the webinar was a resounding success. It underscored the sector's firm commitment to promoting fair labour practices and driving positive change.Read more...
Strengthening Capacities for PHS Employers: Key Insights from the PHSDialogue Webinar
On January 9, 2025, the PHSDialogue webinar “Strengthening capacities for PHS Employers: learning from other sectors” brought together stakeholders to explore strategies for strengthening the capacities of personal and household services (PHS) employers. The event organised by EFSI and EFFE presented the draft capacity-building toolkit and highlighted lessons from other sectors. Read more...
PHSDialogue webinar brings together PHS sector employers to improve capacity building.
On October 14th, the webinar "Organizing PHS Employers: Identifying Capacity Building Needs" took place as part of the European project PHSDialogue. It was organized by EFSI and the European Federation for Family Employment (EFFE). Read more...
EFSI, EFFE, EFFAT, and UNI Europa unite to address about shortage crisis
On October 16th, EFSI, jointly with its social partners EFFAT, EFFE and UNI Europa published a joint statement on Labour and Skills Shortages in the PHS Sector. While the Mission Letter to the European Commission's designated Commissioner for People, Skills, and Preparedness (2024-2029) emphasizes the need to address labour and skills shortages, the joint statement calls for more targeted actions. Read more...
Save the date: online webinar on PHS employers' capacity-building
As part of the PHSDialogue EU-funded project, employers' organisations in Personal and Household Services (PHS) – EFFE & EFSI - will host an Online webinar on “Organising PHS employers - Identifying capacity-building needs” on the 14th of October 2024.Read more...