Members of CEEP UK

Benefits of Membership

Members of CEEP UK benefit from the following advantages:

· Representation at European level social partner negotiations with direct bearing on national legislative and policy outcomes;

· Access to early information on European legislative and policy developments and the ability to influence these developments and shape the future agenda;

· Access to European networks to lobby, obtain information, consult and exchange good practice with partners in other member states;

· Access to European sectoral partners and discussion across the range of interests covered by CEEP UK;

· The opportunity to work nationally on key European and national issues affecting public sector employers and their partners;

· The ability to exchange information with national partners and to maximise influence on national government as public sector employer organisations.

Below are a number of examples of the European and national activities of CEEP UK over the last 12 months:

· CEEP UK held a seat on European social partner negotiations on temporary agency working, teleworking and stress at work. CEEP UK negotiators played an important role in attaining flexible framework agreements on teleworking and stress to be implemented in line with national practices.

· CEEP UK was involved in drafting the CEEP response on the proposed revision of the Working Time Directive, as well as in lobbying with European institutions.

· CEEP UK negotiators are part of the current talks on a framework of actions on gender equality.

· CEEP UK members play a leading role in CEEP Committees in Brussels. CEEP UK currently holds the chairs of the CEEP Social Affairs and Transport Committees and also provides the Rapporteur of the CEEP Social Affairs Committee.

· CEEP UK representatives are part of the Social Dialogue Committee, the European Advisory Committee on Equal Opportunities and the European LEONARDO Steering Committee

· CEEP UK representatives are part of discussions aimed at setting up a sectoral social dialogue process in the hospitals sector

· CEEP UK, together with the Employers’ Organisation for Local Government organised European seminars on “addressing the gender pay gap” and “managing active ageing”.

· CEEP UK is currently managing a European funded project on “developing innovative approaches for managing an ageing workforce”.

Members

CEEP UK currently represents organisations employing approximately 10% of the UK workforce. At present, our members are:

Local Government in England and Wales is represented nationally by the Local Government Association (www.lga.gov.uk) through the Employers' Organisation for local government (www.lge.gov.uk); and regionally by the National Association of Regional Employers (NARE) comprising of the following 10 regional employers' organisations:

Association of London Government www.alg.gov.uk
East of England Regional Assembly www.eera.gov.uk
LGMB Yorkshire and Humberside Region www.lgmb-yh.co.uk
Local Government Eat Midlands www.lg-em.gov.uk

North Eastern Regional Employers’ Association www.nereo.gov.uk
North Western Local Authorities’ Employers’ Association www.nweo.co.uk
South East Employers www.seemp.co.uk
South West Regional Assembly www.southwestra.gov.uk
West Midlands Local Government Association www.wmlga.gov.uk
Northern Ireland Local Government Association www.nilga.org

The Local Government Association represents local authorities in England and Wales. For further information see www.lga.gov.uk

The Northern Ireland Local Government Association was established in 2002 and represents local authorities in Northern Ireland. For further information see www.nilga.org

The NHS Employers’ Organisation is responsible for a number of workforce issues including the pay and conditions of NHS staff. For further information see www.nhsemployers.org

The Cabinet Office representing Civil Service Employers monitors and advises Departments and agencies of developments in employment legislation. For further information see www.cabinet-office.gov.uk

Transport for London is responsible for all forms of mobility in the capital, including strategic highway planning, taxi regulation and the promotion of walking and cycling. For further information see www.tfl.gov.uk

The Society of Chief Personnel Officers is an associate member of CEEP UK. For further information see www.socpo.org.uk

Organisation

The day to day business of CEEP UK is run by an Executive Committee, which includes representatives from all full member organisations. The organisation’s statutory body – the General Assembly meets twice a year and elects a president for a two year period. CEEP UK employs a Policy Officer responsible for co-ordinating the work of the section.

Find out more

More information on the work of the UK section of CEEP can be found in the Newsletters Archive or by contacting the Policy Officer, Tina Weber (tina.weber@lge.gov.uk)

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