Figure 55 A voucher system for self employed cleaning workers PrES play a central role in this innovative system created and implemented in Belgium CONTROLS COMPLIANCE PROVIDE SERVICE AND CONVERT THE VOUCHERS CITIZEN CAN BUY 500 INTO MONEY (INCLUDING A VOUCHERS PER YEAR2 TO GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY) USE FOR HIRING WORKERS AGENCY PROVIDES WORKERS, TAKES CARE OF ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS AND USER WORKER AGENCY and reliability to the system Advantages for the user Fulfil a need of Role of PrES1 Advantages for the worker users PrES do all the Tax deductible administrative handling The worker is hired by vouchers and employ the workers the agency and get an Through extensive official working Trust and transparency experience and contract network, PrES ideally Transparent salary provided by agency intermediary without positioned to play the Socially protected agency role (i.e insurance, administrative hassle Diminution of risks PrES companies retirement recognition bring trust benefits,...) (legal, social) 1: 70% of workers go through commercial agencies dominated by PrES. The other 30% go through social action centres, communal centres, physical persons and local PES 2: Except certain groups who can get up to 2000 vouchers per year (single parent families, handicapped persons,...) Source: Onem, Federgon, 2010 Figure 56 The voucher system is a great success in Belgium 97 million vouchers reimbursed in 2010 OUTCOMES OF THE PROGRAM GROWTH IN DEMAND AND USERS UNTIL 2009 ('000) 800 60 143,950 active workers in 2010 600 2,499 authorized agencies in 2009 40 97 million vouchers reimbursed in 2010 400 Reduce unemployment 20 and provide stepping stone to permanent employment Avoid illegal labour and # abuses – 67% of users were using illegal labour before this system existed # of vouchers reimbursed (M) 80 0 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Figure 55 A voucher system for self employed cleaning workers PrES play a central role in this innovative system created and implemented in Belgium CITIZEN CAN BUY 500 VOUCHERS PER YEAR2 TO USE FOR HIRING WORKERS AGENCY PROVIDES WORKERS, TAKES CARE OF ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS AND CONTROLS COMPLIANCE PROVIDE SERVICE AND CONVERT THE VOUCHERS INTO MONEY (INCLUDING A GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY) USER AGENCY WORKER Advantages for the user Fulfil a need of users Tax deductible vouchers Trust and transparency provided by agency intermediary without administrative hassle Diminution of risks (legal, social) Role of PrES1 PrES do all the administrative handling and employ the workers Through extensive experience and network, PrES ideally positioned to play the agency role PrES companies recognition bring trust and reliability to the system Advantages for the worker The worker is hired by the agency and get an official working contract Transparent salary Socially protected (i.e insurance, retirement benefits,...) 1: 70% of workers go through commercial agencies dominated by PrES. The other 30% go through social action centres, communal centres, physical persons and local PES 2: Except certain groups who can get up to 2000 vouchers per year (single parent families, handicapped persons,...) Source: Onem, Federgon, 2010 Figure 56 The voucher system is a great success in Belgium 97 million vouchers reimbursed in 2010 OUTCOMES OF THE PROGRAM GROWTH IN DEMAND AND USERS UNTIL 2009 143,950 active workers in 2010 2,499 authorized agencies in 2009 97 million vouchers reimbursed in 2010 Reduce unemployment and provide stepping stone to permanent employment Avoid illegal labour and abuses – 67% of users were using illegal labour before this system existed # of vouchers reimbursed (M) 80 60 40 20 # ('000) 800 600 400 0 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
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