WCC assists many countries in tackling pandemic unemployment
Utrecht – NL, July 27, 2020. COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented and far-reaching impact on global labor markets resulting in high levels of unemployment worldwide demanding crucial solutions
WCC, a leading provider of advanced solutions for Public Employment Services enables countries struggling with an all-time high COVID–19 pandemic induced unemployment to engage in the significant shifts in supply and demand of jobs and people. The most affected being aviation, hospitality, retail, and small businesses.
WCC’s unique, highly scalable and flexible Public Employment Services (PES) software solutions support governments tackle unforeseen market issues with a custom approach. It enables governments to influence and steer labor markets by analyzing and defining affected target groups of people and businesses. And by identifying required strategies and measures, executing on tailor-made services to ultimately reduce COVID–19 induced unemployment.
WCC’s customers are leveraging the value, knowledge, and asset acquired with our solutions to better deal with these exceptional times.
In Europe alone, we’ve empowered Public Employment Services such as Bundesagentur – Germany with a flexible and virtualized infrastructure. AMS – Austria now delivers better services and obtain stellar results for its caseworkers, employers and jobseeker. While VDAB – Belgium can claim outstanding customer and partners satisfaction. In Asia, WCC solutions have been recently deployed in advanced economy countries such as Singapore and Malaysia. We also provide outstanding support for several LATAM countries.
“In the short-term governments are providing emergency relief packages in support of people & businesses to reduce COVID–19 induced unemployment. While in the medium to long-term government support will have to shift in getting people back into sustainable employment. Public Employment Services organizations will play a significant role in assisting unemployed labor force and recovering businesses. Governments and their Public Employment Services need to quickly implement policies and regulations to effectively help employers (i.e. sector-specific employer assistance) boost job creation while assisting jobseekers to increase their employability,” said Jan Jensen, WCC CEO.
“With more than 20 years experience, WCC offers fast and reliable solutions that allow fast track implementation with advanced recommendation services. Our solutions add value for a wide range of user groups, such as jobseekers, employers, Public Employment Services counselors, and their partners,” added Rintse van der Werf, WCC Employment Solutions BU VP.
Read more on how WCC enables Public Employment Services and Staffing Agencies to quickly and expertly match jobseekers with suitable and sustainable jobs.
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Since its founding in 1996, WCC Group has been a pioneer for nearly three decades, providing intelligent workforce solutions that fundamentally transform the way organizations connect people and jobs. From its headquarters in Utrecht (Netherlands) and a strategic offce in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), WCC Group serves public employment services, staffng agencies, and large enterprises globally.
The company offers two solutions: Employment Solutions support public employment services and staffng agencies in matching candidates with jobs or training, while its HR Solutions simplify talent retention and internal talent management for large enterprises to reduce external recruitment and onboarding costs.
At the core of these solutions is the cloud-native ELISE Search & Match Platform, delivering meaningful, ranked results within a second. WCC Group's software impacts half a billion people daily and powers large-scale labor market initiatives worldwide, including MyFutureJobs in Malaysia (300,000+ job seekers, 30,000+ employers) and the recruitment activities of Robert Half in the United States, where it has established the company's reputation for innovation and effciency.