Presentation

What is EASE?

EASE stands for European Association of Sport Employers. EASE is a European not-for-profit organisation registered in France . It is an independent membership association of national sport and active leisure employer organisations wishing to promote social dialogue. The social dialogue and the quality of industrial relations are at the centre of the European social model. Some organisations dealing with the social affairs in the sport and active leisure field have decided to progress on social affairs linked to business issues at European level. In order to achieve that aim,4 national organisations from 4 countries decided to found EASE in January 2003.

The setting up of EASE responds to a precise need: the necessity of a regulation at European level in the sport sector. EASE believes that the social regulation in sport will be tomorrow's task of the European social partners , and not only the task of the European Commission and the sport movement institutions as it used to be sometimes.

The aims of EASE are in all sport and active leisure fields:

• to identify and protect the material and moral interests of its members and represent them at European level,
• to promote and develop the representativeness of EASE within each European country and/or each sub-sector,
• to participate in the European Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for sports and active leisure,
• to negotiate at European level on behalf of employers in sports and active leisure within its mandate,

EASE application domains

The European association for employers operates in not-for-profit sport, professional sport and active leisure.

Our Full Members are:

– CoSMoS (Conseil Social du Mouvement Sportif) from France which is representative in the not-for-profit and professional sport;
– SkillsActive from UK which is representative in the not-for-profit sport, professional sport and active leisure;
– WOS (Werkgeversorganisatie in de Sport) from Netherlands which is representative in the not-for-profit and professional sport;
– Arbetsgivaralliansen from Sweden which is representative in the not-for-profit and professional sport;
– BBF&W (Belgische Beroepsvereniging voor de Fitness- & Wellnessindustrie) from Belgium which is representative in the active leisure (fitness);
– FNEID (Federación Nacional de Empresarios de Instalaciones Deportivas) from Spain which is representative in the active leisure (fitness);
– ILAM (Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management) from Ireland which is representative in the active leisure (fitness and outdoors);

Our Associate Members are:

– FIRA-AER (Association Européenne de Rugby)
– EHFA (European Health and Fitness Association)
– CEGIP (Confederacion Espanola de GImnasios Privados) from Spain

EASE General Assembly 2009

Version française

Présentation de EASE en français!

Database social partners

Database of the employer and employee organisations in the EU25 (as of 31.12.2006)

EQF projects

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EASE was involved in the project called "European Qualifications Framework for Outdoor Animators" - EQFOA project (Oct. 06 - Sept. 08) led by SkillsActive (UK Full Member of EASE). EASE is now involved in its follow-up named CLO2 project: “Professionalising training and mobility for Outdoor animators in Europe bridging the gap between sector Competences and Learning Outcomes” (1st Oct. 08 - 30th Sept. 10). The CLO2 project's final conference will be organised in Leuven (Belgium) on 16th and 17th September 2010.
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European social dialogue in professional football

The European Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for professional football – launched on 1st July 08 – brings together the International Federation of Professional Footballers' Associations-Division Europe (FIFPro) and the Association of European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL). The employers' side is complemented by the European Club Association (ECA). Given the specificity of sport governance, the social partners have invited UEFA to chair their dialogue.
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