Ibec

Last updated

Ibec
Formation1993
PurposeIrish business lobby group and human resources services provider
Location
President
Frank Gleeson, President Aramark Northern Europe
CEO
Danny McCoy [1]
Website www.ibec.ie

Ibec is an Irish business representative lobbying organisation [2] and human resources services provider. [3]

Contents

Ibec is directed and managed by a board, national council, and executive director team.

History

Ibec is an orphan acronym dating from a 2016 rebranding of the Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC). [4] IBEC was founded in 1993 by the merger of the Federation of Irish Employers (FIE) and the Confederation of Irish Industry (CII). [5]

The FIE and CII had overlapping membership; the FIE dealt with labour relations and the CII with other matters including lobbying the government. [5] The FIE's history begins with the foundation of the Dublin Employers' Federation by William Martin Murphy [6] in 1911, which was incorporated in 1928 as Federated Employers Ltd, renamed the Federated Union of Employers (FUE) in 1942 when it absorbed groups outside its Dublin base, and finally renamed FIE in 1989. [5] The CII began in 1932 in the Anglo-Irish trade war as the Federation of Irish Industries (FII), a group advocating protectionism. The name changed successively to "Federation of Saorstát Industries" in 1934; "Federation of Irish Manufacturers" (FIM) in 1938; "Federation of Irish Industries" again in 1958; and finally "Confederation of Irish Industry" in 1969. [7]

Structure

The CEO of Ibec is Danny McCoy who assumed the role in June 2009. [1]

With over 270 employees, Ibec engages with stakeholders in Ireland and internationally through six regional offices (Dublin, Cork, Galway, Waterford, Limerick and Donegal,) and a Brussels office, along with a network in the UK and US. In its marketing materials Ibec claims that its members employ over 70% of the private sector workforce in Ireland. [8]

The organisation is arranged into several different divisions: Policy and Public Affairs; Employer Relations; Commercial and Operations and Member Services. Ibec's policies and strategic priorities are set by its board and national council which are implemented by Ibec's executive director team.[ citation needed ]

As of 2016, there were approximately 40 trade associations within the Ibec organisation. [9]

National council

Ibec's central and final decision-making authority is the 70 member national council and signs-off key Ibec policy positions. This provides a forum for the exchange of views between the constituent members and groupings of Ibec on policy, sectoral and organisational issues.

Board

The Ibec board is responsible for corporate governance and strategic direction. Chaired by Ibec President, Frank Gleeson, President Aramark Northern Europe. [10]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Confederation of Swedish Enterprise</span> Trade group in the Scandinavian country

The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise or Swedish Enterprise is a major employers' organization for private sector and business sector companies in Sweden. It has 49 member associations representing 60,000 member companies with more than 1.6 million employees.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Confederation of British Industry</span> UK business organization

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is a British business interest group, which says it represents 190,000 businesses. The CBI has been described by the Financial Times as "Britain's biggest business lobby group". Incorporated by royal charter, its mission is to promote the conditions in which businesses of all sizes and sectors in the UK can compete and prosper for the benefit of all. In 2023, the association was shaken by numerous accusations of sexual misconduct in the organisation.

Social partnership is the term used for the tripartite, triennial national pay agreements reached in Ireland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry</span> Australian business organisation

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) is Australia's largest and most representative business association, comprising state and territory chambers of commerce and national industry associations. ACCI represents Australian businesses of all shapes and sizes, across all sectors of the economy, and from every corner of the country.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Confederation of Danish Industry</span> Danish business and employers organization

The Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) is Denmark's largest business organization (chambers of commerce) and employers' organization. DI's members are 18,000 private enterprises in manufacturing and the service industry, from virtually all sub-sectors. Also, a number of sectoral employers' associations and branch federations are included in DI's framework, being integrated in part or in full in DI. Moreover, the members of DI in each county constitute a regional federation dealing with regional policy as well as educational issues. The organization represents its members in public discussions of new political ideas, and it comments on current events in Denmark. The DI director general and CEO is Lars Sandahl Sørensen.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Confederation of Indian Industry</span> Industry association in India

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is a non-governmental trade association and advocacy group headquartered in New Delhi, India, founded in 1895.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Farmers' Federation</span> Australian non-profit organisation representing farmers

The National Farmers' Federation (NFF) is an Australian non-profit membership–based organisation that represents farmers and the agricultural sector in Australia. The NFF has been a key player in a number of industrial relations disputes, including the 1998 waterfront dispute.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry</span> Business organisation in Australia

The Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VECCI) is a not-for-profit business organisation in Victoria, Australia. It informs and supports 47,000 members and clients across the state. Founded in 1851 with headquarters in Melbourne, the group is focused on providing policy leadership, information, representation, training and networking opportunities.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Federation of Small Businesses</span>

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is a UK business organisation representing small and medium-sized businesses. It was formed in 1974 as the National Federation of Self Employed (NFSE). The current name for the organisation was adopted in 1991. It is registered with Companies House as The National Federation of Self Employed & Small Businesses Limited.

The National Centre for Partnership and Performance (NCPP), based in Dublin, Ireland, was an Irish government agency that was established in 2001 to promote and facilitate workplace change and innovation through partnership. The NCPP's goal was to contribute to national competitiveness, improved workplace productivity and performance, and a better Quality of working life for employers and employees alike. It combined research and advocacy to achieve these aims.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Confederation of German Employers' Associations</span> Organization of German employers associations

The Confederation of German Employers' Associations or BDA is the umbrella organization for German employers' associations. It represents interest groups in the areas of industry, the tertiary sector, banking, commerce, transport, trade and agriculture.

The Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (GLEN) was an Irish LGBTQ rights group based in Dublin, Ireland. It was founded in 1988 by Don Donnelly, Charles Kerrigan, Suzy Byrne, Kieran Rose and Christopher Robson. It focused on achieving change in legislation and social policy to achieve full equality and inclusion for lesbian, gay and bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Ireland, and protection from all forms of discrimination. Its board of directors were Margot Slattery (chair), Simon Nugent, Muriel Walls, Séamus Dooley and Dr. Fergus Ryan. In May 2017 it was announced that it would close.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chandrajit Banerjee</span> Indian businessman

Chandrajit Banerjee is the Director General of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and member of a number of government advisory bodies at national and international levels. As DG of CII, he is responsible for leading and contributing to many policy level dialogues and discussions to enhance the competitiveness of India Inc and towards the development of India.

The European Services Forum (ESF) is a lobby group of representatives from the European services sector that promote the liberalisation of international trade in services. It was created in April 1999 in order to give recommendations to the European Commission in the GATS negotiations of the World Trade Organization. Since 2012, the Forum is supporting the negotiations concerning the Trade in Services Agreement.

Anne Heraty is an Irish business woman. She is co-founder, major stake-holder and also CEO of CPL Resources.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ramesh Datla</span>

Ramesh Datla is an Indian industrialist and the Chairman of Elico Limited, India's first analytical instruments company, established in 1960. He also serves as Chairman of Elico Healthcare Services, a leading player in the healthcare IT and ITES sector.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Irish Congress of Trade Unions</span> Umbrella organization for trade unions

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions, formed in 1959 by the merger of the Irish Trades Union Congress and the Congress of Irish Unions, is a national trade union centre, the umbrella organisation to which trade unions in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland affiliate.

The Federation of German Industries is the umbrella organization of German industry and industry-related service providers in the legal form of a registered association. It represents 39 industry associations and more than 100,000 companies that employ around 8 million workers. Membership is voluntary. A total of 15 Bundesland-level agencies represent the interests of the economy at regional level. The headquarters of the BDI is the Haus der Deutschen Wirtschaft in Berlin. The BDI also has offices abroad and is represented internationally. Siegfried Russwurm has been its President since 1 January 2021. BDI has offices in Germany and abroad. A total of 15 state representatives represents the interests of the economy at the regional level.

Cathriona Hallahan is an Irish business executive who was the Managing Director of Microsoft Ireland from 2013 until 2021. Her work has been recognised with several awards.

References

  1. 1 2 "Ibec Executive Director Team - IBEC". ibec.ie. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "IFA second most active lobbying organisation on official register". farmersjournal.ie. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Our Employer services". ibec.ie. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "New Ibec brand launched". ibec.ie. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 O'Connor, Emmet (2002). "Ireland in Historical Perspective: The Legacies of Colonialism — Edging Towards Policy Concertation". In Berger, Stefan; Compston, Hugh (eds.). Policy Concertation and Social Partnership in Western Europe: Lessons for the Twenty-first Century. Berghahn Books. p. 159. ISBN   978-1-78238-984-2 . Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "More than the men of 1916 William Martin Murphy defined the ethos of the new Ireland". irishtimes.ie. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  7. ↑ Eaton, George (1989). Introducing Ireland: A Critical Guide with Biographies of Over 450 Leaders. Mercier Press. p. 345. ISBN   978-0-85342-894-7.
  8. ↑ "About Ibec | Ibec - For Irish business". ibec.ie. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "Ibec business sectors | Ibec - For Irish business". ibec.ie. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "The Ibec Board - IBEC". ibec.ie.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.