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{{Short description|Irish Business Organisation}}
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{{Infobox organization
| name = Ibec
| formation = 1993
| purpose = Irish business lobby group and human resources services provider
| location = 84/86 Baggot Street Lower, [[Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
| leader_title = President
| leader_name = Frank Gleeson, President Aramark Northern Europe
| leader_title2 = CEO
| leader_name2 = Danny McCoy<ref name="executiveteam">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibec.ie/about-us/our-governance/ibec-executive-director-team|website=ibec.ie|title = Ibec Executive Director Team - IBEC|accessdate=14 July 2024}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|http://www.ibec.ie}}
}}


'''Ibec''' is an Irish business representative lobbying organisation<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.farmersjournal.ie/ifa-second-most-active-lobbying-organisation-on-official-register-209713|title=IFA second most active lobbying organisation on official register|website=farmersjournal.ie|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref>
'''The Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC)''' is an Irish business and employers lobbying organisation. It represents the interests of over 7500{{citation needed|March 2011}} organisations of all sizes, regions and industry sectors. IBEC is made up of a ''board'', ''national council'', and ''executive management group''<ref>[http://www.ibec.ie/IBEC/IBEC.nsf/vPages/About_Us~Our_structure~national-council?OpenDocument ibec.ie]</ref>.
and human resources services provider.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibec.ie/employer-hub | title=Our Employer services | website=ibec.ie | accessdate=21 November 2022}}</ref>


Ibec is directed and managed by a board, national council, and executive director team.
IBEC involves itself across a wide range of areas, from advising members on management of employees, to lobbying government, the economy, transport infrastructure, international trade, social affairs, environmental management, energy and [[EU]] affairs.


==History==
==History==
IBEC was formed in 1993 as a result of a merger between the Confederation of Irish Industry (CII, founded 1932) and the Federation of Irish Employers (FIE, founded 1942). Until 2010, IBEC was a [[social partner]] in the [[Social Partnership|social partnership]] process{{citation needed|March 2011}}.


Ibec is an [[orphan acronym]] dating from a 2016 [[rebranding]] of the Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://agenda.ibec.ie/18wf0qib8mc|title=New Ibec brand launched|website=ibec.ie|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref> IBEC was founded in 1993 by the merger of the Federation of Irish Employers (FIE) and the Confederation of Irish Industry (CII).<ref name="Oconnor2002">{{cite book |editor-last1=Berger |editor-first1=Stefan |editor-last2=Compston |editor-first2=Hugh |title=Policy Concertation and Social Partnership in Western Europe: Lessons for the Twenty-first Century |date=2002 |publisher=Berghahn Books |isbn=978-1-78238-984-2 |page=159 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JRXdCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA159 |chapter=Ireland in Historical Perspective: The Legacies of Colonialism — Edging Towards Policy Concertation |first=Emmet |last=O'Connor |access-date=25 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
== Industry level representation ==

IBEC is the umbrella group for over 60 business associations including<ref>[http://www.ibec.ie/IBEC/BA.nsf/vPages/Home~business-sectors?OpenDocument ibec.ie]</ref>:
The FIE and CII had overlapping membership; the FIE dealt with labour relations and the CII with other matters including lobbying the government.<ref name="Oconnor2002"/> The FIE's history begins with the foundation of the Dublin Employers' Federation by [[William Martin Murphy]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/more-than-the-men-of-1916-william-martin-murphy-defined-the-ethos-of-the-new-ireland-1.1615789 |title= More than the men of 1916 William Martin Murphy defined the ethos of the new Ireland | website=irishtimes.ie | date= 4 December 2013 | accessdate=21 November 2022}}</ref> in 1911, which was [[Incorporation (business)|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.<ref name="Oconnor2002"/> 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 Éireann|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.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Eaton |first1=George |title=Introducing Ireland: A Critical Guide with Biographies of Over 450 Leaders |date=1989 |publisher=Mercier Press |isbn=978-0-85342-894-7 |page=345 |language=en}}</ref>
* Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland

* Financial Services Ireland
== Structure ==
* Food and Drink Industry Ireland

* ICT Ireland
The CEO of Ibec is Danny McCoy who assumed the role in June 2009.<ref name="executiveteam"/>
* Irish Medical Devices Association

* PharmaChemical Ireland
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ibec.ie/IBEC/IBEC.nsf/vPages/About_Us~about-ibec?OpenDocument|title=About Ibec {{!}} Ibec - For Irish business|website=ibec.ie|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref>
* Retail Ireland

* Small Firms Association
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.{{fact|date=July 2022}}
* Telecommunications and Internet Federation

As of 2016, there were approximately 40 trade associations within the Ibec organisation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ibec.ie/IBEC/IBEC.nsf/vPages/About_Us~ibec-business-sectors?OpenDocument|title=Ibec business sectors {{!}} Ibec - For Irish business|website=ibec.ie|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20161022095338/http://www.ibec.ie/IBEC/IBEC.nsf/vPages/About_Us~ibec-business-sectors?OpenDocument | archivedate = 22 October 2016 }}</ref>
'''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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibec.ie/about-us/our-governance/ibec-board|website=ibec.ie|title = The Ibec Board - IBEC}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.ibec.ie IBEC]
* [http://www.ibec.ie IBEC homepage]


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Latest revision as of 11:52, 9 October 2024

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

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

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

History

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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

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c 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.
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