This working paper investigates the practical implementation of the European Works Council (EWC) Directive at company level. It explores the challenges faced by existing EWCs and provides examples of solutions identified and remaining issues from the point of view of both workers and management. In
This study provides information to allow for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the industrial cleaning sector. Their relative representativeness legitimises their right to be consulted, their role and effective
The study (in French, 3.87Mb PDF) [1] published by the Centre for Population, Poverty and Socio-Economic Policy Studies (CEPS/INSTEAD [2]) in December 2010 was the first time a comprehensive study into employment protection [3] in Luxembourg had been carried out. Previously only estimates of the
This audiovisual sector Framework of Actions on Gender Equality (396Kb PDF) [1] was adopted by the nine social partners in the sector. On the employers’ side these are: [1] http://www.uniglobalunion.org/Apps/UNINews.nsf/vwLkpById/384A6B6941810C09C12579420040516B/%24FILE/AVSDC_FoA_Gender-Equality
The reform of representativeness rules in France (*FR0806039I* [1]) means that, from 2013 onwards, trade unions will need to obtain 10% of the votes in workforce elections at company level, and 8% of votes in each sector and on a national, interprofessional level (*FR0808039I* [2]) in order to
The French insurance group AXA [1], which has 132,429 employees worldwide, including 78,800 in Europe, concluded the two agreements with negotiators from AXA’s European Works Council (Comité Européen de groupe AXA [2]) and the European Union industry federation UNI Finance [3]. The group-level
Since the beginning of the year, social partners in France have negotiated eight national intersectoral agreements in keeping with the social agenda they adopted at the beginning of the year (FR1012021I [1]). [1] www.eurofound.europa.eu/ef/observatories/eurwork/articles/undefined/social-partners-set
A report (in French) [1] published in February 2011, and commissioned by the Ministry of Work, Employment and Health [2], examines the impact of the reform of representativeness [3] in 2008 (*FR0808039I* [4]) on industrial relations in 12 French companies. [1] http://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr
On 6 September 2011, social partners in the European chemical sector signed a voluntary agreement that explores ways of making the chemical industry more sustainable. The agreement looks as ways in which the sector can improve processes to help find solutions for global problems such as energy and
The agreement (70Kb PDF) [1] between the French food products multinational corporation Danone [2] and the International Union of Food workers (IUF [3]) stresses that: [1] http://www.danone.com/images/stories/convention-danone-iuf-2011-health-safety-english.pdf [2] http://www.danone.com/?lang=en [3]
The Ministry of Labour’s Review of collective bargaining in 2010 (in French) [1], carried out by the General Labour Directorate (DGT) recorded 25 agreements signed on an interprofessional basis, about the same as in 2008 (26), but less than half the total in 2009 (58). However, the report underlines