Employee representation

In June 2000, the UK Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) published a study of the costs and benefits of European Works Councils (EWC s) prepared on its behalf by independent consultants. The report ("Costs and benefits of the European Works Councils Directive", Tina Weber, Peter Foster and Kursat

The statutory trade union recognition provisions of the Employment Relations Act 1999 [1] (UK9903189F [2]) were brought into effect by the government on 6 June 2000. The new legislation provides that, where a union claim for recognition for collective bargaining purposes cannot be resolved

In Italy, the resolution of individual labour disputes is generally submitted to the ordinary courts, and as a result the Italian legal system is overloaded with such disputes. This overload, along with the onerous terms for the workers involved and the excessive length of the procedure, have led

The results of workforce "social elections" of employee representatives on works councils and committees for prevention and protection at the workplace - on the basis of lists of candidates mainly drawn up by trade unions - are, along with trade union membership figures, one of the objective

The statutory system governing the "representative" status of trade unions affords the major French union confederations a virtual monopoly in bargaining and representation. In May 2000, the CFDT union confederation, following the lead of CGT, came out in favour of an review of the criteria for

In April 2000, theEuropean Commission adopted a report to theEuropean Parliament and the EU Council on the application of the 1994 European Works Councils (EWCs) Directive (94/45/EC) [1]. The report, prepared as part of the process of review after five years, which is written into the Directive

On 9 May, the immediate future of the Longbridge car plant was secured when the Phoenix consortium bought Rover from the German-based BMW for GBP 10. The final 12 days leading up to the signing of the deal had been fraught with uncertainty after venture capitalists Alchemy Partners withdrew suddenly

The new collective agreement for the Spanish textiles and clothing industry, signed in April 2000, contains important clauses on improving employment and the participation of workers' representatives. This agreement will have a great impact in the sector and will be a reference for bargaining in