Participation at work
9 Eanáir 2023

Participation at work refers to the involvement of employees in management decision-making in the workplace by means other than information and consultation, either in relation to wider company issues (workplace social dialogue) or in their immediate job (task discretion).
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TopAccording to Council Directive 2001/86/EC supplementing the European Company Statute with regard to the involvement of employees, participation is the influence of the body representative of the employees and/or the employee representatives in the affairs of a company through 1) the right toRead more
According to Council Directive 2001/86/EC supplementing the European Company Statute with regard to the involvement of employees, participation is the influence of the body representative of the employees and/or the employee representatives in the affairs of a company through 1) the right to elect or appoint some of the members of the company’s supervisory or administrative organ, or 2) the right to recommend and/or oppose the appointment of some or all of the members of the company’s supervisory or administrative organ (Article 2(k)). This definition of participation is repeated in Council Directive 2003/72/EC of 22 July 2003 supplementing the Statute for a European Cooperative Society with regard to the involvement of employees.
- European Parliament and Council of the EU: Council Directive 2001/86/EC of 8 October 2001 supplementing the European Company Statute with regard to the involvement of employees
- European Parliament and Council of the EU: Council Directive 2003/72/EC of 22 July 2003 supplementing the Statute for a European Cooperative Society with regard to the involvement of employees
Publications & data
TopThe sections below provide access to a range of publications, data and ongoing work on this topic.
- Publications (281)
- Data
- Ongoing work
Publications
Eurofound publications come in a variety of formats, including reports, policy briefs, blogs, articles and presentations.
Establishment characteristics and work practices: Public administration and defence sector
Publication 22 Nollaig 2016Data
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Ongoing work
Research continues in this topic on a variety of themes, which are outlined below with links to forthcoming titles.