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 French Labour Ministry’s annual report, Collective Bargaining 2012 (in French, 4.3MB PDF) [1], was published on 2 July 2013 at the National Commission of Collective Negotiations. The report shows that the number of collective agreements has increased at all levels except the national inter
The French vocational training system has been described by Labour Minister Michael Sapin as being in ‘a time-worn state’. Companies with 10 or more employees have, since the system was established1971, been compelled to contribute a percentage of their payroll costs to the financing of vocational
On 10 July 2013, unions and employer organisations in Luxembourg’s construction industry agreed to renew a sectoral collective agreement which covers about 14,000 people.
An agreement between Luxembourg's social partners in the banking sector reached on 9 July 2013 (published September 2013) sets out the conditions of the national agreement on harassment that are specifically aimed at this sector.
After nine months of negotiation, an agreement has been signed by social partners in France on the quality of working life and professional equality. The deal was signed by all three of the country’s employer organisations. Three of the five union confederations put their names to the document – the
A year after the first Grand Social Conference (*FR1205031I* [1]) in July 2012, the Government of France [2] held a second. It invited 300 representatives of employers, trade unions, and regional and local authorities to take part. The second Grand Social Conference [3] was held on 20–21 June 2013.
The cross-sectoral Framework Agreement on Harassment and Violence at Work [1] of 26 April 2007 did not directly address the issue of third-party violence against workers. Eight European social partner organisations operating in a range of sectors in which employees are exposed to third-party
The management of the French car manufacturer Renault [1] has signed an agreement with union representatives of the French Confederation of Professional and Managerial Staff – General Confederation of Professional and Managerial Staff (CFE-CGC [2]), the French Democratic Federation of Labour (CFDT
Since 1966, five French trade union confederations have been considered as representative at the national level: the General Confederation of Labour (CGT [1]), the French Democratic Federation of Labour (CFDT [2]), the General Confederation of Labour – Force Ouvrière (CGT-FO [3]), the French
The collective agreement in Luxembourg’s construction sector expired in 2009. Its provisions have continued to apply to the 14,000 workers employed in the industry and they have not had a pay increase for three years. Construction is one of the largest sectors of Luxembourg’s economy.