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1 Comités d’entreprise européens European Works Councils
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Comités d’entreprise européens
European Works
Councils
EWCs – Why?• whereas, if economic activities are to develop in a
harmonious fashion, undertakings and groups of undertakings operating in two or more Member States must inform and consult the representatives of those of their employees that are affected by their decisions; Whereas procedures for informing and consulting employees as embodied in legislation or practice in the Member States are often not geared to the transnational structure of the entity which takes the decisions affecting those employees; whereas this may lead to the unequal treatment of employees affected by decisions within one and the same undertaking or group of undertakings;
Why? Whereas...
• Whereas appropriate provisions must be adopted to ensure that the employees of Community-scale undertakings are properly informed and consulted when decisions which affect them are taken in a Member State other than that in which they are employed; Whereas, in order to guarantee that the employees of undertakings or groups of undertakings operating in two or more Member States are properly informed and consulted, it is necessary to set up European Works Councils or to create other suitable procedures for the transnational information and consultation of employees;
Information & consultation ??
EWC - CEE
• Directive
• Loi Law
• Employers
Information
• Means the informing of the body of representative of the employees and/or employees’ representatives by the competent organ of the SE on questions which concern the SE itself and any of its subsidiaries or establishments situated in another Member State or which exceed the powers of decision-making organs in a single Member State at a time, in a manner and with a content which allows the employees’ representatives to undertake an in-depth assessment of the possible impact and, where appropriate, prepare consultations with the competent organ of the SE;
Consultation
• Means the establishment of dialogue and exchange of views between the body representative of the employees and/or the employees’ representatives and the competent organ of the SE, at a time, in a manner and with a content which allows the employees’ representatives, on the basis of information provided, to express an opinion on measures envisaged by the competent organ which may be taken into account in the decision-making process within the SE;
Source: Knudsen & Sörensen
- +Agreements Accords
Pratique
Practice
+
-
Beiersdorf
Air France
Lufthansa
One best model?Modèle Unique le meilleur?
EDFEuronex
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 100
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Typologie des Comités d’entreprise européens
ParticipationPas de participation
Information de qualitéoptimale
Information non optimale
CENE informatifCENE actif
CENE moyen
“café du commerce”
1. Membres du CENE: Le fonctionnement du CENE
28,0%23,8%
30,1%
18,1%
Source: CSC
EWC representative Le représentant CEE
> 5000> 15
> 45
BR STBR-CE
41% < 5 H
44% < 10 h
5. Répartition dessièges:
Au B D Dk Es F Fi Gr I Ir L NL P S UK No Li Is
1 2 1 2 1 1 2 18
7. Nom:
8. Participé à .....réunions
Négociationspour accord
Comitérestreint
CEE Autres
2 510. Fonction dans
le CEESecrétaire Comité
restreintReprésentant Autre
X X
11. Contacts avecles rep de
AuB D Dk Es F Fi Gr I Ir L NL P S UK No Li Is
4 10+
13. Appréciationdufonctionne-ment:
1(mauvais)
2 3
X
4 5(excellent)
14. Besoins deformation1 - 5
Rep destravailleurs
5
Infoéconomiqueet financière
3
Globalisationet stratégies
3
Langues
5Autres
Transnational or national identity?
EWC - CEE
17 800 2 820
1 300630
1 970
2930
20 8
2
4
3
4
21
1
1
2
2
Representativity TransnationalityReprésentativité Transnationalité
Transnationality – Transnationalité ?
EWC - CEE
Temps de parole
1%19%
2%
8%
0%
70%
UK
CES NL
D H
F
Strategy Investments
What ? Was ? Quoi?
Working methods
Parental leave
16%
H & S
66%
Working time
51%
Equal opportunities
39%
R & D
64%
UNION SYNDICATGEWERKSCHAFT
CTI
Droits Rights
40%
Training
47%
Profit sharing
?%
… + ?
68%
Environment
Facilities
Moyens
Meetings Réunions Training Formation
Select committeeComité restreint
Communication and network
Select committeeComité restreint
UNION SYNDICATGEWERKSCHAFT
CTI
UNION SYNDICATGEWERKSCHAFT
CTI UNION SYNDICATGEWERKSCHAFT
CTI
UNION SYNDICATGEWERKSCHAFT
CTI
UNION SYNDICATGEWERKSCHAFT
CTI
UNION SYNDICATGEWERKSCHAFT
CTI
UNION SYNDICATGEWERKSCHAFT
CTI
EWC CEE EBR
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The Demands of the ETUC
ETUC strategy in view of the revision of the European Works Councils Directive :
a) Definition of the notions of information and consultation
b) Recognition of the union's role c) The procedure for renegotiating
agreementsd) A clearer definition of the notion of
'controlling undertaking' e) Training
ETUC strategy in view of the revision of the European Works Councils Directive :
f) Shortening the period for negotiations g) Sanctionsh) Confidentiality i) Recourse to experts j) Access to sites k) The right to preparatory and follow-up
meetings
The Annex (1-5)
1. Definitions of ‘information’ and ‘consultation’
2. The role of the trade unions
3. The maximum number of persons in SNBs and EWCs (in the subsidiary requirements)
4. The procedure for renegotiating agreements
5. Provision for a second exceptional meeting
The Annex (6-10)
6.One-year negotiating period
7.Better definition of “controlling undertaking”
8.Access to workforce and workplaces
9.Confidentiality
10. Penalties
The Annex (11-15)
11. Legal challenges
12. Information on eligibility
13. Preparatory and follow-up meetings for SNBs and EWCs (in the subsidiary requirements)
14. Training
15. Experts (EWCs)
The Annex (16-19)
16. Experts (SNBs)
17. Select committees
18. Two meetings a year for EWCs
19. Interpretation and translation of documents
The Annex (20 & 21)
20. The topics of ‘health and safety policy’, ‘training and education policy’,‘environmental policy’ and ‘equal opportunity policy’
21. Gender balance in EWCs
The Annex (22-26)
22. “Ideological guidance” undertakings
23. Commercial shipping
24. The ‘transnational’ criterion
25. Reducing the threshold
26. Registering agreements
