the european works council directive
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The European Works Council Directive. Directive 94/45/EC NFU EWC Conference 22 October 2007. Companies or groups affected by the directive. . . 150 (+). . 1000 (+). 150 (+). Controlling undertakings. . . . . Criteria determining a controlling undertaking. . . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The European Works Council Directive
Directive 94/45/EC
NFU EWC Conference22 October 2007
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150150
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Companies or groups affected by the directive
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Criteria determining a Criteria determining a controlling undertakingcontrolling undertaking
Controlling undertakings
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Starting negotiations on establishing an EWC: constitution of a special negotiating body
Written request for negotiations
100100
(+)(+)
ExpertsExperts
No! No!
22//33
Special Special negotiatinnegotiatin
g bodyg body
Central Central managementmanagement
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Items to be agreed in the agreement
2 x
Undertakings Undertakings affectedaffected
CompositionComposition of the EWCof the EWC
InformationInformation and and consultationconsultation
Venue, frequency Venue, frequency and duration of and duration of
meetingsmeetings
Financial and Financial and material material
resourcesresources
Validity of the Validity of the agreementagreement
Special negotiating
body
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Application of subsidiary requirements
6 months6 months3 years3 years
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Subsidiary requirements
One meeting per One meeting per yearyear
Designation of Designation of membersmembers
Information and Information and consultationconsultation
Extraordinary Extraordinary meetingsmeetings
Internal preparatory Internal preparatory meetingmeeting
ExpertsExperts
Financial and material Financial and material resources resources
extra
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Company Company structurestructure Employment Employment
trendstrends
Mergers, downsizing, Mergers, downsizing, closuresclosures
Economic and Economic and financial situation financial situation
and trendsand trends
New working New working methodsmethods
Organisational changesOrganisational changes Investment plansInvestment plans
€€€€
Transfer of productionTransfer of productionCollective redundanciesCollective redundancies
€
Changes in Changes in activities, activities,
production production andand sales sales
Information and consultation rights (subsidiary requirements)
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Most EWCs are based on Article 13 of the Directive
Article 1367%
Article 633%
Subsidiary requirements
0%
Three types of EWCThree types of EWC
• Article 13 – before 22/09/96Article 13 – before 22/09/96• Article 6 - negotiated by the special negotiating bodyArticle 6 - negotiated by the special negotiating body• Where negotiations break down: subsidiary requirements (annexe)Where negotiations break down: subsidiary requirements (annexe)
Three types of EWCThree types of EWC
• Article 13 – before 22/09/96Article 13 – before 22/09/96• Article 6 - negotiated by the special negotiating bodyArticle 6 - negotiated by the special negotiating body• Where negotiations break down: subsidiary requirements (annexe)Where negotiations break down: subsidiary requirements (annexe)
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The Demands of the ETUC
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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 agreements
d) A clearer definition of the notion of 'controlling undertaking'
e) Training
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ETUC strategy in view of the revision of the European Works Councils Directive :
f) Shortening the period for negotiations
g) Sanctions
h) Confidentiality
i) Recourse to experts
j) Access to sites
k) The right to preparatory and follow-up meetings
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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
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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
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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)
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The Annex (16-19)
16. Experts (SNBs)
17. Select committees
18. Two meetings a year for EWCs
19. Interpretation and translation of documents
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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
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The Annex (22-26)
22. “Ideological guidance” undertakings
23. Commercial shipping
24. The ‘transnational’ criterion
25. Reducing the threshold
26. Registering agreements