etui support for european workers representatives

ETUI support for European Workers Representatives

ETUI support for European Workers Representatives

● EWPCC

● WEBSITES

● RESEARCH

● TRAINING

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ETUI support for European Workers Representatives

● EWPCC : the European Worker Participation Competence Centre

● founded in 2008

● part of the ETUI

● support of European workers’ representatives(expertise, training, publications…)

● financed by the (partial) transfer of remuneration of board-level employee representatives in European Companies (SE)

Aline Hoffman Lut Coremans coordinator assistant

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ETUI support for European Workers Representatives

● EWPCC initiatives● workshops for trainers of BLER

● annual conferenceBrussels, Vienna, Amsterdam, Warsaw, Rome

● workshops on climate change, corporate governance, CSR

● training for BLER on confidentiality, financial analysis,German regulations for non-German BLER

● book publications

ETUI support for European Workers Representatives

● EWPCC

● WEBSITES

● RESEARCH

● TRAINING

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ETUI support for European Workers Representatives

ETUI support for European Workers Representatives

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ETUI support for European Workers Representatives

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ETUI support for European Workers Representatives

ETUI support for European Workers Representatives

● EWPCC

● WEBSITES

● RESEARCH

● TRAINING

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ETUI support for European Workers Representatives

● ETUI RESEARCH3 units

unit 1 : Europeanisation of Industrial Relations

unit 2 : Economic, Employment and Social Policies

unit 3 : Analysis, Research and Forward Studies

legal experts company strategies ewcdb

BLER SE national TUs

Aline Hoffmanhead of unit 1

ETUI support for European Workers Representatives

● EWPCC

● WEBSITES

● RESEARCH

● TRAINING

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TARGET GROUPS

● 1020 European Works Councils

● Special Negotiating Bodies(currently ~61)

● Representative Bodies in 89 SEs

● BLER in 48 SE boards

ETUI support for European Workers Representatives

13 ¹Source : www.ewcdb.eu and www.worker-participation.eu

ETUI support for European Workers Representatives

● 1.07.2007 start full-time EWC trainingscope BD 7/07 – 12/12

● statistics

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ETUI support for European Workers Representatives

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training at national or European level ?

ETUI support for European Workers Representatives

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EWC

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ETUI support for European Workers Representativesthe EWC = the centre of a communication network

training objective :

SE WCEWC SC

central mgtlocal mgt

nationalrepresentatives

localstaff

nationalunions

Europeantrade unionfederations

supervisoryboard

influence decisions

speak withone voice

collectively represent theinterests of the employees

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BASICS

legal framework

how to enforce EWC rights

when is an issue transnational?

evaluation of own EWC practice

what is expected of the workers’representatives and of management?

developing a work programme

the content of an EWC agreement

tasks and rights of a SpecialNegotiating Body

BASICS

legal framework

how to enforce EWC rights

when is an issue transnational?

evaluation of own EWC practice

what is expected of the workers’representatives and of management?

developing a work programme

the content of an EWC agreement

tasks and rights of a SpecialNegotiating Body

SNB

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SPECIAL THEMES

employee representation systems

intercultural communication

case studies

linking European and local level

cross-border cooperation

planning and running a meeting

experiences of other EWCs

policies and priorities ofthe European federations

roleplay

SPECIAL THEMES

employee representation systems

intercultural communication

case studies

linking European and local level

cross-border cooperation

planning and running a meeting

experiences of other EWCs

policies and priorities ofthe European federations

roleplay

CGIL CISL, UIL

CCOOSTV-ELAUGT-EUSO

CGTP-INUGT-P

EAKL TALO

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future?

ADVANCED

company strategies

European institutions

sustainability & CSR

financial analysis

court cases

English/French courses

e-learning

health & safety

and much more…

ADVANCED

company strategies

European institutions

sustainability & CSR

financial analysis

court cases

English/French courses

e-learning

health & safety

and much more…

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Bruno DemaîtreEuropean works councilsSpecial Negotiating BodiesCoordination

Gabriela Portelalanguage training

French/English

Marie Carajspecial themesEuropean works councils

Marina Gordijnadministration and organisational preparation

Jean-Claude LeDouaroncoordination of the Europeantrade union federationsEuropean Works Councils

external trainers experts

Ljuba Radman

ETUI support for European Workers Representatives

● support for ETUF and national federations● new evolutions

● pathways

● educational units

● SugarSync materials

● N.E.T. members from FR/UK/CEE ?

● « open » EWC seminars

○ June 2013 : training for new EWC members in Vilnius

○ October 2013 : training for experienced EWC members in Madrid on communication, cooperation with CCOO

● annual BLER training in Vienna March 2014

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contactBruno Demaître

ewctraining@etui.org+32-2-2240 491

+32-476-54 09 90

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