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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red flyer for downloadhttp://www.etui.org/Training/Our-leaflets
contactBruno Demaître
[email protected]+32-2-2240 491
+32-476-54 09 90
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