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European Social Dialogue: Work programme 2012-2014SD results – a few examples
European Social Dialogue Academy
Brussels, 17 November 2014
Juliane Bir, ETUC
I - Work programme 2012-2014
• Objectives
• Outcomes
II - Examples of EU Social Dialogue cross-industry instruments
• Parental leave agreement – Directive
• Harassment and violence agreement – Implementation by social partners
• Youth employment framework of actions – Follow up by social partners
I – WORK PROGRAMME 2012-2014
Four EU Social Partners’ work-programmes
2003-2005 2006-2008 2009-2010 2012-2014
4Available in all EU languages: http://resourcecentre.etuc.org/Work-programmes-42.html
Youth employment
Economic and social governance of the EU
Gender equality
Better implementation and impact of social dialogue instruments
Capacity of social partner organisations
Education and lifelong learning
Mobility and economic migration
In-depth employment analysis
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Main issues in the current work-programme
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
Framework of actions on youth employment (signed 11 June2013)• Four priorities : 1. Education 2. Transition 3. Employment 4.
Entrepreneurship• Joint actions of social partners and recommendations to
public authorities 6
Objective
Outcome
Framework of Actions on Youth Employment
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• Dissemination Joint press release + toolkit Joint/unilateral events (EU/national level) EU institutions and others
• 1st implementation report adopted by the SDC (September 2014) Follow-up reports submitted by 17 MS out of 28 Translation into 10 EU languages: Croatian, Czech,
Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Polish and Swedish
Several approaches: all priorities at once, one after the other, or only some
A veriety of partnerships & added value of SD Significant European dimension, and actions
needed at grass-roots level Role of European funding opportunities
Web: http://resourcecentre.etuc.org/spaw_uploads/files/1st%20follow%20up%20report%20FoA%20Youth%20Sept%202014%20-%20Final.pdf
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Joint EU social partners’ declaration on social partners’ involvment in the economic governance (Tripartite Social Summit October 2013)
Adapted existing EU mechanisms/structures (AGS, SDC) In 2014: better involvement of SPs at EU level and in
some Member States
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL GOVERNANCE OF THE EU
Objective
Outcome
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Joint EU social partners’ declaration on social partners’ involvment in the economic governance• 10 principles• European semester process• Social Partner consultation in
economic governance processes through existing structures/mechanisms for bi-and tripartite dialogue
Website EU Commission AGS http://ec.europa.eu/europe2020/pdf/2014/socjointcontrib_ags2014.pdf
Joint EU social partners’ declaration on social partners’ involvment in the economic governance
A toolkit for gender equality in practice (finalised in September 2014)
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GENDER EQUALITY
Objective
Outcome
Two addresses same tool: http: //resourcecentre.etuc.org/gendertoolkit/ and www.erc-online.eu/gendertoolkit
100 initiatives by social partners Brochure in all EU languages 10 videos A press release A EU joint Conference "A toolkit for gender equality in practice" (Madrid 7 May 2014) ,11
A Toolkit for gender equality in practice
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Commitment in the FoA Youth “After three annual reports, the European social partners will evaluate the impact on both employers and workers. This evaluation can lead to an update of the priorities identified and/or an assessment on whether or not additional action is required in one or more of the priority areas”
Part of the activities within the Integrated Programme of the EU SD New joint project with stronger focus on implementation of EU SPs outcomes
BETTER IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPACT OF SOCIAL DIALOGUE INSTRUMENTS
Objective
Outcome
CAPACITY OF SOCIAL PARTNER ORGANISATIONS
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CEEC: Various joint capacity building seminars in the context of the Integrated Project
MEDA: stalling due to current political situation
Objective
Outcome
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3 decentralised seminars on EU Social Dialogue instruments (June – September 2013)• + 40 SPs in Rome with reps from Portugal, Italy,
Slovenia and France• + 40 SPs in Copenhagen with reps from
Denmark, Finland, Sweden and UK• + 40 SPs in Budapest with reps from Austria,
Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland
A EU joint Conference "The EU social dialoguein a changing world: the way forward” (13-12/12/2013, Brussels) with + 100 social partners
A EU joint Conference on the implementation ofthe ‘Inclusive labour markets agreement’(07/04/2014, Brussels) with + 60 social partners
A joint translation fund
EU Integrated Programme capacity building activities & tools
Web: http://resourcecentre.etuc.org/Resource-Centre-12.html
EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING
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Active Ageing joint Conference (April 2013) Joint project “Skills needs in greening economies” (finalised in October 2013)
Objective
Outcome
Skills needs in greening economies
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• Joint project “Skills needs in greening economies”Background expert report with
information and social partners’ lifelong learning actions to support greening economies
Up to 25 good practices and concluding remarks
A EU joint Conference (10-11/10/2013, Brussels) with + 80 social partners from national/sectors
Web: http://resourcecentre.etuc.org/Skills-needs-in-greening-economies-102.html
To be adressed This remaining issue will be postponed in the next work programme 2015-2017
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MOBILITY AND ECONOMIC MIGRATION
Objective
Outcome
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IN-DEPTH EMPLOYMENT ANALYSIS
Objective
Outcome
Negotiations still ongoing Started on 8/10/2013 (11 negotiations round until now)
II - EXAMPLES OF EU SOCIAL DIALOGUE
CROSS-INDUSTRY INSTRUMENTS
• Agreements on parental leave, 14 December 1995 + 18 June 2009
• Directive 96/34/EC of 3 June 1996
• Directive 10/18/EC of 8 March 2010
• Agreement on part time work, 6 June 1997
• Directive 97/81/EC of 15 December 1997
• Agreement on fixed term contracts, 19 March 1999
• Directive 99/70/EC of 28 June 1999
Transposed via Directive
• Agreement on telework, 16 July 2002
• Agreement on work-related stress, 8 October 2004
• Agreement on harassment and violence at work, 21 April 2007
• Agreement on inclusive labour markets, 25 March 2010
Autonomous agreements
EU cross-industry social dialogue results (1)
Implementation by Social Partners
3 Framework of actions
• Framework of actions on the lifelong development of competencies and qualifications, 14 March 2002
• Framework of actions on gender equality, 22 March 2005
• Framework of actions on youth employment, June 2013
More than 50 other joint documents: reports, recommendations, declarations, opinions, compendia of good practices, etc.
• Joint declaration on EU social partners’ involvement in the EU economic governance (2013)
• Joint declaration on EU Apprenticeships (2013)
• Joint statement on the Europe 2020 Strategy (2010)
• Joint letter on childcare (2008)
4 joint work programmes
5 Integrated programmes (joint projects)
EU cross-industry social dialogue results (2)
FA on Parental Leave
Transposed via Directive
FA on Parental Leave - Content
• Implementation via Directive (EU Directive 2010/18/EEC of 18 March 2010)
• Implementation period of two years
• First time a framework agreement was revised
Signed in 1995, revised in 2009
• Reconciling professional and family responsibilities
• Promoting equal opportunities and treatment between men and women
• FA covers all categories of workers
• The length of parental leave increased from 3 to 4 months
• 1 month non transferrable
• Role of income is acknowledged
• Specific conditions to parents of children with disabilities or long-term illness
• Notice periods to be determined at national level
• Diverse family structures are recognised
• Flexible working arrangements
Main points of the agreement
FA on Harassment and Violence
Implementation by Social Partners
FA on Harassment & Violence - Content
• Implementation in accordance with procedures and practices specific to management and labour (art. 155 TFEU)
• Yearly tables in 2008, 2009, 2010
• Final implementation report adopted in 2011
Signed on 26 April 2007
• H&V firmly condemned in all their forms – ZERO TOLERANCE
• H&V can potentially affect any workplace and any worker, but some sectors and groups more at risk
• H&V can take many different forms (physical, psychological and/or sexual)
• An obligation to prevent, identify and manage H&V at work (including third-party violence)
Main points of the agreement
National cross-industry social partners’ agreements
• Overarching CA: DK, FR, LV, LU, NL, NO, SW
• Joint guidance: AT, DK, IE, NO, SL, UK
• Joint declaration/statement: AT, CY, PL, SW
• Integration into existing agreement: DK (state sector, regions and municipalities); IT, SL
Sectoral SPs agreement
• CZ, NL, PT, ES
Company agreement
• CZ (guidelines for companies), DE (Deutsche Telekom), IT (Poste Italiane)
Assessment of existing legislation
• BE, CZ, DK, FI, IS, IR, IT, LV, NL, PO, SL
Complementary activities (research, training, events, communication tools)
• AT, CZ, DK, FI, IR, LV, NL, PT, SL, SW, UK
Impact at EU level
• Multisectoral guidelines to tackle third-party violence (EPSU, UNIEuropa, ETUCE, HOSPEEM, CEMR, EFEE, Eurocommerce, COESS); Joint declaration (Eurogas,EPSU, EMCEF); EU project to stop third-party violence (UNIEuropa-Eurocommerce); EU Project (ETUCE)
FA on H&V – Implementation tools
FoA on Youth Employment
FoA on Youth Employment - Content
• Three years follow-up period
• Yearly tables in 2014, 2015, 2016
• Final evaluation report to be adopted in 2017
Signed in June 2013
• Four priorities: I) Education; II) Transition; III) Employment; IV) Entrepreneurship
• Promotion, actions and follow-up
Main points of the framework of actions