European works councils in multinational enterprises: background, working and experience

R. Blanpain

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Deals with the genesis of the Council Directive 94/45/EC and describes the establishment of a works council or of a procedure for the purposes of informing and consulting employees. Discusses the subsidiary requirements regarding information and consultation in case where no agreement has been reached. Analyses the possibility of concluding pre-existing agreements (1994-1996). Includes the text of the Directive (1994 and 1997), the state of transposition of the 1994 Directive into national law, a list of companies which have concluded voluntary agreements and, finally, experience with Article 13 agreements, as evaluated by the ETUC.

Keywords: joint consultation; workplace communication; works council; disclosure of information; multinational enterprise.; EC Directive; legal aspect; collective agreement; workers representation; workers participation; confidentiality; labour relations; judicial decision; EC Court of Justice; trade union role.; employers organization; consultation mixte; communication au niveau du travail; comité d'entreprise; divulgation de l'information; entreprise multinationale; directive de la CE; aspect juridique; convention collective; représentation des travailleurs; participation des travailleurs; caractère confidentiel; relations de travail; décision judiciaire; Cour de justice CE; rôle du syndicat; organisation patronale; consulta mixta; comunicación en el trabajo; comité de empresa; divulgación de la información; empresa multinacional; Directiva de la CE; aspecto jurídico; convenio colectivo; representación de los trabajadores; participación de los trabajadores; confidencialidad; relaciones laborales; sentencia judicial; Tribunal de Justicia CE; papel del sindicato; organización de empleadores (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 87 pages
Date: 1999
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