 Internationalizing Firms and Employee Representation: French Multinationals in Central and Eastern EuropeSylvie Contrepois Chapter 12 in Globalizing Employment Relations, 2011, pp 201-216 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract Employee representation is becoming increasingly integrated into company internationalization strategies, especially where the mother company is based within the European Union. This tendency shows itself principally in the development of European Works Councils (EWCs) and more widely through the multiplication of international framework agreements (IFAs). The spread of these new tools, however, remains limited and their achievements uncertain. Thus the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC, 2009) found that only 34 per cent of companies covered by the EWC Directive 94/45/CE adopted on 22 September 1994 had set up an EWC.1 Its report comments: ‘Although the number of EWCs is growing every year, doubling since 1996, the rate of progress is too slow, and constitutes a major challenge for the development of European information and consultation procedures. At present, there are few if any penalties for companies that defy the directive.’ Keywords: Trade Union; Industrial Relation; Social Dialogue; Employee Representative; Employee Representation (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-30681-3_13 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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