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The rationale behind the establishment of European Works Councils is related to the economic and political integration of the European Union.As companies became more transnational, the local information and consultation bodies (such as works councils) lacked a direct link to the level on which the real decisions are taken.
The European Commission had originally included public concession contracts in the Services Directive of 1992, but these were removed from its scope by the European Council. [4] However, the European Parliament and the Council issued a further Directive 2014/23/EU on the award of concession contracts on 26 February 2014, [5] which required EU ...
This is called a transnational work council/work place forum, and is available if the employer operates in two or more European Union member states. TICER 1999 implement the European Works Council Directive, and operates primarily where US multinational corporations employ people in Europe. [citation needed]
The German Group Works Council and foreign members of VW Group initiated the formation of a European Works Council. The first meeting was in 1990, with a signed agreement in 1992; a full two years prior to the EU ratification of the European Works Council Directive . [4]: 20–21
The election procedure was simplified, an "equality quota" (minimum seats for the gender in the minority, see electoral regulations Works Constitution Act § 15 WO) was introduced, the separation between blue-collar and white-collar workers was abolished, the exemption thresholds for works council members were lowered and the works council's ...
§77 of the Works Constitution Act specifies that works agreements cannot deal with matters, primarily dealt through collective bargaining, i.e., wage increases.Section §87(1) outlines 14 different areas of enforceable co-determination, insofar as they are not already regulated in existing collective agreements specific to that company and industry, unless such collective agreements ...
Information and Consultation of Employees Directive 2002/14/EC is a European Labour Law that requires undertakings to inform and consult employees on significant changes to businesses in a standing procedure, typically called a work council.
European social dialogue led to the implementation of three framework agreements (parental leave in 1995 – revised in 2009, part-time work in 1997, and fixed-term contracts in 1999) via EU Directives. III – (1999–2005) In December 2001, the European social partners presented a "common contribution" to the Laeken European Council.