Agreement details
Amoco European Works Council
Type: installation agreement
Date of signature: 26/01/1998
Body: Amoco European Works Council
Created in: 1998
Reason: installation from scratch
Ended in: 1998
Reason: merger
Headquartered in: United States
Sector(s) of activity: Ch;
Downloads available: English, full text version ;
English, original signed version ;
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Constitutional/legal issues
| applicable law |
Belgium |
duration |
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| renewal/renegotiation |
| renegotiation clause | yes |
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| termination clause | yes |
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| composition/geographical scope |
| composition |
joint |
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| geograph. scope |
EU + EFTA (EU+CH+IS+LI+NO) |
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| confidentiality |
| confidentiality clause | yes |
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| scope defined | yes |
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| bound by conf. |
all participants |
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| sanctions for breach | no |
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| seats/mandate |
| adaptation clause | yes |
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| seat allocation |
workforce size related only |
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| seat treshold | yes |
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| selection of reps |
nominated by employee representation bodies |
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| mandate duration |
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| mandate renewable | no |
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| protection of reps |
national standard |
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Information and consultation
| terms defined in the agreement |
| consultation |
| transnational |
| role of the EWC |
| information and consultation |
| competence(s) of the EWC |
| Economic and financial situation of the company |
| Corporate strategy and investment |
| Changes to working methods / organisation |
| Probable development of the business, production and sales |
| Company structure |
| Closures or cutbacks |
| Mergers, take-overs or acquisitions |
| Reorganisation of production |
| Employment situation and forecasts |
| Health and safety |
| Environmental protection |
Plenary meetings
| frequency of meetings |
once |
preparatory meeting foreseen | no |
without management | yes |
| duration in days |
2 |
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| chairing of meeting(s) |
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| agenda setting |
joint |
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| minutes writing |
joint |
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| minutes approving |
joint |
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| interpretation |
all relevant languages |
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| translation |
all relevant languages |
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| must working documents be made available before the meeting ? | no |
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| feedback/dissemination by |
both |
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| feedback/dissemination to |
management |
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Select committee and extraordinary committee
| presence of Select Committee foreseen | yes |
| composition |
joint |
| total members |
3 |
| frequency of meeting without management |
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| frequency of meeting with management |
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| initiative for calling extraordinary meetings |
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| format of extraordinary meetings |
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| plenary meeting |
| responsibilities |
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| Preparing/organising EWC meetings |
Support available to the EWC
| type of expert |
in-company and/or independent expert |
| selection |
joint |
| agreement specifies which expenses are paid for | yes |
| agreement allocates a budget | no |
| expenses paid for |
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| Paid time-off to attend |
| Accommodation/travel |
| Preparatory meeting |
| Debriefing/follow-up meeting |
| One expert |
| Secretarial and technical assistance |
| General statement on coverage of costs |
| Training |
| training |
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| language training |
| other |
| financial matters |
| advanced communication systems foreseen | no |
Exceptional provisions
| No discrimination / favouring clause |
Article 2.7 |
| management's right to withhold information |
Article 3.4 |
| additional EWC meeting foreseen+ |
Article 3.6: "A second regular annual meeting may be held in the last quarter of the year, in the event Amoco management and the majority of the employee reps agree that such a second meeting is warranted" |
| priority of information- |
Article 4: In case of extraordinary circumstances, 1st consultation with the local I & C bodies |
| extraordinary circumstances- |
Article 4: In case of extraordinary circumstances, 1st consultation with the local I & C bodies |
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