Agreement details
Schneider European Works Council
Type: installation agreement
Date of signature: 20/10/1993
Body: Schneider European Works Council
Created in: 1993
Reason: installation from scratch
Ended in: Reason: Headquartered in: France
Sector(s) of activity: Me;
Downloads available: English, full text version ;
English, original unsigned version ;
French, original signed version ;
German, original unsigned version ;
Italian, original unsigned version ;
Linked to organisations: Confédération Autonome du Travail (CAT) Confédération française de l'encadrement CGC (CFE-CGC) Confédération française démocratique du travail (CFDT) Confédération française des travailleurs chrétiens (CFTC) Confédération Générale du Travail (CGT) Force Ouvrière (FO)Analysis completed
Constitutional/legal issues
| applicable law |
France |
duration |
2 years |
| renewal/renegotiation |
| renegotiation clause | no |
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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 | no |
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| scope defined | no |
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| bound by conf. |
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| sanctions for breach | no |
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| seats/mandate |
| adaptation clause | yes |
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| seat allocation |
flat rate combined with guaranteed/extra representation for one or more countries |
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| seat treshold | no |
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| selection of reps |
according to national law/practice in all countries |
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| mandate duration |
2 years |
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| mandate renewable | no |
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| protection of reps |
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Information and consultation
| terms defined in the agreement |
| consultation |
| role of the EWC |
| information and consultation |
| giving opinion/comments |
| making recommendations |
| 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 |
| Mergers, take-overs or acquisitions |
| Reorganisation of production |
| Employment situation and forecasts |
| Vocational training |
| Other specified issues not mentioned above |
Plenary meetings
| frequency of meetings |
twice |
preparatory meeting foreseen | no |
without management | yes |
| duration in days |
2 |
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| chairing of meeting(s) |
management |
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| agenda setting |
joint |
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| minutes writing |
joint |
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| minutes approving |
management |
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| interpretation |
all relevant languages |
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| translation |
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| must working documents be made available before the meeting ? | no |
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| feedback/dissemination by |
joint |
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| feedback/dissemination to |
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Select committee and extraordinary committee
| presence of Select Committee foreseen | yes |
| composition |
employee |
| total members |
1 |
| 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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| Drawing up of minutes/communiqué |
Support available to the EWC
| type of expert |
independent expert |
| selection |
employee |
| 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 |
| Training |
| Paid time-off for EWC duties EWC Secretary (specified) |
| training |
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| economic skills |
| general clause on training |
| advanced communication systems foreseen | no |
Exceptional provisions
| New / revised Directive Prospect |
Article 2: If change if the law in this regard, "the contracting parties shall meet in order to examine its effects on the present proceedings" |
| principle of subsidiarity+ |
Preamble |
| representation of different employee cat. |
Section 3, Article 3: 30 French EWC members divided by different electoral bodies |
| time-off+ |
Section 2, Article 5: Credit of 40 hours per meeting for the secretary |
| information&consultation+ |
Section 2, Article 2: "In the course of the subsequent discussions, the General Management shall give reasoned replies to all questions, proposals, wishes and suggestions emanating from Council members and pertaining to the areas mentioned above" |
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