Agreement details

Alusuisse-Lonza European Works Council

Type: installation agreement
Date of signature: 18/09/1996
Body: Alusuisse-Lonza European Works Council
Created in: 1996
Reason: installation from scratch
Ended in: 2000
Reason: acquisition
Headquartered in: Switzerland
Sector(s) of activity: Ch; Me;
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applicable law	Netherlands	duration	4 years
renewal/renegotiation
renegotiation clause	yes
termination clause	yes
composition/geographical scope
composition	employee
geograph. scope	EU + EFTA (EU+CH+IS+LI+NO)
confidentiality
confidentiality clause	yes
scope defined	yes
bound by conf.	all participants
sanctions for breach	no
seats/mandate
adaptation clause	yes
seat allocation	flat rate combined with guaranteed/extra representation for one or more countries
seat treshold	no
selection of reps	by subsequent agreement or consultation
mandate duration	4 years
mandate renewable	yes
protection of reps	protection foreseen, no standard specified

frequency of meetings	once	preparatory meeting foreseen	no	without management	yes
duration in days	2
chairing of meeting(s)	employee
agenda setting	joint
minutes writing	management
minutes approving	joint
interpretation	all relevant languages
translation	all relevant languages
must working documents be made available before the meeting ?	no
feedback/dissemination by	joint
feedback/dissemination to	management

presence of Select Committee foreseen	yes
composition	employee
total members	3
frequency of meeting without management
frequency of meeting with management
initiative for calling extraordinary meetings
format of extraordinary meetings

plenary meeting
responsibilities

Agenda setting

type of expert
selection
agreement specifies which expenses are paid for	yes
agreement allocates a budget	yes
expenses paid for

Paid time-off to attend
Accommodation/travel
Preparatory meeting
Debriefing/follow-up meeting
Secretarial and technical assistance
General statement on coverage of costs
Communication facilities (email, fax, phone, PC, etc.)
Paid time-off for EWC duties EWC members (specified)
training

advanced communication systems foreseen	no

Good cooperation with management	Article 2.1
Mandate execution	Article 4.2: Possible removal of EWC members
management's right to withhold information	Article 5.5
trade union involvement in EWC	Article 6.3: 3 full-time union officials would attend each meeting of the EWC as experts, 1 from CH, 1 from GE, 1 from the UK, participants without voting rights
No discrimination / favouring clause	Article 9.2 + Art. 9.3: Protection for a period of 2 years following expiration or termination thereof of the employment contract
principle of subsidiarity+	Article 11
conflict resolution+	Article 15.3: Mediator
transnationality	Article 5.1: The economic impact on emps must be considerable"
Cooperation/link to national level +	Article 8: "The EWC members shall cooperate with the respective Emp reps (TU, WC and similar organisations) of their delegating countries and the Undertakings of the A-L Group domiciled therein"
time-off	Article 9.1: "The delegates shall be entitled to take 1 working day for preparation of the meetings"
appointing/contact with supervisory board+	Article 10.2: Confidentiality clause not applied towards the emp reps in supervisory boards or similar bodies