Agreement details
BolsWessanen European Works Council
Type: installation agreement
Date of signature: 20/09/1996
Body: BolsWessanen European Works Council
Created in: 1996
Reason: installation from scratch
Ended in: Reason: Headquartered in: Netherlands
Sector(s) of activity: Fh;
Downloads available: English, full text version ;
English, original signed version ;
Linked to organisations: European Committee of Food, Catering and Allied Workers' Union within the IUF (ECF-IUF)
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Constitutional/legal issues
| applicable law |
Netherlands |
duration |
4 years |
| renewal/renegotiation |
| renegotiation clause | yes |
|
| termination clause | yes |
|
| composition/geographical scope |
| composition |
employee |
|
| geograph. scope |
EEA (=EU+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 |
workforce size related only |
|
| seat treshold | yes |
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| selection of reps |
nominated by employee representation bodies |
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| mandate duration |
4 years |
|
| mandate renewable | yes |
|
| protection of reps |
national standard |
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Information and consultation
| terms defined in the agreement |
| information |
| consultation |
| transnational |
| exceptional circumstances, examples |
| 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 |
| Mergers, take-overs or acquisitions |
| Reorganisation of production |
| Transfers/relocation |
| Employment situation and forecasts |
| Research and development policy |
| Collective redundancies |
| Environmental protection |
| Human resource management practices |
| Other specified issues not mentioned above |
Plenary meetings
| frequency of meetings |
once |
preparatory meeting foreseen | no |
without management | yes |
| duration in days |
2 |
|
| chairing of meeting(s) |
rotating |
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| agenda setting |
joint |
|
| minutes writing |
joint |
|
| minutes approving |
both |
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| interpretation |
main company language + specific languages at request of EWC |
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| translation |
main company language + specific languages at request of EWC |
|
| must working documents be made available before the meeting ? | no |
|
| feedback/dissemination by |
joint |
|
| feedback/dissemination to |
management |
|
Select committee and extraordinary committee
| 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 |
Support available to the EWC
| type of expert |
in-company and/or independent expert |
| selection |
employee |
| agreement specifies which expenses are paid for | yes |
| agreement allocates a budget | no |
| expenses paid for |
|
| Paid time-off to attend |
| Paid time-off for training |
| Accommodation/travel |
| Preparatory meeting |
| Debriefing/follow-up meeting |
| More than one expert |
| General statement on coverage of costs |
| Communication facilities (email, fax, phone, PC, etc.) |
| Training |
| training |
|
| language training |
| general clause on training |
| advanced communication systems foreseen | no |
Exceptional provisions
| expert+ |
simple notification to management suffices |
| principle of subsidiarity+ |
Preamble |
| employees not represented in EWC |
Article 3: Indirect representation, "the emps will be consulted about the way in which this representation should tke place" |
| Eligibility for EWC |
Article 7.e: The SC members must have a sufficient knowledge of the English language |
| confidentiality+ |
Article 13.a: "The management will state the reason why and the period for which confidentiality applies |
| management's right to withhold information |
Article 13.b |
| conflict resolution+ |
Article 16: Disputes committee (1 rep of the EWC, 1 member of the management and 1 independant member), recommandations binding |
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