Agreement details
Agreement for European Co-Operation within Fortum Oyj
Type: renegotiated (renewal or extension)
Date of signature: 16/11/2006
Body: Fortum European Council
Created in: 1999
Reason: installation from merger
Ended in:
Reason:
Headquartered in: Finland
Sector(s) of activity: Ch;
Downloads available: English, original unsigned version ;
Analysis completed
Constitutional/legal issues
| applicable law | Finland | duration | 4 years |
| renewal/renegotiation | |||
| renegotiation clause | yes | ||
| termination clause | yes | ||
| composition/geographical scope | |||
| composition | joint | ||
| 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 | ||
| selection of reps | according to national law/practice in all countries | ||
| mandate duration | 4 years | ||
| mandate renewable | no | ||
| protection of reps | national standard | ||
Information and consultation
| terms defined in the agreement |
| consultation |
| transnational |
| exceptional circumstances, definition |
| 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 |
| Employment situation and forecasts |
| Vocational training |
| Equal opportunities |
| Health and safety |
| Environmental protection |
Plenary meetings
| frequency of meetings | once | preparatory meeting foreseen | no | without management | yes |
| duration in days | 2 | ||||
| chairing of meeting(s) | management | ||||
| agenda setting | joint | ||||
| minutes writing | management | ||||
| minutes approving | joint | ||||
| interpretation | all relevant languages | ||||
| translation | |||||
| must working documents be made available before the meeting ? | no | ||||
| feedback/dissemination by | management | ||||
| feedback/dissemination to | rotating | ||||
Select committee and extraordinary committee
| presence of Select Committee foreseen | yes |
| composition | joint |
| total members | 5 |
| frequency of meeting without management | three times |
| frequency of meeting with management | once |
| initiative for calling extraordinary meetings | |
| format of extraordinary meetings | |
| plenary meeting | |
| responsibilities | |
| Agenda setting | |
Support available to the EWC
| type of expert | independent expert |
| selection | joint |
| agreement specifies which expenses are paid for | yes |
| agreement allocates a budget | no |
| expenses paid for | |
| Accommodation/travel | |
| Preparatory meeting | |
| General statement on coverage of costs | |
| Training | |
| training | |
| other | |
| general clause on training | |
| advanced communication systems foreseen | no |
Exceptional provisions
| principle of subsidiarity+ | Article 1 |
| country extension | Article 1: "The Working Group may decide on the possible participation of other European countries" |
| representation of different employee cat. | Article 2.4: The selection shall take note of the representation of each employee group and the regional and gender equality |
| gender balance | Article 2.4: The selection shall take note of the gender equality |
| additional EWC meeting foreseen+ | Article 4: Additional meeting if decided by the Council or by the Working Group |
| guests/external parties+ | Article 2.6: "local units and companies can send additional participants to a meeting held in that particular country if so decided by the Working Group" |
| Eligibility for EWC | Article 6: "It is recommended that every participant should possess a reasonable knowledge of English" |
| training- | Article 4: Training forecast for only the first term |
Documents linked to this agreement
| Fortum European Council renegotiated (renewal or extension) | 16/11/2006 |
| Fortum European Council installation agreement | 11/02/1999 |
Related news
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