Agreement details
HP European Works Council
Type: installation agreement
Date of signature: 30/05/1996
Body: HP European Works Council
Created in: 1996
Reason: installation from scratch
Ended in:
Reason:
Headquartered in: United States
Sector(s) of activity: Me;
Downloads available: English, full text version ; English, original signed version ;
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Constitutional/legal issues
| applicable law | Belgium | duration | |
| renewal/renegotiation | |||
| renegotiation clause | yes | ||
| termination clause | yes | ||
| composition/geographical scope | |||
| composition | joint | ||
| 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 | no | ||
| seat allocation | workforce size related only | ||
| seat treshold | yes | ||
| selection of reps | nominated by employee representation bodies | ||
| mandate duration | |||
| mandate renewable | no | ||
| protection of reps | national standard | ||
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 |
| Closures or cutbacks |
| Mergers, take-overs or acquisitions |
| Reorganisation of production |
| Transfers/relocation |
| Employment situation and forecasts |
| Collective redundancies |
| Equal opportunities |
| 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) | management | ||||
| agenda setting | both | ||||
| minutes writing | joint | ||||
| minutes approving | employee | ||||
| interpretation | single (main company) language | ||||
| translation | single (main company) language | ||||
| 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 | 4 |
| frequency of meeting without management | |
| frequency of meeting with management | once |
| initiative for calling extraordinary meetings | |
| format of extraordinary meetings | |
| plenary meeting | |
| responsibilities | |
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 | yes |
| expenses paid for | |
| Paid time-off to attend | |
| Preparatory meeting | |
| More than one expert | |
| General statement on coverage of costs | |
| Training | |
| training | |
| language training | |
| advanced communication systems foreseen | no |
Exceptional provisions
| expert+ | no limitation for use of experts |
| principle of subsidiarity+ | Article 21 |
| Good cooperation with management | Article 1 |
| countries beyond EU | Preamble: Observers from Switzerland and central Europe + Article 8.2: 2 representatives for non-EEA countries |
| management's right to withhold information | Article 10.4 |
| Eligibility for EWC | Article 12.1: candidates MUST understand, speak and write English |
| Cooperation/link to national level + | Article 13.3: Emps informed through regular info channel or by the network members following standard communication processes followed in each of the units |
| extraordinary circumstances- | Article 10.3: For some extraordinary circumstances, I & C process happens by electronic network + Article 10.4: For other extraordinary circumstances, unsure if a meeting is possible or not |
| information&consultation- | Article 10.2: The annual meeting to receive "additional info" |
| gender balance+ | Addendum 6: HP's diversity statement |
Documents linked to this agreement
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