Agreement details
Nalco European Works Council agreement
Type: installation agreement
Date of signature: 13/02/2008
Body: Nalco European Works Council
Created in: 2008
Reason: installation from scratch
Ended in:
Reason:
Headquartered in: United States
Sector(s) of activity: Ch;
Downloads available: English, full text version ; English, original signed version ;
Registered with:
European Commission (DG Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion)
European Industry Federations / European Trade Union Federations
Analysis completed
Constitutional/legal issues
| applicable law | Netherlands | duration | |
| 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 | yes | ||
| seats/mandate | |||
| adaptation clause | yes | ||
| seat allocation | workforce size related only | ||
| seat treshold | no | ||
| selection of reps | according to national law/practice in all countries | ||
| mandate duration | |||
| mandate renewable | no | ||
| protection of reps | national standard | ||
Information and consultation
| terms defined in the agreement |
| exceptional circumstances, examples |
| information 2009/38 |
| consultation 2009/38 |
| role of the EWC |
| information and consultation |
| giving opinion/comments |
| 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 |
| Research and development policy |
| Collective redundancies |
| Vocational training |
| Health and safety |
| Environmental protection |
| Human resource management practices |
Plenary meetings
| frequency of meetings | once | preparatory meeting foreseen | no | without management | yes |
| duration in days | 1 | ||||
| chairing of meeting(s) | management | ||||
| agenda setting | joint | ||||
| minutes writing | joint | ||||
| minutes approving | joint | ||||
| interpretation | all relevant languages | ||||
| translation | main company language + specific languages at request of EWC | ||||
| must working documents be made available before the meeting ? | no | ||||
| feedback/dissemination by | employee | ||||
| feedback/dissemination to | management | ||||
Select committee and extraordinary committee
| presence of Select Committee foreseen | yes |
| composition | employee |
| total members | 6 |
| frequency of meeting without management | |
| frequency of meeting with management | |
| initiative for calling extraordinary meetings | |
| format of extraordinary meetings | |
| plenary meeting | |
| responsibilities | |
| 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 | |
| Paid time-off to attend | |
| Accommodation/travel | |
| Preparatory meeting | |
| One expert | |
| General statement on coverage of costs | |
| Communication facilities (email, fax, phone, PC, etc.) | |
| Training | |
| Paid time-off for EWC duties EWC Secretary (specified) | |
| Paid time-off for EWC duties Members of SelCom (specified) | |
| Paid time-off for EWC duties EWC members (specified) | |
| training | |
| economic skills | |
| other | |
| legal matters | |
| financial matters | |
| advanced communication systems foreseen | no |
Exceptional provisions
| transnationality+ | Art. I: the EWC will not deal with national or local matters unless it is agreed with the Sel Com that such matters have interest for the wider EWC community |
| principle of subsidiarity+ | Art. I: the EWC will not deal with national or local matters unless it is agreed with the Sel Com that such matters have interest for the wider EWC community |
| New Member States: inclusion of reps | Art. II: countries implementing the Directive at a later date will be included |
| country extension | If Nalco acquires control over any new company in the EU the employees of sucha a company will automatically be covered by this agreement (art. II) |
| information&consultation+ | Consultation involves delivery of opinion (directive 2009/38) and the view to reach consensus (art. VIII) |
| facilities+ | Meetings cannot be cancelled or postponed due to reduction of costs reasons (Art. XVII) |
| management's right to withhold information | Art. XVIII |
| confidentiality+ | Art. XVIII - good standards, exclusions, limitations |
| renegotiation of EWC agreement+ | Negotiations for partial or total revision of the agreement shall be conducted by EWC nominating 5 members for an SNB (Art. XXII) |
Documents linked to this agreement
| Nalco European Works Council installation agreement | 13/02/2008 |
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