Agreement details
Albany International EWC
Type: installation agreement
Date of signature: 20/10/2000
Body: Albany International EWC
Created in: 2000
Reason: installation from scratch
Ended in:
Reason:
Headquartered in: United States
Sector(s) of activity: Ch;
Downloads available: English, full text version ; English, original unsigned version ;
Linked to organisations:
European Mine, Chemical and Energy Workers' Federation (EMCEF)
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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 | joint | ||
| geograph. scope | EEA (=EU+IS+LI+NO) | ||
| confidentiality | |||
| confidentiality clause | yes | ||
| scope defined | no | ||
| bound by conf. | |||
| sanctions for breach | yes | ||
| 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 | yes | ||
| protection of reps | national standard | ||
Information and consultation
| terms defined in the agreement |
| transnational |
| exceptional circumstances, examples |
| 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 |
| Collective redundancies |
| Health and safety |
| Environmental protection |
Plenary meetings
| frequency of meetings | twice | preparatory meeting foreseen | no | without management | yes |
| duration in days | 2 | ||||
| chairing of meeting(s) | management | ||||
| agenda setting | management | ||||
| minutes writing | management | ||||
| minutes approving | joint | ||||
| interpretation | main company language + specific languages at request of EWC | ||||
| translation | all relevant languages | ||||
| must working documents be made available before the meeting ? | no | ||||
| feedback/dissemination by | both | ||||
| 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 | twice |
| initiative for calling extraordinary meetings | |
| format of extraordinary meetings | |
| plenary meeting | |
| responsibilities | |
| Communication/liaison/coordination | |
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 | |
| Accommodation/travel | |
| Preparatory meeting | |
| Secretarial and technical assistance | |
| General statement on coverage of costs | |
| Communication facilities (email, fax, phone, PC, etc.) | |
| Training | |
| training | |
| language training | |
| economic skills | |
| other | |
| financial matters | |
| advanced communication systems foreseen | no |
Exceptional provisions
| principle of subsidiarity | Art. 1 |
| country extension | Additional majority owned subsidiries acquired by the company during the term of this agreement shall be covered automatically and immediately (Art. 2.1) |
| selection / appointment of EWC members | It is recommended that EWC members are employee representatives of national information and consultation bodies (Art. 4.3) |
| Seat threshold / seat quota | 50 employees |
| Videoconference / teleconference | Select Committee meetings preferably by phone or video (Art. 4.6) + In exceptional circumstances the management shall inform the EWC or the Select Com as soon as possible about (...) anticipated decisions thath MAY have substantial consequences for the interest of employees (...) by means of a conference call, meeting or video conference and in writing (Art. 5.4); one of the two plenary annual meetings are to be held by video (art. 6.1) |
| select committee | Select Committee meetings preferably by phone or video (Art. 4.6) |
| transnationality+ | Information and consultation shall at least cover (...) subjects to the extent that the subjects MAY have an impact on employees in 2 countries (potential effect) Art. 5.1 |
| management's right to withhold information | Art. 5.2 |
| Exceptional circumstances | In exceptional circumstances the management shall inform the EWC or the Select Com as soon as possible about (...) anticipated decisions thath MAY have substantial consequences for the interest of employees (...) by means of a conference call, meeting or video conference and in writing (Art. 5.4) EWC may give an opinion and is to be consulted at a time at which such I&C is still meaningful (art. 5.5) |
| continuity in case of merger | In case of acquisition of Albany or merger into a company with its own EWC the current agreement will be terminated (Art. 10.2) |
| renegotiation of EWC agreement+ | Six months prior to the end of the four year period both parties shall evaluate and agree to renew (extend) or to renegotiate the current agreemetn. (art. 10.2) |
| conflict resolution | By mediation (3 external mediators) Art. 11.1 |
Documents linked to this agreement
| Albany International EWC installation agreement | 20/10/2000 |
| Albany International EWC renegotiated (renewal or extension) | 01/02/2005 |
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