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On 27 March 2020, the trade union federations in Brussels released recommendations for European works councils and SE works councils. As physical meetings are prohibited in the current circumstances to stop the spread of the virus, online meetings can be used as a substitute under certain conditions. They should follow clear rules to be agreed in writing with central management. The guidelines contain a template for these rules. It is important that the replacement of meetings by virtual meetings is limited to the crisis period. Videoconferences are no substitute for real face-to-face meetings. Nor should the corona crisis be used as an excuse to cancel ordinary plenary meetings in 2020. During the crisis, members of the select committee must be able to hold videoconferences with interpreters between themselves and with other delegates.
On 27 March 2020, the trade union federations in Brussels released recommendations for European works councils and SE works councils. As physical meetings are prohibited in the current circumstances to stop the spread of the virus, online meetings can be used as a substitute under certain conditions. They should follow clear rules to be agreed in writing with central management. The guidelines contain a template for these rules. It is important that the replacement of meetings by virtual meetings is limited to the crisis period. Videoconferences are no substitute for real face-to-face meetings. Nor should the corona crisis be used as an excuse to cancel ordinary plenary meetings in 2020. During the crisis, members of the select committee must be able to hold videoconferences with interpreters between themselves and with other delegates.
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