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(1) European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
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"ETUC welcomes the inception of the European Company Statute
The trade union movement is aware that the legislation implemented on 8th October provides a European standard for information, consultation and participation of workers in European companies. The European trade union movement has already debated the modernization of company law and is convinced that information, consultation and participation of workers is an asset for modern corporate governance and will lead to economic advantages for companies. [...]"
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prepared by Willy Buschak
1 The SE Directive
2 Opting-out of member states in the case of mergers
3: Negotiations
4: Representative body or EWC
5: Standard Rules
6: Agreement on worker involvement (incl. a sample agreement)
7:Transposition of the Dir.
8: Confidentiality
9: Changes in the structure of the SE
10: Editorial errors in the Dir/SE
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In the Action Programme adopted at the 10th Statutory Congress in Prague (26-29/05/2003), the ETUC commits itself, with regard to the SE, to ensure
- a high level of worker participation
- a European mandating of the worker representatives on the SE company boards
(see p. 25 of Action Programme)
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In 1997, the ETUC adopted a resolution on the European Company. This resolution was a reaction to the final report of the "High level expert group on workers' involvement" (so-called 'Davignon group').
The Commision convened this group in order to overcome the blockade in the Council of Ministers with regard to the SE statute.
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(2) European Trade Union Institute (ETUI-REHS)
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Checklists on the European Company (SE)
The checklists have been prepared in a collaboration between UNI-Europa and ETUI-REHS to provide information on crucial aspects of the SE legislation.
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Checklist 1: Monitoring the national transposition processes of the SE legislation (May 2004) |
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SE Checklist 1 |
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Checklist 2: Employee Participation in European Companies (SEs) - Checklist and Information for Employee Representatives and their Trade Unions (December 2004) |
- Checklist on negotiations on Employee Involvement SEs
- Content of Standard Rules and Agreements on Employee
Involvement
- General information on the SE, the Special Negotiating Boday and worker participation in Europe
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SE Checklist 2 |
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The list contains FAQs with regard to the European Company (SE) and the question of worker involvement within the SE.
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(edited by ETUI and Hans Böckler Foundation, 2004)
The publication gives information about the SE legislation and existing systems of board-level representation of workers in the EU countries
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(3) European Metalworkers Federation (EMF)
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In its guidelines, the EMF makes a clear statement in favour of board-level representation in the SE. It stresses the importance of making the best use of the negotiation period in order to reach an acceptable agreement on information, consultation and (board-level) participation. Within these negotiations, the Special Negotiating Body should always try to achieve the highest possible level of participation. After having been appointed, the employee representatives on the SE board will not have a national but a European mandate. The EMF should be consulted and involved in the different stages of the procedure and will appoint a trade union coordinator as a point of contact between the SE and the EMF.
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Checklists on the European Company (SE)
The checklists have been prepared in a collaboration between UNI-Europa and ETUI-REHS to provide information on crucial aspects of the SE legislation. click here
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(5) Group of Experts "SE"
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The Expert Group was set up at the request of the Council and was composed of national experts and social affairs counsellors in order to provide a forum for discussing the arrangements for the transpostion of the SE Directive into national legislation.
The Expert Group had informal status, and the role of the Commission was limited to supporting the group.
The final document consists of the conclusions of the Expert Group (WP 1) and 21 different working papers.
See list of Working Papers / Liste des Documents de travail
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(6) Hans Böckler Foundation
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Council of Finnish Industrial Unions TP |
This small booklet introduces to
the European Company legislation. The language is  .
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