Agreement details
Agreement on the Provision of Information to and Consultation with Employees in the Companies of the Forbo Group with Registered Offices within the European Union and the EEA
Type: amendment to existing EWC agreement
Date of signature: 21/11/2003
Body: Forbo Forum
Created in: 1996
Reason: installation from scratch
Ended in: Reason: Headquartered in: Switzerland
Sector(s) of activity: Bw;
Downloads available: English, original unsigned version ;
French, original unsigned version ;
German, original unsigned version ;
Spanish, original unsigned version ;
Linked to organisations: European Federation of Building and Woodworkers (EFBWW) European Mine, Chemical and Energy Workers' Federation (EMCEF)Analysis completed
Constitutional/legal issues
| applicable law |
Germany |
duration |
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| renewal/renegotiation |
| renegotiation clause | yes |
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| termination clause | yes |
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| composition/geographical scope |
| composition |
joint |
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| geograph. scope |
EU + EFTA (EU+CH+IS+LI+NO) |
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| confidentiality |
| confidentiality clause | yes |
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| scope defined | yes |
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| bound by conf. |
all participants |
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| sanctions for breach | no |
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| seats/mandate |
| adaptation clause | yes |
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| seat allocation |
workforce size related only |
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| seat treshold | no |
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| selection of reps |
according to national law/practice in all countries |
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| mandate duration |
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| mandate renewable | no |
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| protection of reps |
national standard |
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Information and consultation
| terms defined in the agreement |
| role of the EWC |
| 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 |
| Employment situation and forecasts |
| Vocational training |
| Health and safety |
| Environmental protection |
| Other specified issues not mentioned above |
Plenary meetings
| frequency of meetings |
once |
preparatory meeting foreseen | no |
without management | yes |
| duration in days |
1 |
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| chairing of meeting(s) |
management |
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| agenda setting |
joint |
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| minutes writing |
joint |
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| minutes approving |
joint |
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| interpretation |
main company language + specific languages at request of EWC |
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| translation |
main company language + specific languages at request of EWC |
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| must working documents be made available before the meeting ? | no |
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| feedback/dissemination by |
employee |
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| feedback/dissemination to |
management |
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Select committee and extraordinary committee
| presence of Select Committee foreseen | yes |
| composition |
joint |
| total members |
4 |
| frequency of meeting without management |
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| frequency of meeting with management |
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| initiative for calling extraordinary meetings |
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| format of extraordinary meetings |
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| plenary meeting |
| responsibilities |
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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 |
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| Paid time-off for training |
| Accommodation/travel |
| General statement on coverage of costs |
| training |
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| language training |
| advanced communication systems foreseen | no |
Exceptional provisions
| extraordinary circumstances+ |
Information and consultation in extraordinary circumstances must still be effective, i.e. before a decision is taken (art. 7.1) |
| information&consultation+ |
Information and consultation in extraordinary circumstances must still be effective, i.e. before a decision is taken (art. 7.1) |
| New / revised Directive Prospect |
Art. 8.1 |
| No discrimination / favouring clause |
Art. 8.3 |
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