B-prepared… for the next step! All you need to know as an Employee

All you need to know as an Employee What is Trade Union essentially about? What’s in it for me? Some facts and figures How can I be involved? 27 JUNI 2011PHD SOCIETY LEUVEN 2

What is Trade Union all about? Strengthening the position of employees Changing society into more solidarity, fairness, equal opportunities Feature: made by members commitment, involvement, active participation Member- and interestorganisation And so, it is about you at the first place! TU of tomorrow will be made by you! 27 JUNI 2011PHD SOCIETY LEUVEN 3

Trade Union: What‘s in it for me? Service for members: Individual scope: through personal member service Collective scope: benefits derived from social dialogue, collective bargaining, collective agreements 27 JUNI 2011PHD SOCIETY LEUVEN 4

Trade Union: What’s in it for me? Individual memberservice Information on individual professional issues: salary advice, contract advice,, … Support and legal advice on disputes concerning contract, salary, work-life balance, retirement, resignation, dismissal, …. If dialogue doesn’t help…proceed at the labour court A coach for individual professional interests: careercounseling, leadership, cv, assessment, … eg. individual coaching and workshops Examples, experiences of high potentials 27 JUNI 2011PHD SOCIETY LEUVEN 5

Trade Union: What’s in it for me? Benefits of social dialogue Negotiation system: TU, employers, governement Belgium: national, sectorial and company level Result = collective agreements = social progress On wages, working time, employment, training, safety at work, quality a workplace Eg. Company agreement in sector chemistry 27 JUNI 2011PHD SOCIETY LEUVEN 6

Belgium labour market in a nutshell National employment Self employed Employees Private sector Blue collars White collars Public sector LBC-NVK target group 27 JUNI PHD SOCIETY LEUVEN

Belgium degree of union membership 27 JUNI 2011PHD SOCIETY LEUVEN 8

27 JUNI 2011PHD SOCIETY LEUVEN 9 0,24 milj 16% 1,2 milj 33% 1,7 milj. 51% LiberalSocialistChristian ACV-CSC

ACV-CSC: a ‘representative’ trade union 1.Represent ‘all’ employees, across industries/sectors in the process of collective bargaining 2.Is active in the entire country 3.Counts more than members Except for P&MS  company unions, associated to employers 3 representative TU: for all employees, also P&MS 27 JUNI PHD SOCIETY LEUVEN

LBC-NVK, a federation of ACV-CSC = politically independent, not only for Christian employees = different federationswww.acv-online.be You can count on: federation on public sector, on education, on transport; … = whole private sector, white collars, different treatment, redundancy paymentswww.lbc-nvk.be 27 JUNI PHD SOCIETY LEUVEN

LBC-NVK in sectors 27 JUNI 2011PHD SOCIETY LEUVEN 12

How can I become involved? By becoming a member (1) Interested? Take a look: For P&MS: Information about salary: 27 JUNI PHD SOCIETY LEUVEN

How can I become involved? What is the cost of membership? online.be/wiezijnwij/lidmaatschap/voordelen/voordele n.asphttp://lbc-nvk.acv- online.be/wiezijnwij/lidmaatschap/voordelen/voordele n.asp Depends on your personal profile Students or unemployed In many cases a part is paid back (collective agreements) 15€ per month 27 JUNI PHD SOCIETY LEUVEN

How can I become involved? Through social elections (2) Democratic system of elections - every four years Be a candidate and become a representative in a company and defend the rights: support, education... After 6 months seniority Company level (50 employees): ‘Works Council’ ‘Committee for Prevention and Protection at work’ You can vote for your favorite candidate! 27 JUNI PHD SOCIETY LEUVEN MAY 2012!!

Social elections 2008 Distribution of seats 27 JUNI 2011PHD SOCIETY LEUVEN 16

How can I become involved? Through networking with P&MS (3) Within workshops, meetings, lunches, jobfairs,..., ‘ENLARGE YOUR NETWORK’ 27 JUNI PHD SOCIETY LEUVEN