Mario Svigir Economist ESD project Working groups Mario Svigir Economist ESD project

Past Present Future In organizational theory all sums up to past present and future Changes in the last 30 years: transition, EU membership, restructuring, financial crisis Change in the style of government, change in the markets, and changes in the labor world Have roles changed? What about public image and power and effectiveness? EU paradigm – managing change

Focus – two subjects Accession - 1.Theme Adoption of EU acquis (state aid policy, industrial policy, social policy, JAP and JIM policies, partnership principles) - different experiences National social dialogue- 2.Theme Quantity (established ties, meetings, formal procedures…) Quality (influence over economic and social policy making, labor legislation and regulation, volume and type of national agreements signed, number of sector based agreements, extension procedures)

Importance of membership in European organizations Negotiation and conclusion of joint agreements in bipartite social dialogue Consultative roles of social partners in new directives concerning areas of social policy Participation in tripartite concertation with the Commission authorities

Styles of reporting a regular style (free style) a short newspaper style ( your report should look like a short story a journalist has written unbiased on the subject ) a substitution (role) style ( your report should be in a format of an letter- in this letter a labour minister of your country is explaining to EU Commission why EU social dialogue model culture and ESD at sectoral level is not good policy for your country) a project proposal style ( your report should be structured as proposal applying for the funding from EU Social Fund – project aim should be improving capacities for social dialogue at national level )

Reporting elements 1 Legislative improvements ( promoting collective bargaining and extending procedures at sectoral level, proposals to enforce the culture of social dialogue and mutual respect between social partners, extending number of issues to be negotiated between partners, further institutionalizing social dialogues, enforcement of EU social dialogue agreements) Training ( improving organizational capacities, upgrading personal skills, qualifications, retention and development of key leadership and expert personnel, continuous standardized education for personnel and leadership included directly in social dialogue, communicative skills, managing change organizational skills)

Reporting elements 2 Enhancing co-operation at both national and international level (exchange of experiences, code of best practises, how to co-operate at national level while competing in the same time…) Optimal use of available resources External financing Participation in EU projects