1. “EWC: A PERSPECTIVE IN PROGRESS” (For social plan only)
EWC of GEPS Europe
FEM
FIM-FIOM-UILM
TUSCANY REGION

2. National workers’representative
Double Role
National workers’representative
Dir. 98/59
E.W.C.
Dir. 94/45

3. Aim & Reasons AIM (goal)
Cooperation between national workers’ representative and E.W.C.
REASONS
1. Multinational’s restructuring indirectly involves further factories (even if located in other UE states).
2. The E.W.C. is the competent authority to dialogue with the decision making head of the undertaking (Central management).

4. Two proposals # 1 Real situation E.W.C.’s consultation
(art.2, lett.f., Dir. 94/45)
“Exchange of views and establishment of dialogue between employees’ representatives and central management or any more appropriate level of management”
Dir. 98/59 (art.2)
“Where an emploer is contemplating collective redundancies he shall begin consultations with the workers’ representative with a view to reaching an agreement”.
DIRECTIVE 75/129’s CONSULTATION RIGHT IS BETTER THAN DIRECTIVE 94/745’s CONSULTATION RIGHT

5. Two proposals
Proposal
Improvement of E.W.C.’s consultation by means of amendment of:
either the Directive 94/45;
or the E.W.C. agreement.

6. Two proposals # 2 Real situation
Dir. 75/129: Information and consultation procedure.
Dir. 94/45: None of information and consultation procedure in case of social plan.
E.W.C. should be consulted and informed as workers’ representatives at national level (as Dir. 98/59, art.2)
The following procedure involve:
either an amendment of EWC agreement.
or the approval of a particular agreement.

7. Two proposals # 2 Proposal of procedure Our proposal Same time
Dir. 98/59 procedure
Our proposal
E.W.C. should be consulted and informed as workers’ representatives at national level (Dir. 98/59)
Management
factory
Central management
multinational
Common decision. Collective redundancies in the factory
Inf./cons.
national workers’
representative
Inf./cons. E.W.C
(even if the redundancies
involve only one state)
Same time
Start of inf./cons.
procedure
Start of inf./cons.
procedure
BETWEEN
BETWEEN
Continuative contacts
Management at
national level
Central
management
AND
AND
Continuative contacts
National workers’
representative
E.W.C.
Pursuit of a common
decision
Attempt to reach an
agreement with
management at national level
Proposal to
the central management