1. 150 (+) 1000 (+)    The ”recast” EWC directive La directive CEE ”refondue” Directive 2009/38/EC

2. Companies affected by the directive 150 (+) 1000 (+)    Volontary agreements Accords volontaires avant 22/9/1996 June 2011 in cases of restructuring Juin 2011 en cas de restructuratio New agreements June 2011 Nouveaux accords juin 2011 Agreements dir 94/45 Accords signés 5/6/2009 – 5/6/2011

3. Controlling undertakings      Company or group? Entreprise ou groupe?

4. Constitution of a special negotiating body Central management Written request for negotiations Demande écrite de négociations 100 (+)  SNBGSN  5%  12%  28 %  55%

5. Trade unions - Syndicats - Gewerkschaften? SNBGSN EIF Coordinator

6. Negotiations No! 2/32/3 2/32/3 SNBGSN EIF Coordinator Experts

7. Information Consultation EWC - CEE Time Temps Zeit Content Contenu Inhalt Fashion Manière Weise Avis Opinion Stellungnahme Impact?

8. In the agreement – dans l’accorg 2 x2 x Venue, frequency and duration of meetings Validity of the agreement Informationand consultation Information and consultation Composition EWC - CEE Financial and material resources &Training “ To represent collectively the interests of the employees..” Special negotiating body Undertakings Etablissements  EWC Local Linkage EWC & local representation bodies

9. Transnational ?     

10. A new agreement or the Subsidiary requirements? 100 (+)  Central management NO ! Subsidiary requirements 6 months

11. Application of subsidiary requirements Special negotiating body EIF Coordinator Experts Subsidiary requirements 3 years

12. Subsidiary requirements Extraordinary meetings extra One meeting per year Information and consultation Experts Internal preparatory meeting Financial and material resources & Training Select committee (5!) EWC Compostion of EWC Undetakings covered

13. Company structure Employment trends Mergers, downsizing, closures Economic and financial situation and trends New working methods Organisational changes Investment plans €€ Transfer of production Collective redundancies € Changes in activities, production and sales Information and consultation rights (subsidiary requirements)

14. Art 6 agreements 5/6/2009 – 5/6/2011 Directive 2009/38/EC Art 13 agreements...22/9/1996 New agreements June 2011 Art 13 agreements when expiring Art 6 agreements when expiring Mergers, downsizing, closures Restructuring

15. Existing EWCs and Restructuring? EWC - CEE 1EWC - CEE 2 Merger - Fusion Special negotiating body