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THE ETUI WORKER PARTICIPATION COMPETENCE CENTRE (EWPCC)

THE ETUI WORKER PARTICIPATION COMPETENCE CENTRE (EWPCC). ETUI Research – Officers Meeting 9.3.2010. Source for the European Worker Participation Fund (EWPF): (partial) transfer of remunerations by SE board level reps. 50% to national trade union (related) organisation (at least) 50% to EWPF.

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THE ETUI WORKER PARTICIPATION COMPETENCE CENTRE (EWPCC)

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  1. THE ETUI WORKER PARTICIPATION COMPETENCE CENTRE (EWPCC) ETUI Research – Officers Meeting 9.3.2010

  2. Source for the European Worker Participation Fund (EWPF): (partial) transfer of remunerations by SE board level reps 50% to national trade union (related) organisation (at least) 50% to EWPF 6 „As an SE employees’ representative nominated by the European interest representing body as a member of the supervisory board or administrative board of (name of the company)...“

  3. Implementation of the EWPF – 2009/2011 66 worker representatives concerned by the ETUC rules about (partial) transfer of their remuneration 18 SEs: MAN Diesel, Allianz, FRESENIUS,PORSCHE HOLDING, BASF, SGL CARBON, MAN, Surteco,Knauf Interfer, RKW, ASIC, DVB Bank, Q-Cells, WILO, tesa, Wacker Neuson, GfK, E.ON Energy Trading 4 EIFs: EMF (6), EMCEF (6), UNIEurope (3 Finance, 3 others), EPSU (1)

  4. European Worker Participation Competence Centre TRANSPARENCY RULES FOR APPLICATION Working unit to realize the EWPF, located at the ETUI Measures to provide support for interest representation in SEs Trainings and seminars for obtaining qualifications and competencies Advisory services and setting up of topical European advisory networks Research and expertise on the practice and further development of worker participation in Europe Publications (brochures, handbooks, ...) Support to SE board reps in technical personal questions like tax treatment, deal with liability etc.

  5. UPCOMING EWPCC – EVENTS (2010) - Examples Training: Information treatment, confidentiality and strategy building by worker participation at board level,Helsingør, DK, 17-19.3.2010 Seminar: Corporate Governance and worker participation – an issue for the EU agenda, Brussels 1-3.6. 2010 EWPCC events operating together with EIFs Meeting: UNIEuropa – Allianz trade union network meeting 25+26.2.2010 Meeting: EMF-meetings to support preparation and implementation of worker participation at EU level (EADS, Utility vehicle industry), Nov 2010 EWPCC events operating with other collaborators Conference: The voice of labour: essential for overcoming the economic and financial crisis; Amsterdam; collaboration with „apropos-foundation“ (related to Dutch FNV) Oct/Nov 2010 mstollt@etui.org - www.worker-participation.eu

  6. Europeanization of interest representation – EWC „plus“ ? ? • SE agreements of the SE pioneers set benchmarks or negative references for further SEs • Worker participation spreads through SE agreements • European composition of board rooms mstollt@etui.org - www.worker-participation.eu

  7. However: Worker participation in boardrooms - element of corporate governance APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE SUPERVISING AND EXECUTIVE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT SAY IN MANAGEMENT REMUNERATION MONITORING OF EXECUTIVE MANAGERS INFLUENCE ON (DE)INVESTMENTS BY REQUIREMENT OF SUPERVISORY BOARDS’ APPROVAL SCRUTINY OF ANNUAL ACCOUNTS DUTY OF CARE AND CONFIDENTIALITY

  8. European democracy: reason to launch worker participation onto the EU internal market agenda Companies and investors are facilitated to use their opportunities (e.g. EU company law, SPE) But what does Europe provides for workers involvement? • ETUC debate: • - No company applying for EU company law without arrangement about workers involvement • Provision for a place of supervision in the company structure • Legal competence to negotiate at transnational level • Own voice for trade unions in CG matters

  9. Worker involvement in the "normal SEs“ – participation spreads At least 54 SEs have arrangements on information and consultation at transnational level 28 SEs have board-level representation (ca. 80 reps from 10 countries): • registered in Germany: Allianz, BASF , Fresenius, MAN Diesel, MAN, Porsche Automobil Holding, SGLCarbon, SCA Hygiene Products ASIC, DVB Bank, Eon-Energy Trading, GfK, Knauf Interfer, Lenze, Q-Cells, RKW, Surteco, Tesa, Warema, WILO, Wacker Neuson • registered in Austria: STRABAG, Plansee, Conwert Immobilien Invest • registered in France: SCOR (3 SEs) • registered in Norway: Prosafe mstollt@etui.org - www.worker-participation.eu

  10. Information flow in transnational context PREPARATION Bottom up TRUST ? THEMATIZATION BOARD MEETING Top Down FEED BACK

  11. SE categories (used by SEEurope network) mstollt@etui.org - www.worker-participation.eu

  12. 510 European Companies (SEs), seated in 22 countries mstollt@etui.org - www.worker-participation.eu

  13. Sectors in which (normal) SEs have been set-up mstollt@etui.org - www.worker-participation.eu

  14. Forms of Foundation (normal SEs) • Activated shelf SEs is not a „sleeping problem anymore“ • National companies in general continue to exist mstollt@etui.org - www.worker-participation.eu

  15. Board structure of normal SEs • Germany: 27 monistic 41 dualistic • Austria: 5 monistic 2 dualistic • Czech Rep.: 0 monistic 17 dualistic mstollt@etui.org - www.worker-participation.eu

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