EWC newsletter 2010 nr 1

Dear readers,

Welcome to the electronic newsletter of the EWC Service of FNVFormaat. With this newsletter the EWC Service will update you on recent developments concerning European Works Councils. We hope you will enjoy reading this newsletter.

Please forward this newsletter to interested colleagues.

Petra Molenaar

Senior trainer/consultant EWC Service FNVFormaat

European Court:  consultation is obligatory before collective redundancies

How lawful is collective redundancy when the employees’ representatives have not been able to make use of their information and consultation rights?  Since September, there is new European jurisprudenceece regarding this question. Read on...

Time for the introduction of a new EWC directive

FNV Formaat organizes an EWC platform three times a year where about a hundred Dutch EWC members exchange experiences.Read on...

FNV unions convene a European conference

On Friday 29 January, several unions of the FNV (Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging: Dutch Trade Union Confederation) will organise a European conference. Read on...

Series: a practical guide for the new EWC Directive

How should you act and negotiate until 6 June 2011? The new EWC Directive (2009/38/EC) appeared on 6 May 2009. The Member States of the European Economic Area, 30 in all, have two years to process the new stipulations into their own legislation. Read on...

The British Council's encouraging learning curve

More often than not, it takes time to start an EWC on a good footing and establish favourable conditions for genuine dialogue. Read on...

Cehave begins European consultation with full conviction

It’s not common practice that the Board of Management of an international company takes the initiative to set up an EWC because it really wants one. Read on...
 

Accepting confidentiality is not self-evident

On 3 December, the EWC Platform met in order to discuss dealing with confidential information and the way in which management sometimes makes use of its right to confidentiality. Read on...

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