Buch, Englisch, Band 72, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 151 mm x 243 mm, Gewicht: 442 g
Buch, Englisch, Band 72, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 151 mm x 243 mm, Gewicht: 442 g
Reihe: Bulletin of Comparative Labour Relations
ISBN: 978-90-411-3208-6
Verlag: Wolters Kluwer
This essential guide is the first publication to annotate and analyze the new Directive. It describes the many changes from the previous Council Directive 94/45/EC, and expertly traces the legislative history through all the intervening preparatory documents. It examines the most important provisions in depth, shedding clear light on such issues as the following:
– the new definitions of ‘information’ and ‘consultation’;
– the nature of the stronger links between national and transnational levels of employee information and consultation;
– employers’ obligation to pass on information to local representatives of employees;
– training of EWC members;
– the composition of the Special Negotiating Body (SNB);
– the presence of experts, including trade union representatives, in negotiation meetings;
– employee representatives’ right to collectively represent the employees;
– the role of EWCs and workers’ representatives in the EU’s merger control procedures;
– fall-back rules that improve EWCs’ consultation in case of restructuring; and
– provisions ensuring that EWCs are informed and consulted without calling into question the company’s capacity to adapt.
The author’s insightful perspectives – e.g., on how the courts are likely to interpret such phrases as “rights arising from the directive” in specific contexts – add greatly to the practical value of the analysis.
Annexes include virtually all relevant primary documents, encompassing pronouncements of the Commission, the Parliament, the social partners, and the European Economic and Social Committee.
Beyond a doubt, this timely bulletin is essential reading for representatives of multinational enterprises operating in the EU, labour law and industrial relations scholars, representatives of trade unions and employers’ associations, human resources professionals, lawyers negotiating EWC agreements, and concerned policymakers and government officials.
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Contents:
Introduction.
1. General Remarks.
2. Objective and Scope.
3. Definitions and Notions.
4. Establishment of an EWC or a Procedure.
5. Prejudicial and Confidential Information: Ideological Guidance.
6. Role and Protection of Employees’ Representatives.
7. Compliance with the Directive –Links – Adaptation.
8. Subsidiary Requirements: A Mandatory EWC.
9. Agreements in Force.
10. Report of the Directive by the Commission.
11. Transposition – Repeal – Entry into Force.
Annexes: I. Legislation. II. Social Partners. III. European Economic and Social Committee. IV. European Commission. V. European Parliament.