European Commission Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities ─ Unit F11 European Social Dialogue Brussels, 29 October

Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities ─ Unit F1 1 European Commission

European Social Dialogue

Brussels, 29 October 2007Elisabeth Aufheimer

Directorate General Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities

European Commission

European CommissionDirectorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities ─ Unit F1 2

Instruments of Employment and Social Policy

SocialSocialAgendaAgenda

LegislationLegislationWorking conditions - Health and SafetyGender Equality – Anti-discrimination

Open Method Open Method of Coordinationof Coordination

EmploymentSocial Inclusion /

Protection

European European Social Social FundFund

European Social European Social DialogueDialogue


A Treaty-based instrument

Article 138 EC Treaty:"The Commission shall have the task of promoting the consultation of management and labour at Community level and shall take any relevant measure to facilitate their dialogue by ensuring balanced support for the parties… To this end, before submitting proposals in the social policy field, the Commission shall consult management and labour…"

Article 139 EC Treaty:"Should management and labour so desire, the dialogue between them may lead to contractual relations, including agreements."


European social partners – who are they?

1. Cross-industry – general social partners organiations

2. Sectoral social partner organisations (examples)

and others…

EmployersEmployers Trade unionsTrade unions


Representativeness Criteria

Adequate structuresto ensure

effective participation

Recognisedsocial partner

at national level;capacity to negotiate;in all Member States

EU level

Cross-industry orspecific sector/category


Forms of European Social Dialogue

“Val Duchesse” Social Dialogue

Sectoral socialdialogue

committees

TR

IPA

RTIT

EB

IPA

RTIT

E EWC TransnationalAgreements?

Tripartite Social Summit

Macroeconomic dialogueDialogue on education

Dialogue on employment

Cross industry

Sectoral

Company

Auto

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s

European Commission

High levelgroups

1 Cross industry social dialogue committee

34 (+ 3) Sectoral social dialogue committees

Extractive Ind.Sea fishingAgriculture

Automobile (*)Non ferrous metal (*)

GasSteel

ChemicalWoodworking

Textile/clothingTanning/leather

SugarShipbuilding

FurnitureFootwearElectricity

Construction

Catering (*)Hospitals

Life performanceInsurance

Inland NavigationIndustrial cleaning

HorecaCommerce

Civil aviationBanking

AudiovisualTemporary agency work

TelecomSea transport

Road transportRailways

Private securityPostal services

Personal servicesLocal / Reg. governement


SDC – How it works

Socialdialogue

table

Com

Decide on the rules of procedure of their dialogue (Objectives, Preparation, Presidency…)

Decide on the level and rhythm of their dialogue (Number and type of meetings)

Decide on the content of their dialogue (Agenda of the meetings)

Decide on the outcome of their dialogue

The social partners"Autonomy and responsibility"

European Commission


European Social Dialogue Outcomes

Socialdialogue

table

Better understandingConsensus building

Better capacity to promotethe sectoral interests

Capacity to act togetherin an autonomous way


Social dialogue texts

Agreementsestablishing

standardsArticle 139.2

EC Treaty

Recommendationson standardsand principles

Exchange ofinformation

Framework agreements

Autonomous agreements

Frameworks of action

Joint opinions

Guidelines and Codes of conduct

Policy orientations

Declarations

Tools

Implementation

Follow-up at National level

InformationDiffusion

European Commission


6 Agreements establishing minimum standards implemented by Council Decision

Framework agreement on parental leave, 1995

Framework agreement on part-time work, 1997

European agreement on the organisation of working time of seafarers, 1998

Framework agreement on fixed-term work, 1999

European agreement on the organisation of working time of mobile workers in civil aviation, 2000

Agreement on certain aspects of the working conditions of mobile workers assigned to interoperable cross-border services, 2005

European Commission


5 Autonomous Agreements establishing minimum standards implemented by the procedures and practices specific to management and labour and the Member States

Framework agreement on telework, 2002

Agreement on the European licence for drivers carrying out a cross-border interoperability service, 2004

Agreement on Stress at work, 2004

Social Dialogue Agreement on Crystalline Silica, 2006

Harassement and violence at work, 2007

Implementation reports by the social partners


Frameworks of action

• Framework of action on the lifelong development of competencies and qualifications - 2002

• Framework of action on gender equality – 2005• musculo-skeletal disorders in agriculture - 2005

Setting priorities at EU level

Follow-up action at national level

Joint reporting to EU level


Guidelines - Declarations - Tools• Code of conduct – Guidelines for European hairdressers, 2001

• Commerce: Voluntary guidelines supporting age diversity, 2002

• Banking: Joint declaration on lifelong learning, 2002

• Sugar industry: Code of conduct on CSR, 2003

• Private security: Code of conduct and ethics, 2003

• Construction: Joint recommendations on the prevention of occupational stress, 2006

– Temporary agency work: Joint declaration on flexicurity, 2007 – Cleaning industry: Joint declaration on day-time work, 2007

– Guide to the economically most advantageous offering in Contract Catering, 2006

– Construction: Brochure on tutorship, 2003


Commission support

04.03.03.01 Social Dialogue and Industrial Relations

04.03.03.02 Information and training measuresfor workers' organisations

04.03.03.03 Information, consultation and participation of representatives of undertakings


Human Rights

Equitable

Trade

Training

Discrimination

Equal opportunities

Mobility

H & S

Contracts

Management of Change

Restructuring

Domains - Towards a new articulated IR system?

Wages

Working time

Local National European Global

CSR




Thank you for your attention!

More information about European social dialogue:

www.ec.europa.eu/socialdialogue

Documents

European Commission Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities ─ Unit F11 European Social Dialogue Brussels, 29 October