Breakout session feedback: legal session

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Breakout session feedback legal session

• Moderator LtCol. Kris Bernauw
• Session Secretary Capt. Tonny Pedersen

Enabling NATO Operations Through Effective
Employer Support DEFSEC Committee
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Current Situation

• Conceptual
• Employer support lt-gt Employment protection
• Focus on employer support legislation
• Risks
• Competition distortion
• Reservist system becoming more expensive than
  equivalent regular forces

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Lessons learned

• Lesson learned 1 Dont use legislation only
• Legislation must be the basis for the system
• Supplemented by self-regulation / code of conduct
  / collective and partnership agreements / MoUs
• Legislation only last resort of actions
• Long and onerous process (politics, labour
  organisations, MoDs, etc.)

Enabling NATO Operations Through Effective
Employer Support DEFSEC Committee
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Findings

• Different solutions to different situations
• Compulsory lt-gt voluntary mobilisation
  
• SME lt-gt large enterprise employer
  
• Officers/NCO/privates
  
• Type of reserve
  
• National differences
  
• in mobilisation conditions
  
• cultural
  
• gt Difficult international harmonization
• gt Difficulty in best practise qualification

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Lessons learned

• Lesson learned 2 Inventory of tools
• Financial compensation
• Tax benefits
• Public contract and tender priority
• Minimum advance notice
• Maximum duration of tour of duty
• Minimum separation between tours of duty
• Selection of least disturbing period
• Employer recognition
• Civilian certification/assimilation of military
  experience/education
• Insurance covering loss of key company personnel

Enabling NATO Operations Through Effective
Employer Support DEFSEC Committee
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Best practices

• Best practice 1
• Reciprocal dissemination / information /education
  of employer and armed forces
• Best practice 2
• Institutional strengthening
• Permanent communication / mediation /
  consultation forum or body

Enabling NATO Operations Through Effective
Employer Support DEFSEC Committee