Social Dialogue in Europe

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Social Dialogue in Europe

• Jackie MORIN
• European Commission

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Social Policy
Legislation Mobility Gender equality Working
conditions Health and Safety
European Social Dialogue
Social Agenda
European Social Funds
Open Method of Coordination Employment Social
protection
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What place for social dialogue at European
level?A Strong institutional recognition
ART 138 of the Treaty The Commission has a
responsibility to promote consultation of the
social partners at community level and to take
every useful measure to facilitate their
dialogue, taking care to ensure a balanced
support of both sides. The Commission consults
social partners first Social partners can engage
into a dialogue
ART 139 of the Treaty The Community level
dialogue between the social partners can lead,
if they wish it, to contractual relations,
including agreements. The implementation can be
made either by an EU instrument or through
national channels
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European social partners
General cross-industry organisation Cross-indust
ry organisations representing certain categories
of workers or undertakings ETUC, BUSINESS
EUROPE, CEEP, UEAPME, CEC, Eurocadres
European Capacity to act in a voluntary
way Being composed by national organisations
recognised as social partners Adequate
structures
Specific organisations Eurochambres
Sectoral organisations representing
employers EUROCOMMERCE, AEA, POSTEUROP, COPA,
COTANCE, EURATEX, HOTREC, FBE, ... European
trade union organisations UNI-Europa, EPSU,
EFFAT, ETUCE, ETUF-TCL, EMF...
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What forms does the European Social Dialogue take?
TRIPARTITE
Tripartite Social Summit Macroeconomic
dialogue Dialogue on education Dialogue on
employment
High level groups
Val Duchesse Social Dialogue
Sectoral social dialogue committees
EWC ? Transnational agreements
Autonomous
BIPARTITE
Cross industry
Sectoral
Company
European Commission
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34 ( 3) Sectoral social dialogue committees
1 Cross industry social dialogue committee
Catering () Hospitals Life performance Insurance
Inland Navigation Industrial cleaning Horeca Comme
rce Civil aviation Banking Audiovisual Temporary
agency work Telecom Sea transport Road
transport Railways Private security Postal
services Personal services Local / Reg.
governement
Automobile () Non ferrous metal
() Gas Steel Chemical Woodworking Textile/clothin
g Tanning/leather Sugar Shipbuilding Furniture Foo
twear Electricity Construction
Extractive Ind. Sea fishing Agriculture
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Public sector
Industrial sectors
Sectors touched by europeanisation
Sectors covered By Eu policies
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Hospital
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Process Willigness and Capacity
1. Representativeness and capacity European
structure 2. Joint request
Social Partners
3. Representativeness Test (membership,
mandate, structures) 4. Establishment of the
Committee
Commission
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SDC How it works
The social partners"Autonomy and responsibility"
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
Social dialogue table
Com
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Social dialogue outcomes
Agreements establishing standards Article 139.2
of the Treaty
Framework agreements
Implementation
Autonomous agreements
Frameworks of action
Follow-up at National level
Recommendations concerning standards and
principles
Guidelines and Codes of conduct
Policy orientations
Joint opinions
Information Diffusion
Exchange of information
Declarations
Tools
European Commission
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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
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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
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Autonomous Social Dialogue Agreement on Workers
Health Protection through the Good Handling and
Use of Crystalline Silica and Products Containing
it- 25 April 2006 -
14 Sectors Aggregates, Cement, Ceramics,
Foundry, Glass fibre, Special Glass, Container
Glass Flat Glass, Industrial Minerals, Mineral
Wool, Mines, Mortar, Natural Stones and Pre-cast
Concrete i.e. more than 2 million
Employees and a business exceeding 250 billion
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2007 Social Partners Work Programmes
Leather and tanning CSR Reporting
Steel Exchange of best practices Commerce
Vilolence Agriculture Implementation MSD Hair
dressers Cosmetic directive
Commerce Youth employment Inland Navig.
Working time Hospitals Ageing Cleaning
Industry. Day time work
Local Gvt Strengthening SD in NMS Textiles
Capacity building Audiovisual Integration of NMS
Gas effects of the liberalisation Railways
Joint study Post Future of the sector
Steel Evolution of training needs Horeca
Qualiffications passport Shipbuilding
Qualification transparency Chemistry Quality of
Education
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• More Information EUROPA website for social
  dialogue
• http//ec.europa.eu/socialdialogue

Industrial Relations in Europe2006 Report