Belgium: new joint commissions in the non-commercial sector

In Belgium, the gravity center of social dialogue in the private sector - especially for wage negotiations - is located in the joint commissions (CP) instituted in each branches. Until now, workers who did not belong to a specific equal commission belonged to the CP100 - for workers - and to the CP200 - for employees. These two commissions have just been replaced. (Ref. 070341)
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Joint commissions (CP) bring together representatives from organizations representing the sector’s employers and employees. They are chaired by a social mediator, civil servant of the Federal Minister for Labour and Employment. Until now, workers who did not belong to a specific CP depended on the CP100 for workers and the CP200 for employees. Created almost thirty years ago, these two commissions never went through any social cooperation. As a consequence, only national collective agreement

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