Welcoming a possible modifications of the directive on European works' councils (see our article No. 071000,) several EWCs (Alcatel-Lucent, Chemtura, Italcementi and Securitas) sent Vladimir Spidla, commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, letters in which they explain their expectations as to the content of the future amended directive. (Ref. 080017)
Explain the definition of information and consultation. For EWCs, the definitions of information and consultation are not clear enough. Consequently, they are asking the legislator to explain the content of these two notions. It is also also valid for the notion of “useful delay” under which information has to be transmitted to EWC members before meetings: according to the parties who wrote the letters, practice showed that managers sent information only a few days before meetings, which gave m
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