RWE Energy: European agreement on management of restructuring operations

Minimize negative consequences. The objective is to accompany employees when restructuring becomes necessary to sustain the competitiveness of the company and to “minimize the possible negative consequences”. The parties wish to clarify the information and consultation procedure of the EWC by making it “genuine and effective”. The legal provisions of the agreement do not impinge on the national, legal or negotiated provisions applying in restructuring operations.
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any, Austria, Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and The Netherlands, a group of European dimension present in the sector of production, transport and distribution of electricity, gas and water. Aware of its responsibility as a an actor in the public sector toward local population and the economy, the group also acknowledges its social responsibility with regard to its employees materialised by the creation of a European works council (Europäischen Energyforums) in application of an agreement of March 1, 2005.

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