150

(+)

150

(+)

1000(+)

The ”recast” EWC directiveand the Novartis European

Forum

Directive 2009/38/EC

Companies affected by the “obligations” of the directive

150

(+)

150

(+)

1000(+)

Volontary agreements...22/9/1996

June 2011 in cases of restructuring

New agreements June 2011New agreements June 2011

Agreements dir 94/455/6/2009 – 5/6/2011

Information Consultation

NEF

TimeTemps

Zeit

ContentContenu

Inhalt

FashionManièreWeise

AvisOpinion

StellungnahmeImpact?

Supplement agreement: 1.1 – 2.6 & 4

Items to be agreed in the agreement

2 xVenue, frequency and duration of meetings Validity of the

agreement

Information and consultation

Composition of the EWC

Financial and material resources &Training “To represent collectively the interests

of the employees..”

Special negotiating

bodyUndertakings

affected

EWC

LocalLinkage EWC & local

representation bodies

Transnational ?

Agreement 6.1

6

l

+ ?

preamble : the employees must be properly informed and consulted when decisions which affect them are taken in a member state other than that in which they are employed

matters that concern the group as a whole orat least two establishments situated in two different member states

preamble : matters which, regardless of the number of countries involved, are of importance for the workforce in terms of the scope of their potential

effects or which involve transfers of activities between member states

Transnational ?

Subsidiary requirements VS NEF agreement

Extraordinary meetings

extraOne meeting

per year

Information and

consultation

Experts

Internal preparatory

meeting

Financial and material

resources & Training

Select committee (5!)

EWC

Compostion of EWC

Undetakings covered

+ ???NEF + ???

Internal follow up meeting 5.11 (agreement

EWC

Access to sitesAgreement 10.4

Company structure Employment

trends

Mergers, downsizing, closures

Economic and financial situation

and trends

New working methods

Organisational changesInvestment plans

€

Transfer of productionCollective redundancies

€

Changes in activities,

production and sales

Information and consultation rights (subsidiary requirements And NEF)

Information and consultation rights (subsidiary requirements And NEF)

H & S

Working time

Social benefits Consequences

of restructuring

Art 6 agreements5/6/2009 – 5/6/2011

Directive 2009/38/EC

Art 13 agreements...22/9/1996

New agreementsJune 2011

Art 13 agreementswhen expiring

Art 6 agreementswhen expiring

Mergers, downsizing,

closures

Restructuring

Existing NEF – the directive and and Restructuring?

NEF? EWC - CEE 2

Merger - Fusion

Special negotiatin

g body

Agreement: 11.3 and11.5?