Tobias Nilsson

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Restructuring and social responsibility in Europe

• Tobias Nilsson
• Political Secretary

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EC Directives

• Collective Redundancies 98/59/EC
• Transfer of undertakings 2001/23/EC
• European Works Councils 94/45/EC
• Information and consultation 2002/14/EC

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CSR

• Commission initiatives
• EU-level social partners joint text -03
• - Act early
• - Continuous quality communication
• - Develop employability

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Austria

• State CSR guidelines
• Statutory right to consultation
• Consiliation boards
• Obligation to set up social plan

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Belgium

• Common definition of restructuring
• Emergency meetings
• Information before decision
• The Renault Law
• Early retiremement

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Denmark

• Law and Collective Bargaining
• Flexicurity and Special fund

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Finland

• Information and consultation
• 6-week negotiations
• Feasible and reasonable training

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France

• Socially responsible restructuring a
  controversial concept
• Detailed social plans obliged
• Local agreements on negotiations
• Tactics

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Germany

• Balancing the interests
• Social plan or consiliation board
• Right to veto
• Severence and redundancy payments

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Italy

• Special state support system
• Examinations
• Social cushioning

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Poland

• 15-month right to re-employment
• Collective bargaining

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Sweden

• Negotiations MBL
• Redundancies LAS
• Emplyoment security fund

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UK

• Minimum consultation periods
• Stock exchange rules no obstacle for
  information and consultation
• PACE (Scotland)