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Additional authors

1. Blanpain, R. (Roger), 1932-2016.

Description

1. xx, 305 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

1. Analyses the content of three European instruments concerning the involvement of employees: the Directive on European Works Councils, operative since 1996, the European Company Statute, adopted in 2001 and the proposed directive for improving information and consultation rights of employees, amended 2001. Provides the text of the legislation and the text of other relevant documents emanating from the European Commission and the European Parliament. Briefly considers the impact of this legislation.

Series statement

1. Bulletin of comparative labour relations ; 42

Uniform title

1. Bulletin of comparative labour relations ; 42.

Subject

1. Labor laws and legislation > European Union countries
2. Participation des travailleurs
3. Comités d'entreprise
4. UE/CE Droit
5. Droit des sociétés
6. Sociétés anonymes
7. Droit du travail
8. UE/CE Etats membres
9. Société européenne
10. Comités d'entreprise européens
11. Labor laws and legislation
12. Europese ondernemingsraden
13. Europees recht
14. Medezeggenschap
15. workers participation
16. works council
17. Community law
18. EC Directive
19. access to information
20. disclosure of information
21. joint consultation
22. Industrial relations > Periodicals
23. Labor laws and legislation > Periodicals
24. Employees > Effect of technological innovations on > Congresses
25. participation des travailleurs
26. comité d'entreprise
27. droit communautaire
28. directive de la CE
29. accès à l'information
30. divulgation de l'information
31. consultation mixte
32. participación de los trabajadores
33. comité de empresa
34. derecho comunitario
35. Directiva de la CE
36. acceso a la información
37. divulgación de la información
38. consulta mixta
39. European Union countries
40. EU countries
41. pays de l'UE
42. países de la UE

Genre/Form

1. comment.
2. text.
3. commentaire.
4. texte.
5. comentario.
6. texto.

Contents

1. Pt. I. European Works Councils. 1. Analysis. I. The Genesis of the Directive -- A Spirit of Cooperation. II. Objective and Scope of the Directive. III. Definitions and Notions. IV. Establishment of an EWC or a Procedure. V. Prejudicial and Confidential Information, Ideological Guidance. VI. Protection of Employees' Representatives. VII. Compliance with the Directive -- Links -- Final Provisions. VIII. Subsidiary Requirements: A Mandatory EWC. IX. Pre-existing Agreements in Force. X. The Importance of EWCs for European Industrial Relations. XI. Review of the Directive by the Commission. 2. Legislation. 3. Relevant documents -- Pt. II. The European Company Statute. 1. Analysis. I. More than 30 Years of Discussion. II. Models of Participation. III. Board-level Participation Agreed at Aventis. IV. Nice Summit (7-10 December 2000): the Breakthrough. V. Adoption: 8 October 2001. 2. Legislation. I. Council Directive 2001/86/EC on supplementing the Statute of a European Company with regard to the involvement of employees (1 February 2001). II. Council Regulation (EC) No. 2157/2001 on the Statute for a European Company (SE) (8 October 2001). 3. Relevant documents. I. European Parliament: Report on the Draft Council Regulation on the Statute for a European Company (SE) (26 June 2001). II. Opinion of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs for the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market on the proposal for a Council Regulation on the Statute for a European Company (SE) (21 June 2001). III. Report on the Draft Council Directive supplementing the Statute for a European Company with regard to the involvement of employees (21 June 2001). IV. Opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market for the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs on the Draft Council Directive supplementing the Statute for a European Company with regard to the involvement of employees (20 June 2001) -- Pt. III. A General Framework for Informing and Consulting Employees in the European Community. 1. Analysis. I. Genesis of the Proposal. II. Object and Principles. III. Definitions. IV. Scope. V. Procedures for Information and Consultation. VI. Information and Consultation under an Agreement. VII. Confidential Information. VIII. Protection of Employees' Representatives. IX. Protection of Rights. X. Link between this Directive and other Community and National Provisions. XI. Political Agreement of June 2001. 2. Legislation. I. Proposal for a Council Directive establishing a general framework for informing and consulting employees in the European Community (11 November 1998). II. Amended proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a general framework for improving information and consultation rights of employees in the European Community (23 May 2001). III. Common Position (EC) No. 33/2001 of 23 July 2001 adopted by the Council, acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, with a view to adopting a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a general framework for informing and consulting employees in the European Community (2001/C 307/03) (Official Journal C 307, 31/10/2001). IV. Report on the proposal for a Council Directive establishing a general framework for informing and consulting employees in the European Community (31 March 1999). V. Proposal for a Council Directive establishing a general framework for informing and consulting employees in the European Community (14 April 1999). VI. Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a European Parliament and Council Directive on establishing a general framework for improving information and consultation rights of employees in the European Community (9919/1/01 -- C5-0388/2001 -- 1998/0315(COD)) (10 October 2001). VII.a European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a European Parliament and Council Directive on establishing a general framework for improving information and consultation rights of employees in the European Community (9919/2001 -- C5-0388/2001 -- 1998/0315(COD)) (23 October 2001). VIII. Debates in the European Parliament.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.