RWE Energy 12/14/2014PAGE 1 Participation of employees on the European level in RWE group - history and experiences Budapest
RWE 12/14/2014PAGE 2 Facts and figures of RWE group Annual balance sheet 2008 RWE group Volume48,9 Mrd. Euro Employee End customer - Customer of electricity20 Mio. - Customer of gas10 Mio. Electricity317 Mrd. kWh Natural Gas328 Mrd. kWh
RWE 12/14/2014PAGE 3 RWE AG (Group Center) Former RWE Energy group as part of RWE group RWE Trading RWE Gas Midstream RWE Systems RWE Energy Regionale Energie- gesellschaften Key Account, Contracting Transport- netze Strom/Gas Gasspeicher RWE Power Stromerzeugung Vertrieb npower Erneuerbare Energien npower RWE npower Stromerzeugung Wer wir sind RWE Dea Aufschluss und Gewinnung Gas & Öl Zum verschmolzen Neuorga- nisation ab
RWE 12/14/2014PAGE 4 The structure of RWE group as a result of project „New RWE“ in 2009 Stronger focus on regionsBut some multinational companies are still part of the group
RWE 12/14/2014PAGE 5 RWE in Europe RWE npower RWE Energy Nederlande RWE Transgas RWE Polska VSE RWE Energy Hungaria KELAG
RWE 12/14/2014PAGE 6 Legal environment for European works councils in Germany Directive 2009/38/EC Europäisches Betriebräte-Gesetz (EBRG) European Works Council of the RWE Group binding* Implementation *on demand of 100 employees from different countriest
RWE 12/14/2014PAGE 7 History of EWC at RWE group: European Energy Forum (EEF at RWE Energy AG) – rough timeframe > : 1 st international ARGE Energy conference > : Meeting of the negotiation panel with the employer > : Meeting of the negotiation panel with the employer > : 2 nd international ARGE Energy conference > : Meeting of the negotiation panel > : Signing of the framework agreement on creation of the European Energy Forum – EEF > : Founding meeting of the European Energy Forum > : 10 th meeting of the EEF Committee > : 10 th and last meeting of the EEF
RWE 12/14/2014PAGE 8 Netherlands: 3* Poland: 2 Czech Republic: 4 Hungary: 4 Austria: 2 Slovakia: 2 Germany: 8 Participation in the new European Works Council of RWE Group chairmanship deputy chairman Committee: chairmanship 2 Deputy chairmen 5 further members Representative EPSU Representative EMCEF Great Britain: 5 30 members * incl. Essent
RWE 12/14/2014PAGE 9 Councils of employees participation in RWE group ARGE RWE Group Joint works councils/ Works councils location NationalInternational European Works Council of the RWE Group
RWE 12/14/2014PAGE 10 Survey on restructuring process within some german companies: No process for EWC RWE RR ca RWE WWE ca RWE Energy ca. 400 TSO Gas Alt ca. 100 TSO Strom Alt ca. 270 Struktur Akropolis RWE RR/WWE Verteilnetz und Beteiligungen ca MÄ (einschl. NSGen und DSO‘s RWE Vertrieb Deutschland ca mit KSG RWE AG ca. 800 Thyssengas ca. 300 TSO Strom Neu ca. 900 Struktur Neue RWE Nicht berücksichtigt SSO, EffizienzG (jeweils ca. 50), Vorstandsmitarbeiter, BRe, Expats)
RWE 12/14/2014PAGE 11 What’s next …. >Integration of Essent in the RWE group – happened already in the EWC >Signing of the agreement on minimum standards for restructuring in the new EWC >Consultation and discussion of a “Social Charter” for RWE Group >Code of conduct, Corporate Responsibility, project on demographic change, Diversity Management, …
RWE Energy 12/14/2014PAGE 12 THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION