1. THE ETUI WORKER PARTICIPATION COMPETENCE CENTRE (EWPCC) ETUI Research – Officers Meeting 9.3.2010

2. New supportive capacity for the European Trade Unions

3. Worker Participation – A priority for ETUI Worker Participation 2030 Scenario-method on the future of worker participation The Sustainable European Company Training for EWCs, SE WCs GoodCorp EU Corporate Governance & worker participation Corporate Governance and the Voice of Labour Survey on employee representatives in boardrooms in EU mstollt@etui.org - www.worker-participation.eu

4. www.worker-participation.eu The gateway to information on worker participation issues in Europe Information on: ● EU-27 Industrial relations ● European Works Councils ● European Company (SE) ● Information, Consultation, Participation ● Corporate Governance & EU Company Law ● EU Social Dialogue

5. ETUC Resolution on the (partial) transfer of SE remunerations ● ETUC resolution: Representing workers in an SE boardrooms: „European mandate“, nothing individual ● ETUC Executive Committee 15/16 October 2008 ● Establishment of a „European Workers Participation Fund“ (EWPF), located within the ETUI. ● Creation of the “European Worker Participation Competence Centre“ (EWPCC). ● Setting up a Board of Trustees supervising the activities and the usage of the means in line with designation Evaluation after two years, decision about continuation by ETUC executive

6. Source for the European Worker Participation Fund (EWPF): (partial) transfer of remunerations by SE board level reps „As an SE employees’ representative nominated by the European interest representing body as a member of the supervisory board or administrative board of (name of the company)...“ 6 50% to national trade union (related) organisation (at least) 50% to EWPF

7. Implementation of the EWPF – 2009/2011 66 worker representatives concerned by the ETUC rules about (partial) transfer of their remuneration 18 SEs: MAN Diesel, Allianz, FRESENIUS,PORSCHE HOLDING, BASF, SGL CARBON, MAN, Surteco, Knauf Interfer, RKW, ASIC, DVB Bank, Q-Cells, WILO, tesa, Wacker Neuson, GfK, E.ON EnergyTrading 4 EIFs: EMF (6), EMCEF (6), UNIEurope (3 Finance, 3 others), EPSU (1)

8. European Worker Participation Competence Centre Working unit to realize the EWPF, located at the ETUI Measures to provide support for interest representation in SEs ● Trainings and seminars for obtaining qualifications and competencies ● Advisory services and setting up of topical European advisory networks ● Research and expertise on the practice and further development of worker participation in Europe ● Publications (brochures, handbooks,...) ● Support to SE board reps in technical personal questions like tax treatment, deal with liability etc. TRANSPARENCY RULES FOR APPLICATION

9. UPCOMING EWPCC – EVENTS (2010) - Examples Training: Information treatment, confidentiality and strategy building by worker participation at board level,Helsingør, DK, 17-19.3.2010 Seminar: Corporate Governance and worker participation – an issue for the EU agenda, Brussels 1-3.6. 2010 EWPCC events operating together with EIFs Meeting: UNIEuropa – Allianz trade union network meeting 25+26.2.2010 Meeting: EMF-meetings to support preparation and implementation of worker participation at EU level (EADS, Utility vehicle industry), Nov 2010 EWPCC events operating with other collaborators Conference: The voice of labour: essential for overcoming the economic and financial crisis; Amsterdam; collaboration with „apropos-foundation“ (related to Dutch FNV)Oct/Nov 2010 mstollt@etui.org - www.worker-participation.eu

10. Europeanization of interest representation – EWC „plus“ ? ? SE agreements of the SE pioneers set benchmarks or negative references for further SEs Worker participation spreads through SE agreements European composition of board rooms

11. Ongoing political agenda to complete EU internal market by regulation and orientation/recommendation at EU level Companies and investors are facilitated to use their opportunities (e.g. EU company law, SPE) But what does Europe provides for workers involvement? Involvement refers mainly to national provisions only

12. However: Worker participation in boardrooms - element of corporate governance ● APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE SUPERVISING AND EXECUTIVE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT ● SAY IN MANAGEMENT REMUNERATION ● MONITORING OF EXECUTIVE MANAGERS ● INFLUENCE ON (DE)INVESTMENTS BY REQUIREMENT OF SUPERVISORY BOARDS’ APPROVAL ● SCRUTINY OF ANNUAL ACCOUNTS ● DUTY OF CARE AND CONFIDENTIALITY

13. European democracy: reason to launch worker participation onto the EU internal market agenda Companies and investors are facilitated to use their opportunities (e.g. EU company law, SPE) But what does Europe provides for workers involvement? ETUC debate: - No company applying for EU company law without arrangement about workers involvement - Provision for a place of supervision in the company structure - Legal competence to negotiate at transnational level - Own voice for trade unions in CG matters

14. mstollt@etui.org - www.worker-participation.eu Worker involvement in the "normal SEs“ – participation spreads At least 54 SEs have arrangements on information and consultation at transnational level 28 SEs have board-level representation (ca. 80 reps from 10 countries): ● registered in Germany: Allianz, BASF, Fresenius, MAN Diesel, MAN, Porsche Automobil Holding, SGLCarbon, SCA Hygiene Products ASIC, DVB Bank, Eon-Energy Trading, GfK, Knauf Interfer, Lenze, Q- Cells, RKW, Surteco, Tesa, Warema, WILO, Wacker Neuson ● registered in Austria: STRABAG, Plansee, Conwert Immobilien Invest ● registered in France: SCOR (3 SEs) ● registered in Norway: Prosafe

15. Information flow in transnational context PREPARATION THEMATIZATION FEED BACK BOARD MEETING TRUST ? Bottom up Top Down

16. mstollt@etui.org - www.worker-participation.eu SE categories (used by SEEurope network) Normal SE:A normal SE is an SE with operations and employees (with at least 5 employees) 131 Empty SE: An empty SE is an SE with operations, but without employees. 72 Shelf SE: Shelf SEs have neither operations nor employees. 69 UFO SE: An UFO SE is operating, no information on number of employees is available + „Micro SEs“ (< 5 employees) 238 Total510

17. mstollt@etui.org - www.worker-participation.eu 510 European Companies (SEs), seated in 22 countries

18. mstollt@etui.org - www.worker-participation.eu Sectors in which (normal) SEs have been set-up

19. mstollt@etui.org - www.worker-participation.eu Forms of Foundation (normal SEs) ● Activated shelf SEs is not a „sleeping problem anymore“ ● National companies in general continue to exist

20. mstollt@etui.org - www.worker-participation.eu Board structure of normal SEs ● Germany: 27 monistic 41 dualistic ● Austria: 5 monistic 2 dualistic ● Czech Rep.: 0 monistic 17 dualistic