2. Societas Europaea Training and support for workers representatives Jean-Claude Le Douaron ETUCO Peter Kerckhofs, ETUI

3. Who are the workers reps? TU – coordinators SNB negotiators Members of the body representative of the employees Workers reps in supervisory or administrative organs Local reps ???

4. Tasks: TU coordinators & SNB members SNB Involvement of employees Implication des travailleurs Beteiligung der Arbeitnehmer

5. TU coordinators and SNB members Knowledge Skills Training Support AS GMBH SE Holding +  SE AB AG SA ltd SE Subsidiary AG SE

6. ”The body representative of the employees” Tasks: information & consultation

7. Task: Information Means the informing of the body of representative of the employees and/or employees’ representatives by the competent organ of the SE on questions which concern the SE itself and any of its subsidiaries or establishments situated in another Member State or which exceed the powers of decision-making organs in a single Member State at a time, in a manner and with a content which allows the employees’ representatives to undertake an in-depth assessment of the possible impact and, where appropriate, prepare consultations with the competent organ of the SE;

8. Task: Consultation Means the establishment of dialogue and exchange of views between the body representative of the employees and/or the employees’ representatives and the competent organ of the SE, at a time, in a manner and with a content which allows the employees’ representatives, on the basis of information provided, to express an opinion on measures envisaged by the competent organ which may be taken into account in the decision-making process within the SE;

9. ”The body representative of the employees” What skills and knowledge ? What support?

10. Workers reps in supervisory or administrative organs Task: Participation ?

11. Participation Means the influence of the body representative of the employees and/or the employees’ representatives in the affairs of a company by way of: - the right to elect or appoint some of the members of the company’s supervisory or administrative organ; or - the right to recommend and/or oppose the appointment of some or all of the members of the company’s supervisory or administrative organ

12. Workers reps in supervisory or administrative organs Knowledge? Skills? Support?

13. Local reps Contacts Information Skills Knowledge Support

14. Training and support for each target group Provided at national level How much? Financed by? Provided at european level How much? Financed by ????

15. Training and support TU-Co-ordinators & SNB The content of the regulation and the directive – Different ways to create a SE – Standard rules Systems of workers involvement – Participation!!! ETUC strategy EIF guidelines (???) ???

16. ”The body representative of the employees” Rights, duties & legal basis of their mandate Company structure and strategy How to analyse financial information Communication and exchange of information (Cross cultural communication skills?) Workplace representation systems – Information, Consultation, Participation rights?

17. Workers reps in supervisory or administrative organs Rights, duties and legal basis.. Work organisation of the supervisory or administrative organ The company report Assessing social impact of organ decisions How to influence decisions and strategies Preparation & follow up of meetings Contacts & exchanges with other bodies representatives of the employees… ????

18. Training Organised by ? How much Financed by? TU Co-ordinators SNB members Members of representative bodies Members of supervisory or administrative organs

19. Agenda for SE research and support

20. Agenda for SE research and support Agenda for SE research and support 2002-2004 Understanding the Regulation and the Directive  brochure, conference, training, expert support Identify motives & willingness companies (negotiation positions)  identify advantages & disadvantages SE for Company 2004-2006 Best SE particiaption Agreement  Full Text Database participation agreements Identify further needs for training & support  Survey practitioners Best & better SE ‘european’ participation practice  Longitudinal SE case studies 2007 collect demands revision Se participation directive