Pay for work: increasing cases of labour exploitation in Europe SOHAIB NADI Outside Spain, nearly 1 million Spanish live abroad in other European countries, more than 60% of whom are of working age (16-64 years old). One of the main causes of this migratory phenomenon is due to the high rate of unemployment in Spain, […]
Works councils… defence or defencelessness Any law or regulation should be constituted with the aim of including, in addition to the precise and concrete functioning of what it intends to legislate, the guidelines that allow us to preserve the fundamental rights and obligations established in the rest of the laws that govern us. In other […]
Why is the existence of a European Works Council important for the enforcement of workers’ rights? Workers have duties as well as rights. They are becoming increasingly aware of the latter, hence the importance of having workers’ representatives in companies. There are different forms of representation, and one of them is the works council. The […]
Four questions about works councils They represent the workers and defend their rights in front of the company. They are only compulsory when the workforce exceeds 1,000 employees, although, with 50 employees, they are advisable. They represent the workers and defend their rights before the company. They are only compulsory when the workforce has more […]
European trade union federations update joint recommendations for European Works Council meetings European trade union federations issued practical recommendations for members of special negotiating groups, European Works Councils and European Works Councils of European companies in March 2020, when the covid-19 outbreak hit Europe. The recommendations were intended to provide guidance on how to anticipate […]
Employee participation in the company María Escat Cortés Employee participation must be understood from two points of view: Participation as motivation: it is rare for people not to feel motivated when consulted about actions that affect them by “getting in on the act”. Moreover, most people at the centre of an operation are knowledgeable about both […]
COVID-19: the European Committee of the Regions will launch a platform to support local and regional communities across Europe The new information exchange platform will help share needs and solutions to the virus, foster mutual support and act as a mechanism to test whether EU measures are realistic at the local and regional level. The […]
Employee participation in the company María Escat Cortés Employee participation must be understood from two points of view: Participation as motivation: it is rare for people not to feel motivated when consulted about actions that affect them by “getting in on the act”. Moreover, most people at the centre of an operation are knowledgeable about both […]
Employee participation in the management of the company and the economy Ramón Górriz Vitalla President of the 1st of May Foundation Since the beginning of the workers’ movement, employees have been committed to contesting the management of power in companies and making progress in participating in managing the production process in workplaces. The struggle for […]
COVID-19 and Workers’ Organizations: Interview with Sharan Burrow What should be the key policy measures to relaunch the Global economy affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic? Sharan Burrow, General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) shares her views on the needs and expectations from the trade union movement on how to address the COVID-19 […]
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