Law 2008-789 of 20 August 2008 on reforms concerning employee representation and the reform on working hours will come into force on 1 January 2009.
This change in government policy is associated with the change in the sociological make-up of the work-force and may have a dramatic impact on your company if you do not take appropriate action beforehand.
What are the main reforms? The nature of employee representation is amended: a trade union must obtain at least 10% of the votes cast to be recognised. A company labour agreement will only be deemed valid provided it is approved by trade unions or equivalent bodies receiving at least 30% of the votes. A new trade union may appoint delegates to the works council once it has been in existence for at least two years. A new position has been created, that of Trade Union Section Representative. Employees in priority companies have the choice of voting in the user company or in the service provider .
The new conditions introduced by this law may offer your company interesting opportunities. And the next employee-representative elections will be decisive as the new rules governing representation will apply from the first round of every election to the Works Council.
Your company has every interest in taking advantage of the opportunity:
What are the main reforms? The nature of employee representation is amended: a trade union must obtain at least 10% of the votes cast to be recognised. A company labour agreement will only be deemed valid provided it is approved by trade unions or equivalent bodies receiving at least 30% of the votes. A new trade union may appoint delegates to the works council once it has been in existence for at least two years. A new position has been created, that of Trade Union Section Representative. Employees in priority companies have the choice of voting in the user company or in the service provider .
The new conditions introduced by this law may offer your company interesting opportunities. And the next employee-representative elections will be decisive as the new rules governing representation will apply from the first round of every election to the Works Council.
Your company has every interest in taking advantage of the opportunity:
- To modify management-labour discussions to obtain frank and constructive relations,
- To give employee representatives more importance.
- An analysis of the Law of 20 August 2008 and its practical applications on the ground and in the Company;
- An assessment of the relative weight of the various employee representatives in your Company;
- Advice to top managers on the crucial role played by employee relations in Company performance;
- The training of managers involved in the day-to-day management of employees in the concept of Social Regulation (putting negotiations and established rules at the heart of employee relations management);
- Coaching key managers in your Company in employee relations management
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