Societas Europaea
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EDU
CATIO
N Societas Europaea
Employee involvementImplication des travailleurs
Beteiligung der Arbeitnehmer
Jean-Claude Le Douaron
SE Statute Regulation: EC 2157/2001SE Directive (2001/86/EC)
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CATIO
N
United Steel SAUnited Steel AG
United Steel SAUnited Steel ltd
United Steel AS
United Steel AB
8
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N
United Steel SEUnited Steel SE
United Steel SEUnited Steel SE
United Steel SE
United Steel SE
8
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N
SE
•Council Regulation on the Statute for a European Company Nr 2157/2001•Council Directive supplementing the Statute for a European Company with regard to the involvement of employees 2001/86/CE
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N
Involvement – Implication –
Beteiligung - inflytande=Information, consultation & participation=Information, Anhörung & Mitbestimmung=Information, samråd & medverkan
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N
Involvement of employees
•Means any mechanism, including information, consultation and participation, through which employees’ representatives may exercise an influence on decisions to be taken within the company;
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Information Consultation
Rep BodyTime
TempsZeit
ContentContenu
Inhalt
FashionManièreWeise
AvisOpinion
Stellungnahme
Impact?
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N
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;
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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;
EDU
CATIO
N
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
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N
SA
AS
GMBH
SEHolding
+ SEAB AG
SA
ltd
SE
AG SE
1. Merger
2. Holding
3. Subsidiary
4. Transformation
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N
SE Statute
Dualistic
Monistic
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N SESE
StatuteDualistic
Monistic
SNB
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N
Constitution of a special negotiating body
Central management
Special negotiatin
g body
5%
12%
28 % 55%
EDU
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N SNB 0 % > 1 rep ≦ 10%
10 % < 2 rep ≦ 20%
+ SEAB AG + 20 %
Experts
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CATIO
N
Negotiations Verhandlungen
SNB
Involvement of employeesImplication des travailleursBeteiligung der Arbeitnehmer
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N
SENegotiations on involvement
•Member States should be able to provide that representatives of TU may be members of a SNB•SNB may request experts of its choice (also EIFs), present at negotiation meetings in advisory capacity•SNB shall take decisions by an absolute majority (representing an absolute majority of the employees)•2/3 majority to terminate or not open negotiations•6 months + (6 months)
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Article 4Content of the agreement
•…shall negotiate in a spirit of cooperation with a view to reaching an agreement•scope•composition of the representative body•procedure for the information and consultation•frequency of meetings•resources allocated to the RB•alternative procedures for information and consultation•participation level
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Standard rules (Art 7)
•The parties so agree; or•No agreement (6 + 6
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Standard rulesInformation Consultation
•Representative body (1 – 10%)•Select committee•Information and consultation on
Strategy Investm
ents
RB
Working
methods
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N
Standard rulesInformation Consultation
•Regular written reports from management•Agenda of administrative or supervisory organ•Copies of all documents submitted to the general meeting of its shareholders
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Exceptional circumstances
•…affecting the employees interests to a considerable extent•If the management doesn’t take in to account the opinion of the workers a ⃗further meeting with a view to seeking an agreement. Part 2 c
= negotiations ?
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N
Standard rules - Participation
AG SEIf participation rights exist
+ SEAB AG
If > 25% of the employees are covered by participation rights
If < 25% of the employees are covered and the SNB decides so
EDU
CATIO
N
Standard rules - Participation
AS
GMBH
SEHolding
SA
ltd
SESubsidiary
If > 50% of the employees are covered by participation rightsIf < 50% of the employees are covered and the SNB decides so
EDU
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N
Opting out in case of merger•Member States may provide that the standard rules referred to in Part 3 of the Annex shall not apply in the case referred to in paragraph 2, point (b) of an SE established by means of merger
•But Article 12.3 in the Regulation
•In order for an SE to be registered in a Member State which has made use of the option referred to in Article7(3) of Directive 2001/ /EC, either an agreement pursuant to Article 4 of the Directive must have been concluded on the arrangements for employee involvement, including participation, or none of the participating companies must have been governed by participation rules prior to the registration of the SE.
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N
How does it fit why other directives?European Works Councils (Dir. art.13.1):•The directive 94/45/CE doesn’t apply unless there is an agreement not to set up a RB•The provisions on RB apply otherwiseProvisions on participation (Dir. art.13.2-3):•National provisions on participation do not apply to the SE (but would apply to subsidiaries)•Provision on participation foreseen in the agreement or by the standard rules replace apply to the
EDU
CATIO
N
Other provisionsNational representation bodies (Dir. art.13.3):•No impact on national involvment and participation rights in subsidiaries•opening for national provisions to insure that national representation bodies would be maintained in cases of merger implying that companies would disapairNational collective agreements and representation rights
(Reg. art.29.4 et 37..9):•The rights and obligations of the participating companies on terms and conditions of employment arising from national law, practice and individual employment contracts or employment relationships and existing at the date of the registration shall, by reason of such registration be transferred to the SE upon its registration.
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Other provisionsMisuse of procedures (Dir. art.11):•Member States shall take appropriate measures in conformity with Community law with a view to preventing the misuse of an SE for the purpose of depriving employees of rights to employee involvement or withholding such rights. s
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N
ConfidentialitéVis à vis des tiers (Dir. art.8.1):•non communication d’informations communiquées à titre confidentiel•.pour les représentants et les experts, même après expiration du mandatNon communication d’informations (Dir. art.8.2):•conseil d’administration ou de surveillance n’est pas obligé de communiquer des informations lorsque leur nature est telle que, selon des critères objectifs, leur divulgation entraverait gravement le fonctionnement de la SE, de ses filiales ou d’une société participante, ou leur porterait préjudice•cas et conditions selon dispositions nationales
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Confidentialité« Tendenzschutz » (Dir. art.8.3):•possibilité de dispositions particulières pour les SE à orientation idéologique, d’information et d’expression d’opinions lorsque ces dispositions existent déjà dans le droit national Recours (Dir. art.8.4):•instauration de procédures de recours sur l’exigence de confidentialité et la non-communication d’informations•possibilité d’instaurer un recours sur la sauvegarde de la confidentialité
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