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Timestamp: 2013-05-19 17:55:18
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Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 4', 'Art. 5', 'Art. 5', 'Art. 5', 'art. 5', 'art. 5', 'art. 6', 'art. 7', 'Art. 7', 'art. 7', 'art. 10', 'Art. 10']

Company Agreement on the continuation of the European Works Council
Date of signature: 28/06/2007
Body: Avaya European Works Council (EWCA)
Created in: 2007Reason: installation from mergerEnded in: Reason: Headquartered in: United StatesSector(s) of activity: Si;Downloads available: English, full text version ; English, original unsigned version ; Linked to organisations: Algemeen Belgisch Vakverbond/Fédération Générale du Travail de Belgique (ABVV/FGTB)Analysis completed
termination clauseno
EEA (=EU+IS+LI+NO)
sanctions for breachno
workforce size related only
seat tresholdyes
nominated by employee representation bodies
mandate renewableno
uniform company standard
giving opinion/comments
Probable development of the business, production and sales
without managementyes
all relevant languages
Drawing up of minutes/communiqué
Paid time-off to attend
Accommodation/travel Debriefing/follow-up meeting
More than one expert
recount of employees+
List of plants/countries updated yearly + necessary adaptations to EWC composisiton (art. 3)
selection / appointment of EWC members+
EWC members may be only employees who are employee representatives (art. 3.2.). Management / executive staff or commercial power of attorney (Prokura) may nt be members of the eWC (art. 3.2)
EWC members may be dismissed by thoese employee representatives who appointed them (art. 4.2)
I&C must be in good time as to allow EWC submit its opinion (Art. 5.2). Management informs the EWC quarterly by means of reports (financial statements) in respect to financial data, employee figures, planned chagnes (Art. 5.1.2)
priority of information+
EWC and national level I&C bodies are to be informed at the same time (Art. 5.3)
translation / interpreters+
Quarterly info of management for EWC must be translated (art. 5.1.2)
In extraordinary circumstances the management has the right to inform (without the need for EWC to request such info) the EWC; however, no obligatory consultation in such circumstances is required. Consultation takes place on the initative of EWC (art. 5.2). Consultation meeting must take place prior to commencement of measures by management.
EWC meetings as video/telephone-conference
Second EWC meeting with management (in addition to the regualra meeting) foreseen in form of a meeting-exchange conference with a simultaneous interpretation (art. 6.3)
trade union involvement in EWC
Select Committee reposnsibe for cooperation with all of the trade unions represented in plants (art. 7.4)
For EWC members and experts (Art. 7.4); may be refused if urgent security or process technology so warants
EWC office/seat is where the plant where the Chairman is employed.
Reports to employees are a duty (art. 7.6)
Reasons for confidentialtity must be stated by management (art. 10). Does not apply towards other employee representatives bound by confidentiatliy or towards employee reps on supervisory board.
Explicitly: there is no right of management to withhold information (Art. 10)
Avaya European Works Council (EWCA) installation agreement28/06/2007