EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS

42nd Pearle conference Tallinn

Agenda point 11

EU 2020 STRATEGY5 targets

75% employment3% R&D20/20/20

Climate/energy<10% early school

leave 20 less in poverty

Economic guidelines

Broad economic

policy guidelines

Focus

GROWTHRecovery

FlexicurityJOBSYoung

DemographyAgeing

ROLE OF SOCIAL DIALOGUE!

European social dialogue Embedded in the European treaty Article 154 TFEU : social partner

consultation Article 155 TFEU: social partners right to

negotiate European cross-industry social partners:

Negotiated on issues which resulted into binding legislation (fixed term work)

Last 10 years mostly focusing on macroeconomic policy & non-binding agreement (telework, stress)

European social dialogue: 2 levels

CROSS-INDUSTRY SECTORAL Employers

Businesseurope Ueapme CEEP

Trade-union ETUC

National organisations member

About 40 sectors Employers

Sectoral federations Trade-unions

Sectoral A main organisation is

UNI-Europa, regrouping unions in the services sectors

European sectoral social dialogue

Themes and subjects of work programme: social partner autonomous decision Great variation between committees:

Subjects Activities Outputs

Most active committees have also impact on policy making Example: construction, commerce, chemical, hotel

& restaurant, … agriculture, fishery Studies Develop tools (health & safety, …)

European social dialogue ‘live performance’

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European sectoral social dialogue

Social partner: recognition by the EC 1998 : status of social partner acquired on

basis of representativeness study in 15 MS Creation of a European sectoral social

dialogue committee ‘live performance’

Currently: representativeness study of social partner representation in EU 27

Strengthening capacity of employers

Representation : key to impact policy making Key to provide added value for the sector (our

members)

Therefore: employers capacity building project in 2012

=> Managed by Pearle (co-organiser OKO)

Employers capacity building project

Pearle’s 20 years of existence Awareness raising / sharing best practices Programme (20 potentially listed countries)

Training (seminar), round table, legal support, study visit, facilitator/mediator, delegation

Conference (22 November 2012) Award event (22 November 2012)

Steering committee (5 Pearle members) Project coordinator Co-organiser : OKO

European sectoral social dialogue : content

Achievements so far: Joint projects (enlargement, theatre technicians

training) Joint statements Joint letters Joint input guide on noise

Topics discussed : Training Mobility Health and safety Impact of the crisis

European sectoral social dialogue

Check with topics on the agenda of your social dialogue

Check with what you find helpful or relevant in what has been realised

Imagine…. End 2012….representation

What next ? What type of social dialogue?

- What kind of subjects on the agenda?

Work programme 2012 : for endorsement at plenary 6 Dec 2012

Training Sectoral skills council project : starting mid-December

2012 ESCO : European skills competences occupations Transition of dancers?

Health & safety Risk assessment Management leadership and worker involvement? Noise?

Capacity building Mobility / Impact of economic crisis / cultural policy /

new or other forms of labour practices? Gender equality?