European Social Dialogue: Work programme 2012-2014SD results – a few examples

European Social Dialogue Academy

Brussels, 17 November 2014

Juliane Bir, ETUC

I - Work programme 2012-2014

• Objectives

• Outcomes

II - Examples of EU Social Dialogue cross-industry instruments

• Parental leave agreement – Directive

• Harassment and violence agreement – Implementation by social partners

• Youth employment framework of actions – Follow up by social partners

I – WORK PROGRAMME 2012-2014

Four EU Social Partners’ work-programmes

2003-2005 2006-2008 2009-2010 2012-2014

4Available in all EU languages: http://resourcecentre.etuc.org/Work-programmes-42.html

Youth employment

Economic and social governance of the EU

Gender equality

Better implementation and impact of social dialogue instruments

Capacity of social partner organisations

Education and lifelong learning

Mobility and economic migration

In-depth employment analysis

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Main issues in the current work-programme

YOUTH EMPLOYMENT

Framework of actions on youth employment (signed 11 June2013)• Four priorities : 1. Education 2. Transition 3. Employment 4.

Entrepreneurship• Joint actions of social partners and recommendations to

public authorities 6

Objective

Outcome

Framework of Actions on Youth Employment

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• Dissemination Joint press release + toolkit Joint/unilateral events (EU/national level) EU institutions and others

• 1st implementation report adopted by the SDC (September 2014) Follow-up reports submitted by 17 MS out of 28 Translation into 10 EU languages: Croatian, Czech,

Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Polish and Swedish

Several approaches: all priorities at once, one after the other, or only some

A veriety of partnerships & added value of SD Significant European dimension, and actions

needed at grass-roots level Role of European funding opportunities

Web: http://resourcecentre.etuc.org/spaw_uploads/files/1st%20follow%20up%20report%20FoA%20Youth%20Sept%202014%20-%20Final.pdf

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Joint EU social partners’ declaration on social partners’ involvment in the economic governance (Tripartite Social Summit October 2013)

Adapted existing EU mechanisms/structures (AGS, SDC) In 2014: better involvement of SPs at EU level and in

some Member States

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL GOVERNANCE OF THE EU

Objective

Outcome

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Joint EU social partners’ declaration on social partners’ involvment in the economic governance• 10 principles• European semester process• Social Partner consultation in

economic governance processes through existing structures/mechanisms for bi-and tripartite dialogue

Website EU Commission AGS http://ec.europa.eu/europe2020/pdf/2014/socjointcontrib_ags2014.pdf

Joint EU social partners’ declaration on social partners’ involvment in the economic governance

A toolkit for gender equality in practice (finalised in September 2014)

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GENDER EQUALITY

Objective

Outcome

Two addresses same tool: http: //resourcecentre.etuc.org/gendertoolkit/ and www.erc-online.eu/gendertoolkit

100 initiatives by social partners Brochure in all EU languages 10 videos A press release A EU joint Conference "A toolkit for gender equality in practice" (Madrid 7 May 2014) ,11

A Toolkit for gender equality in practice

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Commitment in the FoA Youth “After three annual reports, the European social partners will evaluate the impact on both employers and workers. This evaluation can lead to an update of the priorities identified and/or an assessment on whether or not additional action is required in one or more of the priority areas”

Part of the activities within the Integrated Programme of the EU SD New joint project with stronger focus on implementation of EU SPs outcomes

BETTER IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPACT OF SOCIAL DIALOGUE INSTRUMENTS

Objective

Outcome

CAPACITY OF SOCIAL PARTNER ORGANISATIONS

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CEEC: Various joint capacity building seminars in the context of the Integrated Project

MEDA: stalling due to current political situation

Objective

Outcome

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3 decentralised seminars on EU Social Dialogue instruments (June – September 2013)• + 40 SPs in Rome with reps from Portugal, Italy,

Slovenia and France• + 40 SPs in Copenhagen with reps from

Denmark, Finland, Sweden and UK• + 40 SPs in Budapest with reps from Austria,

Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland

A EU joint Conference "The EU social dialoguein a changing world: the way forward” (13-12/12/2013, Brussels) with + 100 social partners

A EU joint Conference on the implementation ofthe ‘Inclusive labour markets agreement’(07/04/2014, Brussels) with + 60 social partners

A joint translation fund

EU Integrated Programme capacity building activities & tools

Web: http://resourcecentre.etuc.org/Resource-Centre-12.html

EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING

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Active Ageing joint Conference (April 2013) Joint project “Skills needs in greening economies” (finalised in October 2013)

Objective

Outcome

Skills needs in greening economies

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• Joint project “Skills needs in greening economies”Background expert report with

information and social partners’ lifelong learning actions to support greening economies

Up to 25 good practices and concluding remarks

A EU joint Conference (10-11/10/2013, Brussels) with + 80 social partners from national/sectors

Web: http://resourcecentre.etuc.org/Skills-needs-in-greening-economies-102.html

To be adressed This remaining issue will be postponed in the next work programme 2015-2017

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MOBILITY AND ECONOMIC MIGRATION

Objective

Outcome

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IN-DEPTH EMPLOYMENT ANALYSIS

Objective

Outcome

Negotiations still ongoing Started on 8/10/2013 (11 negotiations round until now)

II - EXAMPLES OF EU SOCIAL DIALOGUE

CROSS-INDUSTRY INSTRUMENTS

• Agreements on parental leave, 14 December 1995 + 18 June 2009

• Directive 96/34/EC of 3 June 1996

• Directive 10/18/EC of 8 March 2010

• Agreement on part time work, 6 June 1997

• Directive 97/81/EC of 15 December 1997

• Agreement on fixed term contracts, 19 March 1999

• Directive 99/70/EC of 28 June 1999

Transposed via Directive

• Agreement on telework, 16 July 2002

• Agreement on work-related stress, 8 October 2004

• Agreement on harassment and violence at work, 21 April 2007

• Agreement on inclusive labour markets, 25 March 2010

Autonomous agreements

EU cross-industry social dialogue results (1)

Implementation by Social Partners

3 Framework of actions

• Framework of actions on the lifelong development of competencies and qualifications, 14 March 2002

• Framework of actions on gender equality, 22 March 2005

• Framework of actions on youth employment, June 2013

More than 50 other joint documents: reports, recommendations, declarations, opinions, compendia of good practices, etc.

• Joint declaration on EU social partners’ involvement in the EU economic governance (2013)

• Joint declaration on EU Apprenticeships (2013)

• Joint statement on the Europe 2020 Strategy (2010)

• Joint letter on childcare (2008)

4 joint work programmes

5 Integrated programmes (joint projects)

EU cross-industry social dialogue results (2)

FA on Parental Leave

Transposed via Directive

FA on Parental Leave - Content

• Implementation via Directive (EU Directive 2010/18/EEC of 18 March 2010)

• Implementation period of two years

• First time a framework agreement was revised

Signed in 1995, revised in 2009

• Reconciling professional and family responsibilities

• Promoting equal opportunities and treatment between men and women

• FA covers all categories of workers

• The length of parental leave increased from 3 to 4 months

• 1 month non transferrable

• Role of income is acknowledged

• Specific conditions to parents of children with disabilities or long-term illness

• Notice periods to be determined at national level

• Diverse family structures are recognised

• Flexible working arrangements

Main points of the agreement

FA on Harassment and Violence

Implementation by Social Partners

FA on Harassment & Violence - Content

• Implementation in accordance with procedures and practices specific to management and labour (art. 155 TFEU)

• Yearly tables in 2008, 2009, 2010

• Final implementation report adopted in 2011

Signed on 26 April 2007

• H&V firmly condemned in all their forms – ZERO TOLERANCE

• H&V can potentially affect any workplace and any worker, but some sectors and groups more at risk

• H&V can take many different forms (physical, psychological and/or sexual)

• An obligation to prevent, identify and manage H&V at work (including third-party violence)

Main points of the agreement

National cross-industry social partners’ agreements

• Overarching CA: DK, FR, LV, LU, NL, NO, SW

• Joint guidance: AT, DK, IE, NO, SL, UK

• Joint declaration/statement: AT, CY, PL, SW

• Integration into existing agreement: DK (state sector, regions and municipalities); IT, SL

Sectoral SPs agreement

• CZ, NL, PT, ES

Company agreement

• CZ (guidelines for companies), DE (Deutsche Telekom), IT (Poste Italiane)

Assessment of existing legislation

• BE, CZ, DK, FI, IS, IR, IT, LV, NL, PO, SL

Complementary activities (research, training, events, communication tools)

• AT, CZ, DK, FI, IR, LV, NL, PT, SL, SW, UK

Impact at EU level

• Multisectoral guidelines to tackle third-party violence (EPSU, UNIEuropa, ETUCE, HOSPEEM, CEMR, EFEE, Eurocommerce, COESS); Joint declaration (Eurogas,EPSU, EMCEF); EU project to stop third-party violence (UNIEuropa-Eurocommerce); EU Project (ETUCE)

FA on H&V – Implementation tools

FoA on Youth Employment

FoA on Youth Employment - Content

• Three years follow-up period

• Yearly tables in 2014, 2015, 2016

• Final evaluation report to be adopted in 2017

Signed in June 2013

• Four priorities: I) Education; II) Transition; III) Employment; IV) Entrepreneurship

• Promotion, actions and follow-up

Main points of the framework of actions

THANK YOU !!!

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