Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-09-03-Speech-1-093"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-09-03"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:European works council2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010903.7.1-093"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-09-03-Speech-1-0942
lpv:speaker	lp:Gary Titley2
lpv:spoken text	". – Mr President, we are referring to the working of the works council directive up to the period 1996, i.e. before the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland signed up to that agreement. The experience up until that point was positive, with clear benefits being brought about by this directive. However, recent events have shown some weaknesses in the works council directive, noticeably in relation to restructuring as we have seen several cases recently of major restructuring in multinationals in which workers have not been consulted. We should note that, even before the adoption of this directive, the Court of Justice in various cases held that works councils were parties concerned for the purposes of merger control proceedings. That presupposes a duty to inform and consult on the part of the employer. We should like to see a strengthening of the directive in relation to consultation in the event of restructuring. The Commission in its report also refers to the vagueness of the requirement for an information and consultation meeting to be held with the workers as soon as possible in the event of exceptional circumstances which affect employees. That also needs to be tightened. Article 27 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights says that workers should be guaranteed information and consultation ‘in good time’, which is a rather more strict interpretation than ‘as soon as possible’. The Committee on Legal Affairs would like to see strengthening in relation to that point. In addition, we find that part-time workers are dealt with differently in different Member States. We would like to see the Commission look into that aspect, and into the question of time off for activities in the works councils, which varies from Member State to Member State. This should also apply regarding the matter of training, which also varies considerably. We would like to see the Commission come forward with proposals to ensure that there is harmonised training across Member States in order to ensure that workers' representatives are able to put their case as effectively as possible."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Slovenia Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-08--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Labour Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee (EEA) (2000-04-11--2002-01-14)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 chair; Delegation to the EU-Lithuania Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (2000-02-16--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Temporary committee on the Echelon interception system (2000-07-06--2001-09-05)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2003-05-20)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Titley (PSE ),"1 "draftsman of the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market"1

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