Forward to a colleague View as a webpage Add us to your white list Quick Links »   New articles this month   News   Features New articles this month › Full European contents list on XpertHR Top News › EU: Commission launches youth employment initiative › EU: More redundant workers receive help from EGF › International: H&M launches worldwide employee incentive scheme › France: Decree tightens rules on students' work placements › Germany: Union seeks 6% pay rise in steel industry › Germany: Legislation will ban clandestine observation of employees › Ireland: Recession brings "explosion" in employment rights cases › Italy: Metalworking unions and employers discuss flexibility › Spain: Minimum services agreed during general strike › Spain: Procedures for employment cases to be overhauled Top Features EU: Commission sets out 2010-15 gender equality strategy The European Commission's gender equality strategy for 2010-15, issued in September 2010, includes possible legislative initiatives on paternity leave, carers’ leave and equal pay. International: PPR signs charter on stress prevention with EWC PPR, a France-based retail and luxury goods multinational, signed a Europe-wide charter in July 2010 on "quality of life at work" and prevention of work-related stress with its European Works Council. International: EWCs state of play - October 2010 More than 900 multinational companies now have a European Works Council, including around 110 firms based in the UK. We review the current state of play in terms of the development of EWCs and the changing legal context. Top Editor's message EWCs STATE OF PLAY With revised EU legislation on European Works Councils (EWCs) due to come into force in 2011, we outline the current state of play on EWCs, examining their spread, the changing legal environment and trends in agreements setting them up. Some 16 years after the original Directive, more than 900 multinational companies have set up EWCs. However, 60% of firms covered by the Directive do not have an EWC in place. The key role of EWCs is employee information and consultation. However, a growing number are exceeding this remit and negotiating Europe-wide agreements on aspects of HR policy. We look at an innovative European agreement on work-related stress, signed by management at PPR, the France-based retail group, and its EWC. Mark Carley European editor, XpertHR Get more out of XpertHR › Full European contents list › Model policies › Good practice guides › Line manager briefings › Salary surveys Tools for subscribers › My XpertHR › User guide › Advanced search › XpertHR feeds Customer services › Password reminder › Email the helpdesk or call 0845 671 1110 › Read previous newsletters Forward to a colleague xperthr.co.uk This email has been sent to luke.smith@rbi.co.uk Unsubscribe from future European emails. Disclaimer This message is intended only for the use of the person(s) ("Intended Recipient") to whom it is addressed. It may contain information, which is privileged and confidential. Accordingly any dissemination, distribution, copying or other use of this message or any of its content by any person other than the Intended Recipient may constitute a breach of civil or criminal law and is strictly prohibited. If you are not the Intended Recipient, please contact the sender as soon as possible. © Reed Business Information Ltd +44 (0)20 8652 3500 | Terms and Conditions | Privacy Policy Registered Office: Reed Business, Quadrant House, 9th Floor, The Quadrant, Sutton, SM2 5AS. Registered in England & Wales: 151537