Participation rights in practice: what are the power bases of worker representatives at the board?
Conchon, Aline ; Waddington, Jeremy
European Trade Union Institute, Brussels
ETUI - Brussels
2015
6 p.
decision making ; workers participation ; workers representation ; corporate governance
ETUI Policy Brief. European Economic, Employment and Social Policy
10/2015
Workers participation and European works councils
English
Bibliogr.
2031-8782
"Workers' right to be represented on the board (of directors, or supervisory board) of their company is so widespread in Europe that it is deemed a core element of the European social model. Yet, very little is known about how those participation rights operate in practice.
This Policy Brief outlines some of the key findings of the first-ever questionnaire-based survey of worker representatives who serve on company boards in 16 European countries and in European Companies (SEs). It demonstrates that necessary conditions must be met for board-level worker representatives to be able to exert real power over corporate strategic decisions."
Digital
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[Book]
Les droits de participation en pratique : quels sont les fondements du pouvoir des représentants des travailleurs au conseil d'administration ou de surveillance ?
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ETUI, 2015. - 7 p.
ISBN 2031-8782
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