Outsourcing
Outsourcing and collective bargaining - EPSU survey 2004-05
Background
The June 2004 EPSU Congress agreed a resolution on collective bargaining which noted that: “All too often modernisation [is]... nothing less than a euphemism for cost cutting, outsourcing and violation of worker’s rights. EPSU supports modernisation that is based on negotiations between employers and unions. One-sided employer or government measures are rejected.”
Corporate restructuring, of which outsourcing is one of most common elements, is one of six key (...)
The June 2004 EPSU Congress agreed a resolution on collective bargaining which noted that: “All too often modernisation [is]... nothing less than a euphemism for cost cutting, outsourcing and violation of worker’s rights. EPSU supports modernisation that is based on negotiations between employers and unions. One-sided employer or government measures are rejected.”
Corporate restructuring, of which outsourcing is one of most common elements, is one of six key (...)
Draft outsourcing checklist
Excluded services - an agreement on outsourcing could specify services which the employer would be committed not to outsource under any circumstances
Bringing services back in-house - any agreement on outsourcing should also include a commitment from the employer to keep things under review and consider taking services back in-house
Training and qualifications - the employer and trade unions should regularly negotiate over levels of training and qualification to ensure that employees (...)
Bringing services back in-house - any agreement on outsourcing should also include a commitment from the employer to keep things under review and consider taking services back in-house
Training and qualifications - the employer and trade unions should regularly negotiate over levels of training and qualification to ensure that employees (...)
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