social dialogue
In January 2004 a Sectoral Social dialogue Committee for Local and Regional government was set up between EPSU and the Employers Platform of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR-EP). The chair of the committee alternates every two years between EPSU and CEMR.
The Committee is now working on its third work programme covering the period 2008-2010, agreed in the plenary meeting of December 2007. The work programme identifies the following priorities:
Promoting Social dialogue and contribute to the Commission’s aim to strengthen social dialogue in the new member states and candidate countries
Evaluating experiences in various forms of local service provision (outsourcing / insourcing, PPPs, inter-municipal cooperation)
Tackling harassment and violence at work
Promoting gender equality and reconciliation of work and family life
Statements and other documents agreed by the Committee since 2004 include:
Guidelines on gender equality plans (December 2007)
Statement on the Green Paper on labour law (May 2007)
statement on the development of social dialogue in local and regional government (November 2006)
Report on strengthening social dialogue in the new member states and candidate countries (October 2005)
statement and survey on EU employment policy (May 2005)
statement on telework (January 2004)
See also our meetings documents and minutes.
EPSU / CEMR agree joint statement on active inclusion
(Brussels, 3 March 2008) The statement, which is in response to the consultation by the European Commission on this subject, has been prepared on the basis of the discussion held by the members of the sectoral social dialogue committee for regional and local government in December 2007.
In the statement EPSU / CEMR:
underline that social inclusion is an important issue for the EU, Member States, and social partners (in all sectors) given that 16% of the EU population is at risk (...)
Work programme 2008-2010
Programme de travail 2008-2010
Multi-Sectoral Social Dialogue meeting - “Third Party Violence at Work”
“Third Party Violence at Work”
14 March 2008, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Brussels
Violence and Harassment at work is high on the European Union Agenda. The social partners in sectors like the local and regional government sector, commerce, the hospital and the private security sector have jointly expressed their wish to explore whether it would be possible and useful to complement the cross-sectoral agreement from a more specific sectoral and/or (...)
Plenary meeting of the European Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for Local and Regional Government
for Local and Regional Government
14 December 2007, 09h00 - 16h00, Hotel Bedford, 135 rue du Midi, 1000 Brussels
We are pleased to confirm the social dialogue plenary meeting on 14 December 2007 in Brussels in the Hotel Bedford, 135 rue du Midi, 1000 Brussels....
Agenda The agenda is attached. The main item to discuss is the next social dialogue work programme for 2008-2009. Other meeting documents will follow as soon as (...)
2nd working group meeting on gender equality
Invitation to 2nd working group meeting on gender equality
9 November 2007, Berlaymont, 200 Rue de la Loi, Brussels 1000 - 09h30 - 16h00
Languages requested: English, French, Spanish
We are pleased to confirm the second meeting of the working group. Attached you will find:
A draft agenda
Minutes from the 1st meeting (27 April 2007)
The draft equality plan guidelines (English and French
The official invitation (...)
Social Dialogue conference 13 March 2006
In his opening remarks, Commissioner Spidla stressed his interest in getting feedback from the social partners on how to face the challenges that we are facing in the EU, mainly linked to globalisation, enlargement and the demographic change.
A selection of social partners presented their experience in the areas (...)
Update on social dialogue activities in local and regional government and information about next meeting of EPSU standing Committee
The social dialogue Committee for local and regional government met on 31 January 2006 and approved the new work programme for 2006/2007 (attached in English, French, German, Spanish and Swedish).
The work programme has four themes:
Strengthening social dialogue in the new member states / candidate countries through capacity building activities;
Supporting reform processes (focus on demographic ageing and work organisation);
Promoting gender (...)
EPSU/CEMR organised a joint Conference on social dialogue in the new Member States/candidate countries on 14 October in Budapest
The Conference survey provides an (...)
Strengthening social dialogue in the local and regional government sector in the ’new’ Member States and candidate countries
Introduction
Aims and objectives of the study
The aim of this study is to support the sectoral social partners (CEMR and EPSU) in the local and regional government sector in delivering a Commission funded project on strengthening social dialogue in local and regional government in the “new” Member States and candidate countries. The project is to contribute to the ongoing sectoral (...)
Update of activities, June 2005
Update on Social Dialogue activities in Local and Regional Government
EPSU/CEMR human resources working group
A number of ideas and suggestions were put on the table based on both EU and national and initiatives. These addressed both HR systems and particular issues such as life long learning/skills development, gender equality, and ageing workforce. The working group (...)
Update on Social Dialogue activities & report of 12 January meeting
The social dialogue activities for this year have already got underway, with joint EPSU/CEMR working group meetings taking place on January 12 and January 13. This note gives a short update.
EPSU/CEMR human resources working group
The working group on human resources met on January 12.
A note of the meeting is attached; See also the MINUTES
You may recall (...)
Notification of upcoming meetings 2005
A draft agenda is also attached for the first of these meetings, ie the human resources working group on 12 January 2005. Given the tight deadline we would appreciate nominations for this group as soon as possible.
To recall, the Commission will reimburse travel and (...)
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