Social Dialogue in the Utilities - GAS

(18 April 2008) The following issues were considered by the social partners in the European gas industry:
The internal market for the gas sector. It was not possible to find agreement over a joint letter regarding the social consequences of the Commission proposals. This will be discussed further between the secretariats.
Maxime Cerutti of BusinessEurope presented the Violence at Work agreement as agreed between ETUC and the European employers organisations. The social partners agreed (...)

(11 February 2008) A major item of discussion was the 3rd package of liberalisation of the internal market for electricity and gas. Eurogas presented the views on the different parts of the package such as the gas directive, the European Regulatory Agency and the access to transmission networks. The trade union side commented underlining the importance of addressing the social dimension, impact on workers and the need for transparency and democracy with the regulator. The social partners (...)

(16 November 2007) The proposals of the Commission on opening up the market for gas were the main topic of discussion in the European social dialogue committee gas. The employers and trade union representatives agreed that the Commission proposals take insufficient account of the implications on employment in the gas sector. The social partners are concerned that the proposals, and especially on ownership unbundling, will contribute to worsen the job perspectives in the gas industry. (...)

The social partners in the European gas sector
Agreed a joint statement with the conclusions they draw from the employment study done by EcoTec for the European Commission (to read the EcoTec study, click here). The statement notes the problems liberalisation has brought for employment in the sector. It recognises outsourcing as a major challenge with which unions and employers have to deal and it establishes the need to develop the analysis further and gather more data.The statement (...)

The social partners in the European gas sector expressed concerns over the lack of a social dimension in the energy package (of 10 January 2007), the need to inform the social partners of the impact assessments and to consult on the new measures being prepared for the internal market. We also raise the results of the EcoTec study with the European Commission. To read the letter (...)

(7 May 2007) Eurogas and the union side considered the follow up to the plenary 15 March 2007. It was agreed to establish a working group to consider the future prospects for employment and competencies/ skills in the gas sector and taking into account the employment study of the European Commission done by EcoTec), a recent ETUC study on jobs and a low carbon economy, the energy package as proposed by the Commission (10 January) amongst others; Other subjects considered included the (...)

This first meeting was opened by Jackie Morin of the European Commission (DG Employment) and responsible for the European social dialogue. The gas sector is the 34th sector with a social dialogue committee. The Commission welcomed the establishment of a social dialogue in this vital sector for the European economy.After election of the chair, adoption of the work prgramme and rules of procedure, the main issue of discussion was the package of energy measures as proposed by the European (...)

European Commissioner Vladimir Spidla informed EPSU of the establishment of the Social Dialogue Committee for the European Gas Industry. The employers side is represented by Eurogas. Commissioner Spidla refers in his letter to the importance of the gas sector in Europe. "The gas sector is a key sector in Europe. It contributes to employment, competitiveness and innovation. The development of the sector is essential to energy security of the European Union." EPSU Deputy General (...)

April 2002

The paper provides an overview of developments in the European gas industry; it was developed for a social dialogue conference with Eurogas in 2002.
Gas industry liberalisation, restructuring and employment in the European Union
by Steve Thomas, David Hall and Vladimir Popov Public Services International Research Unit, University of Greenwich, May 2002
For the project ‘Developing Social Dialogue in the European Gas Supply Sector’ With the support of the European Commission (...)

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