Table 1 Food sector restructuring and workplace representation Institutional forms of Country Size Restructuring type Actors in/ nature of dialogue Arenas of negotiation representation Of access Belgium 80,000 Offshoring of export High percent in trade nat´l level Wages and benefits;Working 7 in logistics dept. to E. Eur.; union; national, sector agreements; sector time, benefits, training: logistics export agreements; works works councils Info/consultation, company dept. councils conditions Bulgaria 607 in Bulgarian Takeover by About 70 percent in 3 Workers reps and comp. Adoption of collective labour sites (reduced reorganisation of unions management agreement; agreement; social benefits from 1,200); prod. and centralisation of Individual of redress logistics: 70 logistics Denmark 25,000 total; Centralisation; Over 90 percent in Safety reps; union agree-ments Safety; flexible working time 1,450 in new outsourcing of some union; works council in with co. management arrangements, access to retraining plant activities plant Greece 100 in Greece; Offshoring to E. Europe 100 percent in General collective labour Wages, benefits 35 in E. Euro. union agreement; in E. Eur. plant ‘independent’ E. Eur plant; special provisions of site level clothing and food Italy 2,400 in main Outsourcing to site in 60-70 percent union National & sector agree-ment; Flexible working time site; 52 in southern Italy membership; national workers reps at plant level arrangements; safety outsourced site and sector agreements Norway 1,100 Transfer to new employer; 15-20 percent in trade Management and labour Wages, benefits 140 in sales and buy-out union consensus distribution unit Trade unions and plant Wages, job content, flexible UK 80,000 Take-over by Company level union management working time arrangements 2,500 in multinational; participation high, but no UK, Scotland reorganisation of exact numbers available and Ireland production and logistics
Table 1 Food sector restructuring and workplace representation Country Of access Size Restructuring type Institutional forms of representation Actors in/ nature of dialogue Arenas of negotiation Belgium 80,000 7 in logistics export dept. Offshoring of export logistics dept. to E. Eur.; High percent in trade union; national, sector agreements; works councils nat´l level agreements; sector works councils Wages and benefits;Working time, benefits, training: Info/consultation, company conditions Bulgaria 607 in Bulgarian sites (reduced from 1,200); logistics: 70 Takeover by reorganisation of prod. and centralisation of logistics About 70 percent in 3 unions Workers reps and comp. management agreement; Individual of redress Adoption of collective labour agreement; social benefits Denmark 25,000 total; 1,450 in new plant Centralisation; outsourcing of some activities Over 90 percent in union; works council in plant Safety reps; union agree-ments with co. management Safety; flexible working time arrangements, access to retraining Greece 100 in Greece; 35 in E. Euro. site Offshoring to E. Europe 100 percent in ‘independent’ union General collective labour agreement; in E. Eur. plant level Wages, benefits E. Eur plant; special provisions of clothing and food Italy 2,400 in main site; 52 in outsourced site Outsourcing to site in southern Italy 60-70 percent union membership; national and sector agreements National & sector agree-ment; workers reps at plant level Flexible working time arrangements; safety Norway 1,100 140 in sales and distribution unit Transfer to new employer; buy-out 15-20 percent in trade union Management and labour consensus Wages, benefits UK 80,000 2,500 in UK, Scotland and Ireland Take-over by multinational; reorganisation of production and logistics Company level union participation high, but no exact numbers available Trade unions and plant management Wages, job content, flexible working time arrangements
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