Participation rights in practice: what are the power bases of worker representatives at the board?

"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 o...

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Main Authors: Conchon, Aline, Waddington, Jeremy
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Brussels 2015
ETUI
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19100205124919284879-Participation-rights-in-practi.htm
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description "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."
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spellingShingle Conchon, Aline
Waddington, Jeremy
decision making
workers participation
workers representation
corporate governance
Participation rights in practice: what are the power bases of worker representatives at the board?
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title Participation rights in practice: what are the power bases of worker representatives at the board?
topic decision making
workers participation
workers representation
corporate governance
url https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19100205124919284879-Participation-rights-in-practi.htm