*Behind the Curtain* Sofia, 7 June 2012

Project: Social dialogue in the live performance sector in the EU. Strengthening capacities of national employers organisations in the EU and candidate countries to support a sustainable environment for European sectoral social dialogue. Agreement ref. no. VS/2011/0416 With the financial support of the European Commission

European social dialogue What is social dialogue? Who are the players? 2. The international treaties 3. Role of European social dialogue 4. The European sectoral social dialogue committee ‘live performance’ 1.

What is social dialogue = all types of negotiation, consultation and simple exchanges of information between or among representatives of governments, employers and workers on issues of common interest relating to economic and social policy.

Who are the players? Government (ministry of employment)

Workers

management

(trade-unions)

(employers assoc)

European Treaty (TFEU)  Article 154TFEU provides that the Commission, before

submitting proposals in the social policy field, has to consult management and labour on the possible direction of the proposals concerned. Moreover, if, after such consultation, the Commission considers Community action advisable, it is obliged to consult management and labour on the content of the envisaged proposal.  Article 155 TFEU provides that social partners have the right to negotiate with a view to establish agreements

European social partners  Concluded a number of agreements with binding force

(directives)  Parental leave (right to take 3 months of leave)  Part-time work (same rights as full-time workers)  Fixed term work (same rights as workers with open-

ended contracts) Concluded in the 90’ies  2009 revised parental leave (right to 4 months of leave)

European social partners  Concluded a number of framework (voluntary)

agreements  Telework  Work-related stress  Harassment and violence at work  Inclusive labour markets  Concluded in the years 2000-2010

Levels of European social dialogue Cross-industry social partners • Employers: Businesseurope, UEAPME, CEEP • Trade-union: ETUC

Sectoral social dialogue • 41 sectoral social dialogue committees • Committee ‘live performance’

European sectoral social dialogue committee ‘live performance’  Set up in 1998-1999  Trade-union : FIM – FIA – Uni-Mei = EAEA  Employers : Pearle*  Meetings in Brussels facilitated by the DG

Employment of the European Commission  Approx 5 meetings per year (working groups, plenary)  Working group: up to 15 delegates on each side  Plenary: in principle 1 delegate per country

Achievements of the SSDCLP guidance, 1 action plan, 1

statements, 6 reports/surveys, 3

positions, 2 conclusions, 5

letters, 2

declarations, 6

Subjects

social dialogue and capacity building

theatre technics, training, lifelong learning financial/economic crisis role of culture/cultural policy employment/health&safety mobility (visas, third-country nationals, info systems)

Pearle*’s role as employers association  See article 154 TFEU : consultation of the EC  Responses to consultations such as:  Working time directive  Noise directive  Musculoskeletal disorders  Reconciliation on professional, private and family life  Social dialogue => Responses drafted on the basis of the national members feedback, input, opinions and views

European social dialogue : a two-way model European level SECTOR

National level