direct ec european parliament council march establish gener framework inform consult employe european commun european parliament council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion econom social committe regard opinion committe region act accord procedur refer articl light joint text approv concili committe januari pursuant articl treati object commun member state promot social dialogu manag labour point commun charter fundament social right worker inter alia inform consult particip worker develop line take account practic forc member state commiss consult manag labour commun level direct commun action inform consult employe undertak commun consult commiss consid commun action advis consult manag labour content plan propos manag labour present opinion commiss complet stage consult manag labour inform commiss initi process potenti lead conclus agreement exist legal framework nation commun level intend ensur employe involv affair undertak emploi decis affect prevent decis affect employe made public adequ procedur implement inform consult strengthen dialogu promot mutual trust undertak order improv risk anticip make work organis flexibl facilit employe access train undertak maintain secur make employe awar adapt increas employe avail undertak measur activ increas employ promot employe involv oper futur undertak increas competit promot enhanc inform consult situat develop employ undertak employ evalu suggest employ undertak threat anticipatori measur envisag term employe train skill develop view offset neg develop consequ increas employ adapt employe affect time inform consult prerequisit success restructur adapt undertak condit creat globalis economi develop form organis work commun drawn implement employ strategi base concept quot anticip quot quot prevent quot quot employ quot incorpor kei element public polici benefit employ includ polici individu undertak strengthen social dialogu view promot chang compat preserv prioriti object employ develop intern market properli balanc maintain essenti valu societi base ensur citizen benefit econom develop entri stage econom monetari union extend acceler competit pressur european level mean support measur need nation level exist legal framework employe inform consult commun nation level tend adopt excess posteriori approach process chang neglect econom aspect decis contribut genuin anticip employ develop undertak risk prevent polit econom social legal develop call exist legal framework provid legal practic instrument enabl inform consult exercis direct prejudic nation system exercis practic entitl exercis requir wish collect direct prejudic system provid direct involv employe long free exercis inform consult repres object propos action outlin adequ achiev member state object establish framework employe inform consult european context view scale impact propos action achiev commun level commun adopt measur accord principl subsidiar set articl treati accord principl proportion set articl direct order achiev object purpos gener framework establish minimum requir applic commun prevent member state lai provis favour employe purpos gener framework avoid administr financi legal constraint hinder creation develop small medium size undertak end scope direct restrict choic made member state undertak employe establish emploi employe take account prejudic nation measur practic aim foster social dialogu compani cover direct public administr transit basi member state establish statutori system inform consult employe employe represent possibl restrict scope direct number employe commun framework inform consult employe minimum burden undertak establish ensur effect exercis right grant object direct achiev establish gener framework compris principl definit arrang inform consult member state compli adapt nation situat ensur manag labour lead role allow defin freeli agreement arrang inform consult employe suit wish care avoid affect specif rule field employe inform consult exist nation law address undertak establish pursu polit profession organis religi charit educ scientif artist aim aim involv inform express opinion undertak establish protect disclosur sensit inform employ allow inform consult damag undertak establish compli immedi order issu regulatori supervisori bodi inform consult impli right oblig manag labour undertak establish level administr judici procedur sanction effect dissuas proportion relat serious offenc applic case infring oblig base direct direct affect provis specif council direct ec juli approxim law member state relat collect redund council direct ec march approxim law member state relat safeguard employe right event transfer undertak busi part undertak busi right inform consult includ aris council direct eec septemb establish european work council procedur commun scale undertak commun scale group undertak purpos inform consult employe affect direct implement direct suffici ground reduct gener level protect worker area appli adopt direct articl object principl purpos direct establish gener framework set minimum requir inform consult employe undertak establish commun practic arrang inform consult defin implement accord nation law industri relat practic individu member state ensur effect defin implement practic arrang inform consult employ employe repres work spirit cooper due regard reciproc right oblig take account interest undertak establish employe articl definit purpos direct quot undertak quot mean public privat undertak carri econom activ oper gain locat territori member state quot establish quot mean unit busi defin accord nation law practic locat territori member state econom activ carri ongo basi human materi resourc quot employ quot mean natur legal person parti employ contract employ relationship employe accord nation law practic quot employe quot mean person member state concern protect employe nation employ law accord nation practic quot employe repres quot mean employe repres provid nation law practic quot inform quot mean transmiss employ employe repres data order enabl acquaint subject matter examin quot consult quot mean exchang view establish dialogu employe repres employ articl scope direct appli choic made member state undertak emploi employe member state establish emploi employe member state member state determin method calcul threshold employe emploi conform principl object direct member state lai provis applic undertak establish pursu directli essenti polit profession organis religi charit educ scientif artist aim aim involv inform express opinion condit date entri forc direct provis natur exist nation legisl member state derog direct provis applic crew vessel ply high sea articl practic arrang inform consult accord principl set articl prejudic provis practic forc favour employe member state determin practic arrang exercis inform consult level accord articl inform consult cover inform recent probabl develop undertak establish activ econom situat inform consult situat structur probabl develop employ undertak establish anticipatori measur envisag threat employ inform consult decis lead substanti work organis contractu relat includ cover commun provis refer articl inform time fashion content enabl employe repres conduct adequ studi prepar consult consult place ensur time method content thereof relev level manag represent depend subject discuss basi inform suppli employ accord articl opinion employe repres entitl formul enabl employe repres meet employ obtain respons reason respons opinion formul view reach agreement decis scope employ power refer paragraph articl inform consult deriv agreement member state entrust manag labour level includ undertak establish level defin freeli time negoti agreement practic arrang inform consult employe agreement agreement exist date laid articl subsequ renew agreement establish respect principl set articl subject condit limit laid member state provis refer articl articl confidenti inform member state provid condit limit laid nation legisl employe repres expert assist authoris reveal employe parti inform legitim interest undertak establish expressli provid confid oblig continu appli repres expert expiri term offic member state authoris employe repres assist pass confidenti inform employe parti bound oblig confidenti member state provid specif case condit limit laid nation legisl employ oblig commun inform undertak consult natur inform consult object criteria harm function undertak establish prejudici prejudic exist nation procedur member state provid administr judici review procedur case employ requir confidenti provid inform accord paragraph provid procedur intend safeguard confidenti inform question articl protect employe repres member state ensur employe repres carri function enjoi adequ protect guarante enabl perform properli duti assign articl protect right member state provid measur event complianc direct employ employe repres ensur adequ administr judici procedur enabl oblig deriv direct enforc member state provid adequ sanction applic event infring direct employ employe repres sanction effect proportion dissuas articl link direct commun nation provis direct prejudic specif inform consult procedur set articl direct ec articl direct ec direct prejudic provis adopt accord direct ec ec direct prejudic right inform consult particip nation law implement direct suffici ground regress relat situat prevail member state relat gener level protect worker area appli articl transit provis notwithstand articl member state date entri forc direct gener perman statutori system inform consult employe gener perman statutori system employe represent workplac allow employe repres purpos limit applic nation provis implement direct undertak emploi employe establish emploi employe march undertak emploi employe establish emploi employe year date point articl transposit member state adopt law regul administr provis compli direct march ensur manag labour introduc date requir provis agreement member state oblig step enabl guarante result impos direct time forthwith inform commiss thereof member state adopt measur refer direct accompani refer occas offici public method make refer laid member state articl review commiss march commiss consult member state social partner commun level review applic direct view propos amend articl entri forc direct enter forc dai public offici journal european commun articl address direct address member state brussel march european parliament presid cox council presid piqué camp oj oj oj opinion european parliament april oj confirm septemb oj council common posit juli oj decis european parliament octob publish offici journal decis european parliament februari decis council februari oj oj oj direct amend direct ec oj joint declar european parliament council commiss employe represent quot regard employe represent european parliament council commiss recal judgement european court justic june case safeguard employe right event transfer undertak collect redund quot