Staff representatives are appointed to group committees every four years. However, a branch agreement, a group agreement or a company agreement, as the case may be, may set the term of office of staff representatives on group committees at between two and four years.
The total number of seats on the Group Works Council is divided between the elected representatives of the various electoral colleges in proportion to the numerical strength of each college. The seats allocated to each college are distributed between the trade union organisations in proportion to the number of elected representatives they have obtained in these colleges, according to the rule of proportional representation with the highest remainder. Where, for…
The Group Works Council shall be set up at the initiative of the dominant undertaking, as soon as the configuration of the group is defined in application of the provisions of this chapter, either following an agreement between the interested parties or, failing this, by a court decision. This constitution takes place at the latest within six months of the conclusion of this agreement or the intervention of the court…
When an employee representative on the Group Works Council ceases to perform his duties, his replacement, for the remainder of his term of office, is appointed by the trade union organisations in the case provided for in Article L. 2333-2 or by the administrative authority in the case provided for in the third paragraph of Article L. 2333-4.
The Group Works Council is chaired by the head of the parent company. It appoints a secretary.
The Group Works Council meets at least once a year and is convened by its Chairman. The agenda for the meeting is drawn up by the Chairman and the Secretary and communicated to the members at least fifteen days before the meeting. Time spent by staff representatives at meetings of the Group Works Council is paid as working time. The use of videoconferencing to convene a Group Works Council meeting…
The Group Works Council meets for the first time, at the initiative of the parent company, as soon as it is set up and at the latest within six months of its creation.
The Group Works Council may be assisted by a chartered accountant in carrying out the tasks set out in Article L. 2332-1. This expert is remunerated by the dominant undertaking. The Chartered Accountant has access to the same documents as the statutory auditors of the undertakings making up the Group, in order to carry out any checks or controls that fall within the scope of these tasks.
Failure to set up and convene a group committee for the first time in accordance with the conditions laid down in articles L. 2333-5 and L. 2334-3 or obstructing the appointment of group committee members is punishable by one year’s imprisonment and a fine of €7,500. Obstructing the regular operation of this committee is punishable by a fine of €7,500.
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