Book VI: Prevention institutions and organisations

Labour advisors must hold a special diploma issued by the Minister for Labour.

The employment adviser acts in the workplace in order to: 1° Ensure the well-being of workers in the company and facilitate their adaptation to work; 2° Study, in particular, the problems raised by the employment of women, young people and disabled workers; 3° Coordinate and promote the social initiatives decided by the employer and by the social and economic committee and act as a technical adviser to the latter on…

The employment consultant works in conjunction with the company’s occupational health department. In agreement with the employer and the social and economic committee or the inter-company committee, he or she looks for improvements that can be made to working conditions, the well-being of workers and the operation of social works in the company or inter-company.

The employment adviser is in constant contact with the welfare, assistance and placement bodies, the various social institutions and the social security and public health services, with a view to facilitating workers’ exercise of the rights conferred by social legislation and directing them, where necessary, to the competent bodies.

The Labour Advisor responsible, in companies or inter-company services, for initiating, studying and implementing social achievements decided by the Social and Economic Committee and the employer performs the duties of Chief Labour Advisor.