In the companies referred to inArticle 1 of Law no. 83-675 of 26 July 1983 on the democratisation of the public sector, with the exception of those listed in Annex III of this law, and in the companies covered by I of Article 7 of Order no. 2014-948 of 20 August 2014 on the governance and capital transactions of companies with public shareholdings, the social and economic committee is represented…
In sociétés anonymes and sociétés en commandite par actions in which the board of directors or supervisory board includes at least one director or one member elected or appointed by the employees under Articles L. 225-27, L. 225-27-1, L. 225-79, L. 225-79-2 and L. 226-5-1 of the French Commercial Code, the Social and Economic Committee is represented on these boards by a full member of the Social and Economic Committee…
In simplified joint stock companies, the Articles of Association shall specify the corporate body to which the members of the staff delegation of the Social and Economic Committee shall exercise the rights defined by this sub-section.
In companies, the social and economic committee may apply to the courts for the appointment of an agent to convene the general meeting of shareholders in an emergency. It may also request the inclusion of draft resolutions on the agenda of general meetings. Two members of the Board, appointed by the Social and Economic Committee, one from the category of managerial, technical and supervisory staff, the other from the category…
The social and economic committee ensures, controls or participates in the management of all social and cultural activities established in the company, primarily for the benefit of employees, their families and trainees, regardless of how they are financed, under conditions determined by decree in the Council of State. This decree determines in particular the conditions under which the powers of the committee may be delegated to bodies set up by…
Employees are informed of the company’s policy on sponsorship and support for associations and foundations.
The social and economic committee ensures or supervises the management of physical or sporting activities and may decide to participate in their financing. It also issues an opinion on the conclusion of agreements, as provided for inarticle L. 221-8 of the French Sports Code, designed to facilitate the employment of top-level sportsmen and women, referees or judges and their professional retraining.
The contribution paid each year by the employer to finance the social institutions of the social and economic committee is set by company agreement. In the absence of an agreement, the ratio of this contribution to the gross payroll may not be less than the same ratio existing for the previous year.
In companies with several establishment social and economic committees, the determination of the overall amount of the employer’s contribution paid to finance the committee’s social and cultural activities is carried out at company level under the conditions set out in article L. 2312-81. The distribution of the contribution between the works councils is set by a company agreement in proportion to the number of employees in the establishments or their…
For the purposes of this paragraph, the gross wage bill is made up of all earnings and remuneration subject to social security contributions pursuant to the provisions of article L. 242-1 of the Social Security Code orarticle L. 741-10 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, with the exception of compensation paid on termination of an open-ended employment contract.
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