Clariane: The Clariane European Charter for the fundamental principles of social dialogue

On 25 October 2023, the management of the Clariane SE group (70,000 employees), its SE European works council (CE-SE) and the European Public Service Union (EPSU) signed a European Charter for the Fundamental Principles of Social Dialogue. The group wishes to ensure that a social dialogue can be held in each of its establishments and at the level of each country (to discuss health and safety issues among other things, on a body with equal representation of management and employees). A “place for social dialogue” should be set up in each country, including those where such a central body does not yet exist or has not yet been put into effect, in order to propose a “common vision”, to circulate information among workforce representatives, and to monitor agreements signed or texts negotiated at European level. The agreement will have to be implemented within 6 months in the group’s various countries, and its application will be checked by a monitoring committee, using seven indicators set out in appendix (percentage of employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement, mapping of sites that have their own employee representation body, etc.).