Framework Directive for informing and consulting employees (Directive 2002/14/EC)
General framework for informing and consulting employees (Directive 2002/14/EC)
The objective of Directive 2002/14 is to establish a general framework for informing and consulting employees in the European Community in order to fill the gaps and counter the shortcomings in the provisions in force at national and Community levels. The Directive was adopted by the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament on 11 March 2002. By March 2005 Member States were required to implement the Directive in national legislation and lay down procedures through which companies would have to inform their employees about their employer’s economic situation and to inform and consult them on issues concerned with employment and work organisation. In contrast to the EWC and SE Directives, this legislation lays down minimum standards at national level. It covers companies with at least 50 employees or establishments with at least 20 (Member States can choose which threshold should apply to them).
more ...Transposition
The Transposition of the Directive in the EU Members States was due to 23 March 2005.
In December 2005 the ETUI-REHS presented an implementation report of EU Council Directive 2002/14/EC based on the replies to the questionnaire elaborated within the frame of the NETLEX and circulated to ETUC affiliates. Main purpose of this comparison is to analyse the domestic implementation provisions of directive 2002/14/EC in the EU Members States and some of the acceding countries.
