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European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)

European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)

COMPARATIVE STUDY

 

Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Catering sector [28 May 2010]

May 2010

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0909017s/index.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0909017s/tn0909017s.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn0909017s/tn0909017s.pdf

[full-text, 47 pages]

 

This study sets out to provide the necessary information for establishing sectoral social dialogue in the contract catering sector. It first sketches the sector’s economic situation, then analyses the social partner organisations in all 27 EU Member States, focusing on membership levels, role in collective bargaining and public policy, and national and European affiliations. Finally, the study explores the representative associations at European level, particularly their membership composition and their capacity to negotiate. The aim of the EIRO representativeness studies is to identify the relevant national and supranational social partner organisations in the field of industrial relations in selected sectors. The impetus for these studies arises from the goal of the European Commission to recognise the representative social partner organisations to be consulted under the EC Treaty provisions. Hence, this study is designed to provide the basic information required to establish and evaluate sectoral social dialogue.

 

The study was compiled on the basis of individual national reports submitted by the EIRO correspondents. The text of each of these national reports is available below. The national reports were drawn up in response to a questionnaire and should be read in conjunction with it.

 

CONTENTS

Objectives of study

Economic background

National level of interest representation

European level of interest representation

Commentary

References

Annex: List of abbreviations

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