Worker information and consultation

Commissioner Flynn put to the Council a number of suggestions, the objective of which was: i) to lay down rules, at Community level, for worker information and consultation in each Member State; these rules would be complementary to the directive on European works councils, which came into force on 22 September 1994. The Commission intended to consult the social partners before presenting a formal proposal based on the agreement on social policy annexed to the Treaty on European Union. ii) to set up a high-level panel of experts charged with examining the question of worker participation in company management, and especially in the context of the proposed statute for the European Company. The panel would be given a mandate to examine national systems and draw up recommendations for future action.