Facilities for trade union officials and members to exercise their rights – A comparative review 02 03 Table of Contents Introduction: The background of the project......................................................................................................................7 The freedom of association and the right to organize as a matrix...............................................................................9 Part I: General Part.............................................................................................................................................................17 European and international law...........................................................................................................................................17 Comparative labour law........................................................................................................................................................21 Protection against acts of anti-union discrimination......................................................................................................21 Belgium.....................................................................................................................................................................................21 Denmark..................................................................................................................................................................................22 France.......................................................................................................................................................................................23 Germany..................................................................................................................................................................................23 Italy...........................................................................................................................................................................................23 Spain.........................................................................................................................................................................................24 Sweden......................................................................................................................................................................................24 Comparative table and conclusions in relation to Anti-union discrimination............................................................27 Protection against acts of interference...............................................................................................................................28 Table οf Acronyms Belgium.....................................................................................................................................................................................28 Denmark...................................................................................................................................................................................29 CFA Committee on Freedom of Association France.......................................................................................................................................................................................29 CEACR Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions Germany..................................................................................................................................................................................30 and Recommendations Italy............................................................................................................................................................................................31 CFREU Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union Spain.........................................................................................................................................................................................31 ECHR European Convention on Human Rights Sweden......................................................................................................................................................................................31 ESC European Social Charter EU European Union EWC European Works Council ICCPR International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ICESCR International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ILO International Labour Organization Facilities for trade union officials and members to exercise their rights – A comparative review Facilities for trade union officials and members to exercise their rights – A comparative review 04 05 Comparative table and conclusions in relation to the principle of non-interference...............................................32 Comparative table and conclusions in relation with facilities in the Undertaking (Spatial Axe)...............................54 Part II: Facilities.......................................................................................................................................................................35 Belgium................................................................................................................................................................................55 European and international law..........................................................................................................................................35 Denmark..............................................................................................................................................................................55 Comparative labour law........................................................................................................................................................43 France...................................................................................................................................................................................55 Access to the Workplace:........................................................................................................................................................45 Germany..............................................................................................................................................................................55 Belgium.....................................................................................................................................................................................47 Italy.......................................................................................................................................................................................56 Denmark..................................................................................................................................................................................48 Spain....................................................................................................................................................................................56 France.......................................................................................................................................................................................48 Sweden................................................................................................................................................................................56 Germany..................................................................................................................................................................................49 Comparative table and conclusions in relation with the communication with management...........................................56 Italy............................................................................................................................................................................................49 Communication with the Constituency:.................................................................................................................................57 Spain..........................................................................................................................................................................................50 Belgium.................................................................................................................................................................................57 Sweden......................................................................................................................................................................................50 Denmark................................................................................................................................................................................57 Comparative table and conclusions in relation to Access to the Workplace...................................................................44 France....................................................................................................................................................................................58 Facilities related to functioning (Temporal axe) ..........................................................................................................47 Germany................................................................................................................................................................................58