Company
Accorlnvest Group SA
Date of signature
July 18th, 2023
Signatories
Accorlnvest Chief Human Resources Officer and IUF General Secretary
Key objectives
“The parties hereby affirm their commitment to ensuring that all persons employed by the Group or operating on behalf of Accorlnvest can fully access and effectively exercise their internationally recognized human rights, notably those set out in the United Nations' International Bill of Human Rights and the Core Conventions of the ILO. Accorlnvest and the IUF recognize the indispensable role of trade unions and social dialogue in protecting and enabling fundamental worker rights and ensuring implementation of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises".
Duration
No mention
Implementation and dissemination
“Accorlnvest is committed to ensure that throughout Accorlnvest's worldwide operations workers can freely exercise their internationally recognized rights and in particular their rights to union membership and collective bargaining without fear of retaliation, repression or any other form of discrimination.
“Accorlnvest will disseminate this MoU by all means and as widely as possible within the Group.
Accorlnvest undertakes to put in place non-discriminatory policies and training with respect to trade union organization, union membership and activity in such areas as applications for employment and decisions on advancement, dismissal or transfer.”
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“To ensure implementation and compliance with the principles expressed in this MOU, Accorlnvest local management and IUF affiliates may establish agreements or protocols to implement conditions on a local basis in the absence of a pre-existing collective agreement with the same purpose”
Review and monitoring
Accorlnvest and the IUF recognize the importance of ongoing communication in order to oversee the implementation of the agreement. To this end, both parties agree to hold:
• An annual meeting between representatives of Accorlnvest and the IUF;
• videoconference or phone call requested by the parties to the agreement when the circumstances justify it.
The purpose of the meeting between Accorlnvest and IUF will be to review the implementation of this agreement by both parties. Other issues, such as a presentation of the strategic objectives of the company, may be added to the meeting agenda by mutual agreement between Accorlnvest and the IUF.
The delegations that will attend annual meetings shall consist of:
• Up to four representatives of the IUF;
• Up to four representatives of Accorlnvest Corporate Management.
Accorlnvest agrees to bear the costs of participation of the IUF delegation, including appropriate interpretation agreed by the parties if needed.”
Dispute settlement and sanctions
“The handling of any complaints regarding an alleged violation of the above principles is the responsibility of the HR management of the country concerned. As an exception, if parties at local level cannot find an agreed solution to the dispute, the IUF Secretariat and Accorlnvest central management may come together to try to deal with the complaint.
If the IUF and Accorlnvest Corporate Management agree to attempt to handle the complaint:
- They will enter into a discussion based on the facts and evidences available to each party and local attempts at resolution.
- In the light of these elements and the exchanges between the parties, it tries to reconcile the interests of the parties to put an end to the dispute.
- If a solution is agreed, they formalize the decisions taken in accordance with the exchanges and in compliance with national legislation.
-In the absence of agreed solution, each of the parties is free to take the appropriate measures.
Related texts
IUF AccorInvest Agreement on fighting against sexual harassment -AccorInvest
Main topics
Freedom of association, social dialogue