Company
Volkswagen
Date of signature
30 November 2012
Signatories
Volkswagen Board of Management, Volkswagen European Group Works Council, Volkswagen Global Works Council and IndustriALL Global Union
Key objectives
« Safeguard for appropriate employment and pay conditions of temporary external employees at Volkswagen as well as uniform use of the temporary work tool throughout the entire Volkswagen Group. » The Volkswagen Group commits itself to offering the same rights to temporary external employees and salaried employees. The proportion of temporary external employees shall not exceed 5% of the total amount of employees of the Group.
Duration
Indefinite
Applicable law
Not defined
Implementation and dissemination
Implementation :
« It is valid for the companies that are represented in the Volkswagen European Group Works Council and the Volkswagen Group Global Works Council. No claims based on this Charter may be made by third parties. »
«This agreement can be amicably adjusted, when both sides wish to do so. Should one regulation of this agreement be invalid, then the parties agree to find a new one which is as close in spirit as possible to the invalid one. »
Review and monitoring
Monitoring
« The Volkswagen European Group Works Council and the Volkswagen Group Global Works Council have the right to have the Group Board of Management inform them over the level of temporary external personnel at work in the company or the individual sites as well as their percentage of the total workforce. The employee representatives have the same rights at their respective level as do the Volkswagen European Group Works Council and the Volkswagen Group Global Works Council for the entire company. »
Dispute settlement and sanctions
Conflict resolution:
« Should discrepancies occur in the interpreting of the Charter or in the practice of the principles established here, then first the local agreement board consisting of representatives of the employee and employer sides deliberate on an amicable solution.. »
Related texts
This Charter represents a supplement and further development of existing agreements and clarifications, in particular the ‘Charter on Labour Relations within the Volkswagen Group’ and the ‘Declaration on social rights and industrial relations at Volkswagen’.
Main topic
Temporary external workers rights
Secondary topic(s)
Limiting the number of temporary workers, Equal pay and equal treatment, Limiting the length of an individual’s assignment, Opportunity for permanent employment and training, Selection of temporary employment agencies