Company
Clariane SE
Date of signature
26 June 2025
Signatories
Clariane SE, represented by the Group Chief Executive Officer (Managing Director).
The Clariane SE European Company Committee (CE-SE), represented by its Secretary.
EPSU (European Federation of Public Service Unions), represented by its General Secretary.
Key objectives
"Occupational health and safety are a priority for the Clariane Group, which recognises the protection of its employees and their quality of working life as fundamental elements of their commitment and of the quality of service provided to residents and patients within its facilities.
The signatory parties acknowledge the link between occupational health and safety and the quality of care, and give them equal priority.
Clariane makes every effort to ensure the safety of its employees, prevent occupational risks both physically and mentally, and support employees by providing appropriate training and services, in line with the Group’s Values of Trust, Initiative and Responsibility.
The European protocol on occupational health and safety and accident prevention signed in 2021 (the “Protocol”) has, through social dialogue, helped accelerate the implementation of measures to reduce workplace accidents. The objective is to continue working to reduce the risks of workplace accidents." (English – unofficial translation)
Duration
"This Agreement shall enter into force upon signature and is concluded for a period of 4 years and shall be renewed by tacit renewal for an equivalent period." (English – unofficial translation)
Applicable law
"Clariane’s head office being located in France, this Agreement is governed by French law." (English – unofficial translation)
Implementation and dissemination
Implementation
“The Agreement aims to involve all stakeholders in the prevention approach and communication of the Agreement:
- Group General Management and General Management of the different countries,
- Group and country functional departments (Real Estate, Purchasing, CSR, ...),
- Group and country Human Resources departments, specialised departments,
- Operational departments, Regional Directors,
- Site managers,
- Employees,
- Staff representatives / trade union delegates.
The signatory parties undertake to do everything possible to ensure proper communication of the Agreement’s provisions to management and employees across the Group’s establishments and head offices.
The arrangements for implementing the Agreement’s provisions in each country will be determined locally, in compliance with the regulations or agreements in force, it being understood that the provisions of the Agreement cannot derogate from the regulations applicable in a country, which remain strictly applicable for the country concerned. Nor are they intended to replace existing health and safety rights and practices already in place within the Group’s entities.
The rollout arrangements for the Agreement’s provisions in each country will be subject to consultation within the framework of local social dialogue.
The examples contained in the Agreement are provided for illustrative purposes; they are not exhaustive and do not create an obligation for countries to replicate them.
Dissemination
Each signatory party is responsible for disseminating the Agreement within its trade union or organisation:
- Management, together with the members of the joint committee, will produce a summary sheet of the Agreement to be posted in each establishment and head office, along with a QR code making the full text of the Agreement available to all.
- The Agreement will be posted on Clariane country intranet sites, where they exist.
- Information meetings will be organised in establishments and head offices to present the content of the Agreement.
- The text of the Agreement will be presented at meetings of national works councils in the countries of the Clariane Group.
- EPSU will inform its affiliated trade union organisations present within the Clariane Group of the Agreement and its content.
- The Agreement will be widely communicated to European institutions (such as the European Commission, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work – OSHA, ...) and to European-level trade union federations (such as UNI Global Union, IndustriALL, ...)." (English – unofficial translation)
Review and monitoring
"MEANS AND MONITORING OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGREEMENT
Article 5.1 The joint monitoring committee for the Agreement
The signatory parties agree that monitoring of the Agreement will be carried out by a joint monitoring committee (the “Committee”).
At Committee meetings, trends in accident and absenteeism data will be presented, as well as the measures implemented within countries, in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement.
This Committee shall meet at least twice a year, including once, where possible, in a European country outside France.
Consultation shall take place between the members of the CE-SE, the members of the Committee and the Secretary of the CE-SE. EPSU may play a coordinating role in collecting comments on the implementation of the Agreement and facilitating its rollout.
Common monitoring indicators (see Annex 2) for the Agreement have been defined in order to assess its proper implementation. These indicators may be supplemented by country-specific indicators.
Article 5.2 Resources
In accordance with the CE-SE Agreement, members of the joint monitoring Committee have 10 hours of annual time-credit, in addition to the country-level delegation hours granted to delegates in the context of their mandates within each country.
Time spent in meetings, as well as travel time, shall not be deducted from this time-credit and shall be considered effective working time and remunerated as such under normal payroll conditions. The same applies to visits to establishments or head offices organised by Management in addition to Committee meetings, and agreed with the Secretary of the CE-SE.
Central Management provides simultaneous interpretation during Committee meetings as well as translation of documents presented to Committee members into the European Union languages used by Committee members.
Article 5.3 Evaluation
Members of the CE-SE, together with Management, shall carry out every two years an evaluation of the implementation of the Agreement, which will be presented and discussed in a plenary meeting of the CE-SE." (English – unofficial translation)
Dispute settlement and sanctions
"DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURE
In the event of non-compliance with one of the principles or commitments set out in the Agreement, an amicable resolution of the dispute must be sought within the entity concerned within 30 days following receipt of the notification of non-compliance with one of the principles or commitments set out in the Agreement.
If this procedure does not succeed, or does not succeed satisfactorily at the end of the 30-day period mentioned above, the claimant refers the matter to the next level of resolution. If this procedure does not succeed at the end of a further 30-day period following referral to the next level of resolution, the parties agree to follow the procedure below:
Complaint lodged by the claimant with trade union organisations represented within the Clariane Group or with a member of the CE-SE:
The claimant refers the matter to the Secretary of the national works council or to a representative trade union official, or failing that, to an elected staff representative. If no resolution is found, the claimant refers the matter to the Secretary of the CE-SE, who refers it to the Human Resources Department of the Clariane Group, which endeavours to find a resolution with the relevant trade union organisation(s).
Complaint originating from the management of a Clariane Group establishment:
The claimant refers the matter to country management, and if no resolution is found, to the Human Resources Department of the Clariane Group, which will refer the matter to the Secretary of the CE-SE and EPSU.
The parties to the dispute will work together to find a solution through dialogue and consultation. If these efforts do not resolve the situation, they may resort to mediation." (English – unofficial translation)
Related texts
European protocol on health, safety, accident prevention at Clariane (2021)
Main topic
health and safety