Company
ABB
Date of signature
27 February 2009
Signatories
EWC (ABB Employees Council Europe), ABB
Key objectives
"In addition to ABB Group's Social Policy, which is wholly supported by the Employees Council Europe (ECE), the following also applies specifically to ABB companies and employees covered by the ECE.""
Duration
Indefinite
Applicable law
Not defined
Implementation and dissemination
“This appendix must be applied on a country-by-country basis in Europe”“The objective is a swift implementation of this Policy in the relevant countries”
“(…) the Country Management and the employee representatives/trade unions shall assure that any contractual arrangement amongst themselves resulting from the implementation of this agreement will be binding for all interested/parties affected.”
Review and monitoring
“ABB Country Management shall review implementation of this European Appendix to ABB Group Social Policy with employee representatives/trade union. [...]""
Dispute settlement and sanctions
""In the event of a conflict over the policy or its implementation, the ABB ECE President and the ABB Executive Committee member in charge of Human Resources will come together at an early date to resolve the conflict when escalated by either of these two parties. [...]""
Related texts
ABB Groups’ Social Policy
Main topic
HR policy,
Secondary topic(s)
personnel development, working time limits, work life balance, pensions and benefits, personnel adjustments, alternatives to dismissal and involvement of employees’ representatives.