Company
Danone
Date of signature
28 July 2005
Signatories
CEO of Danone group, Secretary General of IUF
Key objectives
“This Convention defines the procedures for implementing the provisions of the protocol agreement for the constitution of the Group Danone Information and Consultation Committee on issues affecting employment and working conditions. (…)These measures are applicable in the event of the implementation of new techniques, and organisational processes, substantial changes in production volume, the partial or total closing of facilities and, more generally, in all situations whereby working conditions of the nature of employment contracts are significantly affected.”
Duration
Indefinite
Applicable law
Not mentioned
Implementation and dissemination
“Local management, union organisations, or otherwise workers representatives in Groupe Danone are responsible for transposing the general principles defined below into practical procedures. These provisions should under no circumstances be substituted to more favourable provisions existing in the Group’s companies.” (Preamble)
Review and monitoring
Not defined
Dispute settlement and sanctions
Not defined
Related texts
Joint understanding in the event of changes in business activities affecting employment or working conditions (initial version, 1997)
Common viewpoint IUF/BSN (1988)
Convention on economic and social data in Groupe Danone companies (1989, updated 2005)
Convention for the promotion of equality of men and women in the workplace (1989, updated 2005)
Convention on Skills Training (1992, updated 2005)
Convention on Trade Union Rights (1994, updated 2005)
Social standards applicable in restructuring of biscuits division in Europe (2001)
Danone/IUF Convention on the setting up of social indicators at group level (2005)
Fundamental social principles (2005)
Group Danone/IUF Convention on Diversity (2007)
Main topic
Restructuring,
Secondary topic(s)
training, employees’ representatives involvement.