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Thursday, August 7, 2008
The "Social & Labour Relations" department manager tells us about the changes that have affected his department: the current economic outlook, where mergers and relocations are the norm, is giving such authorities as Works Councils, Union Locals, Health & Safety Committees and others a growing importance.
As things stand, it is compulsory that the Works Council be informed and consulted on all matters involving corporate organization, management and general operations. It also has its say regarding staffing structure and numbers, and it is consulted prior to any decision that may impact upon employment, particularly in cases involving mass redundancies.
Those authorities use such means as regular meetings, complete with full minutes and reports, to express themselves. Such meetings being on a monthly basis, sustaining such a workload is demanding. In addition, the role of Secretaries (whether of Works Councils or others) being quite substantial already, assistance in writing has become a necessity.
Since the inception of EDITELOR, the number of clients of the "Social & Labour Relations" department has grown fast. Indeed, it is of particular importance to us to adapt our writing formulation to stated requirements. We are not stuck on one particular method or model. Each Works Council, each Health & Safety Committee has their own demands. Our main concern is to deliver the most appropriate editorial formulation within an adequate timeframe and to assign the mission to the best-suited team of collaborators (sound engineers and/or two or three-man editorial team) available. In addition to the flexibility and response that we demonstrate regularly, we provide total neutrality in writing the reports, much to the appreciation of Elected Representatives and Management Officials alike.
A Health & Safety Committee Secretary comments:
"We are very pleased with your services. You have a very nice and efficient team. We thank you for your availability, which was put under a heavy strain throughout 2003. 2004 will be just as busy, for the year starts off with 3 meetings."