Social dialogue
Employee representative bodies
At local level, works councils, single staff delegations and employee representatives, together with the occupational health, safety and working conditions committees, contribute to the quality of dialogue between employers and employees. A number of specific bodies have also been created to complement individual companies’ representative bodies.
Discussions within these various bodies are reported at national level by the Group Works Council and at European level by the European Works Council.
The Group Works Council, which meets at least twice a year, is made up of representatives from over 50 entities. It receives information about the Group’s business and financial situation, employment trends and forecasts, and accident prevention initiatives at the Group and company levels. It is kept informed of VINCI’s economic prospects for the coming year and has access to the Group’s consolidated financial statements, together with the corresponding statutory auditors’ reports. Before any decision is taken, it is advised of any significant project affecting the Group’s consolidation scope or its legal or financial structure, and of the potential impact of such a project on employment.
The European Works Council was renewed in 2006 for
four years. It is made up of representatives from the 13 countries in
which VINCI has subsidiaries: France, the United Kingdom, Austria,
Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, Hungary, the Netherlands,
Poland, Sweden, Slovakia and Portugal. It meets once a year.