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CEEMET COMMITTEES

EU Affairs

 Mission and Objectives:

The aim of the EU Affairs committee is to discuss and issue coordinated opinions on European-level developments affecting the MET industry, such as EU Directives and ECJ rulings on employment and social policy related issues.

Recent and Current Agenda Topics:

• Restructuring package
• European Works Councils Directive
• Review of Temporary Agency Work and Working Time Directive
• Transnational Company Agreements
• Green Paper on Labour Law
• Non-discrimination
• Maternity leave
• The Laval, Viking and Rüffert cases
• Immigration
• Portability of pensions

Chairperson:

Mr. David Yeandle, EEF (UK)

CEEMET coordinator:

Mrs Isabelle Biais, Social Affairs Advisor
Phone: +32 2 706 8466 
Fax: +32 2 706 8469
E-mail: isabelle.biais@ceemet.org

Education, Training and Employability

 Mission and Objectives:

The Education, Training and Employability committee’s objective is to provide a forum for education and training experts in the MET industry to identify and discuss current issues facing the workforce. The committee aims at producing coherent and coordinated positions and advice focused on equipping our current and future workforce with the skills to compete in the global marketplace.

Recent and Current Agenda Topics:

• The European Qualifications Framework (EQF)
• ECVET - European credit system for vocational education and training
• Adult learning
• e-Skills
• Anticipation of skills
• Sector skills studies

Chairperson

Mrs. Anja Trier Wang, DI (Denmark)

CEEMET coordinator:

Mrs Isabelle Biais / Mrs Caroline Holmqvist 
Phone: +32 2 706 8466 / 68 
Fax: +32 2 706 8469
E-mail: isabelle.biais@ceemet.org / caroline.holmqvist@ceemet.org

Health and Safety

 Mission and Objectives:

The committee on Health and Safety provides a forum for the industry to exchange information and discuss major national and European developments in the area of “health and safety at work” which are of interest to the metal, engineering and technology-based industries, as well as to develop current and future employers’ positions and strategies. Further, the H&S committee formulates CEEMET positions, if possible on the basis of concrete (company) examples, on EU-initiatives in the area of health and safety at work. The committee also works in partnership with other organisations to meet shared goals.

Recent and Current Agenda Topics:

• Electro magnetic fields
• Silica Dust Social Dialogue Agreement
• Musculo-skeletal disorders
• Revision of Carcinogens Directive
• REACH and downstream user obligations

Chairperson:

Mr. Franck Gambelli, UIMM (France)

CEEMET coordinator:

Mrs Isabelle Biais, Social Affairs Advisor
Phone: +32 2 706 8466 
Fax: +32 2 706 8469
E-mail: isabelle.biais@ceemet.org

Industrial and Employee Relations

 Mission and Objectives:

Industrial and Employee Relations are a core responsibility of CEEMET and its member organisations. The objectives of the committee are chiefly to discuss current and future employers’ positions and strategies; discuss in detail trade union current and future strategies as well as employers responses to them (national and EU) and assist the Directors’ Conference by preparing position papers and advice about the relationship between CEEMET and the EMF on industrial and employee relations issues.

Recent and Current Agenda Topics:

• Flexicurity
• Collective bargaining
• Managing an ageing workforce
• Working time
• Transnational Company Agreements

Chairperson:

Mr. Anders Weihe, TEKNIKFÖRETAGEN (Sweden)

CEEMET coordinator:

Mrs Caroline Holmqvist, Social Affairs Advisor
Phone: +32 2 706 8468 
Fax: +32 2 706 8469
E-mail: caroline.holmqvist@ceemet.org

Socio-Economic Trends

 Mission and Objectives:

The committee for Socio-Economic Trends provides a mechanism for CEEMET members to exchange a range of socio-economic and labour cost-related information, data and trends for the mutual benefit of CEEMET members and their member companies. The committee also carries out an in-depth study of a specific topic each year, chosen from current issues facing the MET industry. The committee will, from 2009, also be responsible for publishing an annual overview of industry facts and figures.

Recent and Current Agenda Topics:

• National socio-economic developments
• Statistical interchange
• Comparability of data
• Ageing workforce
• LABREF and other labour market-related databases

Chairperson:

Mr Theo van den Hoven, FME CWM (Netherlands)

CEEMET coordinator:

Mrs Caroline Holmqvist, Social Affairs Advisor
Phone: +32 2 706 8468 
Fax: +32 2 706 8469
E-mail: caroline.holmqvist@ceemet.org