ETF Survey on Best Practices - Ground Staff February 2005

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General

1a.

Name of your union

1b.

Country

2a.

Your name

2b.

Your e-mail address

3. Level of agreements existing in your country concerning ground staff (please tick all appropriate answers)

National level
Sectorial level
Company level
Other (regional etc. - please specify)

4. What is your opinion on the atmosphere of the social dialogue in your country?

PLEASE ANSWER FOLLOWING QUESTIONS REGARDING THE BEST AGREEMENT YOU HAVE EVER NEGOTIATED

5. Please specify the contracting party:

Association of employers (national or sectorial)
Airline
Airport
Independent Handling Company

6. Name of the contracting party

7. When was this agreement signed?

8. Is it still valid?

Yes
No

9. What employee groups does this agreement cover?

10. How many workers does it concern?

11. Percentage of women concerned

12. Does this agreement contain provisions about increase of wages?

Yes
No

13. If so, how many percent (comparing to the last agreement)?

14. Does the working time reduce with this agreement?

Yes, without reduction in wages
Yes, with reduction in wages
No

15. If so, what is the level of reduction of working time in hours per week or per year (only one answer possible)?

Weekly
Annually

16. Does this agreement contain provision on overtime?

Yes
No

17. If so, does it include clauses about:

limitations of the amount of paid overtime permitted per year
remuneration rates of overtime
compensatory time-off for overtime
other (please specify)

18. Are there provisions concerning holidays?

Yes
No

19. If so, please indicate the relevant choice:

20. Are there any provisions concerning equality and anti-discrimination?

Yes
No

21. If so, please state which:

22. Does this agreement contain provisions on further vocational training (FVT)?

Yes
No

23. If so, please indicate relevant choice(s):

The link between FVT, improvements of qualifications and wage increases
Establishment of an annual plan for FVT
Obligations of employers to inform each employee of the FVT plan
The right of each employee to FVT
Full union involvement in FVT
FVT provide free of charge to their individual emplozee
All FVT takes place in normal working hours
The existence of monitoring committees
Other (please specify)

24. Does this agreement include provisions on extra legal pension?

Yes
No

25. Is so, please indicate % of contributions from employers and workers (result must be equal to 100%):

Employers

Employees

26. Does this agreement include provisions on health and safety issues?

Yes
No

27. If so, please tick appropriate answer(s):

annual plan
obligations of employer to inform workers
training on health and safety
full union involvement
permanent committees on health and safety
other (please specify)

28. Does this agreement include any of the following further advantages?

29. Any other comments on the agreement: