UNI EUROPA GRAPHICAL SECTOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING SURVEY

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1 UNI EUROPA GRAPHICAL SECTOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING SURVEY 2002

2 If YOU WERE INVOLVED IN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN 2002, please complete a separate copy of the questionnaire for each different agreement your union concluded (or is a party to) in 2002 and please answer Section A. If YOU ARE NOT INVOLVED IN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN 2002 with any or some of the national employers associations in the sectors of the graphical industry in which your union has members please only answer Section B. Y:\ADMIN\DEBBIEC\John Gennard\Uni Europa\Questionnaire doc 1

3 SECTION A Details of New Agreements Made in 2002 Y:\ADMIN\DEBBIEC\John Gennard\Uni Europa\Questionnaire doc 2

4 New Agreements with National Graphical Employers Associations 1. Country 2. Sector covered by the Agreement 3. Start Date of the Agreement 4. Finish Date of the Agreement 5. What was the agreed percentage wage increase? 6. What was the average annual increase in the level of national productivity at the time of the wage increase? 7. What was the average annual increase in the level of inflation at the time of the wage increase? 8. Does your country have a system of indexing wage increases to increases in inflation? Y:\ADMIN\DEBBIEC\John Gennard\Uni Europa\Questionnaire doc 3

5 9. Were there clauses agreed to the existing weekly hours of work? 10. Were there clauses agreed to existing: a. limitations of the amount of paid overtime working hours permitted per year? b. remuneration rates of overtime? c. compensatory time-off for overtime working? Y:\ADMIN\DEBBIEC\John Gennard\Uni Europa\Questionnaire doc 4

6 11. Were changes agreed to the existing level of paid holiday entitlement? 12. Were changes agreed to existing arrangements with respect to race, disability and gender equality issues? Y:\ADMIN\DEBBIEC\John Gennard\Uni Europa\Questionnaire doc 5

7 13. Were changes agreed to existing health and safety provisions? 14. Do further vocational training (FVT) arrangements in your industry cover: The link between FVT, improvements of qualifications and wage increases Establishment of an annual plan for FVT Obligations on 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 employee All FVT takes place in normal working hours The existence in graphical companies of monitoring committees YES NO 15. In the 2002 Collective Bargaining Agreement, were changes agreed to existing further vocational training arrangements? 16. Were changes made to any other significant parts of the agreement? Y:\ADMIN\DEBBIEC\John Gennard\Uni Europa\Questionnaire doc 6

8 SECTION B Details of Changes Coming into Operation in 2002 because of Existing Longer Term Agreements Y:\ADMIN\DEBBIEC\John Gennard\Uni Europa\Questionnaire doc 7

9 Existing Agreements with National Graphical Employers Associations 17. Country 18. Did your member receive an increase in wages in 2002 because of an existing longer term agreement? YES NO If YES, what was the agreed percentage wage increase? 19. In what sectors of the graphical industry were these increases received? Newspapers General Printing Bookbinding Other (please specify) 20. On what date did the longer term agreement(s) start? 21. On what date does the longer term agreement(s) finish? 22. Did any changes in the following areas come into operation in 2002 as a result of existing longer-term agreements? Reductions in hours of work Limitations on overtime working Increases in the level of paid holiday entitlement Improvements to vocational training opportunities and arrangements Changes to health and safety provisions Y:\ADMIN\DEBBIEC\John Gennard\Uni Europa\Questionnaire doc 8

10 23. What was the average annual increase in the level of national productivity in your country at the time of the wage increase? 24. What was the average annual increase in the level of inflation in your country at the time of the wage increase? Thank you for your co-operation in completing this questionnaire PLEASE RETURN EACH COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRE TO: François Ballestero UNI Secretary UNI EUROPA Graphical Sector Rue de Hôpital Bruxelles BELGIUM Y:\ADMIN\DEBBIEC\John Gennard\Uni Europa\Questionnaire doc 9