RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL PARTNERS. The European social partners of the contract catering sector, EFFAT and FoodServiceEurope, recognise the importance of a constructive social dialogue, based on the principles of cooperation 7 See also ETUC-XXXXX-CEEP-UEAPME Framework agreement on work-related stress from 8 October 2004 xxxx://xx.xxxxxx.xx/employment_social/dsw/public/xxxXxxxxxxxXxxx.xx?id=10402 8 EFFAT – FoodServiceEurope Online Training Tool Food Hygiene Training for All 9 European Guide to Good Practice for Food Hygiene in the Contract Catering Sector. May 2009 and consensus, between employers, employers’ associations, employees’ representatives and trade unions at all levels that takes into consideration the specificities of the contract catering, for the development of the sector. As such, the European social partners for the contract catering sector have jointly carried out a number of surveys and studies, e.g. on continuous training practices, on collective bargaining in the contract-catering sector, on the economically most advantageous offer in public procurement. In addition, they have signed several agreements and declarations, e.g. on vocational training, on VAT, on food safety and hygiene. EFFAT and FoodServiceEurope will continue to cooperate to address issues of importance in the future. Contract catering enterprises will abide by European legislation, such as the Directive establishing a general framework for informing and consulting employees, and the Directive on the establishment of European Works Councils, and pursue to continuously enhance the cooperation between the social partners, as a well-functioning social dialogue is a competitive edge. Specific efforts will continue to be made to reduce staff turnover and retain workers in a company. In connection with the enlargement of the European Union, the social partners, FoodServiceEurope and EFFAT, express the wish to carry out, with the assistance and support of the public authorities, capacity building measures in the new Member States with a view to establish social partner structures and social dialogues for the sector in those countries.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL PARTNERS. The European social partners of the Contract Catering sector, EFFAT and FERCO, recognise the importance of a constructive social dialogue, based on the principles of cooperation and consensus, between employers, employers’ associations, employees’ representatives and trade unions at all levels that takes into consideration the specificities of the Contract Catering, for the development of the sector. This is why the European social partners for the Contract Catering sector have jointly carried out a number of surveys and studies, e.g. on continuous training practices, on collective bargaining in the contract-catering sector, on the economically most advantageous offer in public procurement, and signed several agreements and declarations, e.g. on vocational training, on VAT, on food safety and hygiene, and they will continue to do so in the future. Contract Catering enterprises will abide by European legislation, such as the Directive establishing a general framework for informing and consulting employees, and the Directive on the establishment of European Works Councils, and pursue to continuously enhance the cooperation between the social partners, as a well-functioning social dialogue is a competitive edge. Specific efforts should be made to reduce the staff turnover and to retain workers in the company. In connection with the enlargement of the European Union, the social partners, XXXXX and EFFAT, express the wish that, with the assistance and support of the public authorities, a social dialogue can be established in the new Member States.
