Some 4 000 works councils and 7 000 committees for prevention and protection at work are being elected in more than 7 000 for-profit and non-profit enterprises across Belgium.
A works council includes employer and staff representatives and focuses on the finances and work organisation of a business. The employer must provide the council with information on significant planned changes to the organisation. A prevention committee is a joint committee with an advisory role in relation to welfare and occupational safety policy.
The procedure for the establishment of a works council is initiated as soon as an enterprise has 100 employees; a prevention committee should be set up in companies with 50 employees.
More than 2 million workers will have the chance to elect their representatives on works councils and prevention bodies. Social elections take place every four years, currently between 13 and 26 May.
In 2020 Christian union ACV was the largest group with 56 % of seats across the country. Socialist union ABVV won 33 %, the liberal ACLVB 9 %. Among prevention committees, ACV accounted for 58 % per cent of seats, ABVV 33 % and ACLVB 9 %.
Voting begins in elections for works councils and safety committees (belganewsagency.eu)
Picture: ACV’s Kim Samison at a press conference. © VTM Nieuws
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