FUTURISME II Project
Programme of the Seminar
THE ROLE OF SME’s IN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
Dates: 27th and 28th March 2003, Barcelona
Location: Economical and Social Catalonian Committee. Diputació, 284 Barcelona
Seminar languages: English and French (active) and Spanish (passive)
Participants: 40 people are expected to attend the seminar (open sessions and workshops).
Important representatives of different Catalonian social and economical world: trade unions,
employer’s associations, sectorial associations and guilds, regional administration and politicians.
Technicians directly related with labour relations.
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EUROPEAN UNION
European Social Fund
Article 6 Innovative Measures
26th MARCH
18.00h
Arrival of UEAPME’s representatives
Working group: discussion about the seminar agenda.
Location: Pimec-Sefes, Viladomat, 174 (Barcelona)
27 MARCH
09.30h
Arrival of participants and delivery of the meeting documentation
10.00h
Welcome by Mr. Andrés Hinojosa, President of the Economical and Social Catalonian
Committee and Mr. Josep González, President of Pimec-Sefes
10.20h
General introduction by Mrs. M. Àngels Agullo, Pimec Sefes
10.40h
Presentation of the Futurisme Project by Mr. Gerhard Huemer, UEAPME
11.00h
Presentation of the study "The role of SME in collective bargaining" by Mr. Antonio
Marzal, professor of Private Law in ESADE (Open session)
11.30h
Social bargaining on European level by Mrs. Liliane Volozinskis, UEAPME
12.00h
Discussion on the study
13.00h
Lunch-Break
15.00h
Workshop: Collective bargaining: economical aspects concerning SME
Chairman: Mr. Albert Roca, Pimec-Sefes
Economical aspects of wage bargaining in the Netherlandes
by Mr. Benne van Popta, MKB Netherlands
Note: A final report including all important comments, discussion points and
conclusions of each workshop will be given to all participants by the beginning of the
next session.
16.30h
Workshop:
Collective bargaining labour and social aspects concerning SME
Chairman: Mrs. M. Àngels Agullo, Pimec-Sefes
Labour relation in collective bargaining for SME in Italy
by Mr. Giuliano Sciarri, CNA
18.00h
Close of working session
21.00h
Institutional dinner (restricted)
28th MARCH
09.30h
Arrival of participants and delivery of the meeting documentation
10.00h
Introduction by Mr. Jordi Esteller, Vicepresident Pimec-Sefes
10.10h
Presentation of the conclusions from the workshops
by Mrs. M. Àngels Agullo and Mr. Albert Roca
10.50
The role of SMEs in the European Social Dialogue
by Hans-Werner Müller, Secretary General, UEAPME
11.20h
Discussion
11.40h
Close of the seminar by Mr. Hinojosa and Mr. González and delivery of the
completed study "The role of SME in collective bargaining"
12.00h
Pressconference
12.15h
Cocktail
PRIVATE VISIT TO THE GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA PALACE, HEAD OFFICE OF
CATALONIAN GOVERNMENT