The EWC was officially established today based on an agreement signed by Eric Olsen, CEO of LafargeHolcim and Executive Committee members Caroline Luscombe, responsible for Organisation and Human Resources, and Roland Köhler, responsible for Europe, Australia/New Zealand and Trading, as well as Sam Hägglund, General Secretary of the European Federation of Building and Woodworkers EFBWW, among other management and employee representatives.
Eric Olsen, CEO of LafargeHolcim said: “People are essential to the success of LafargeHolcim and our commitment to social dialogue through the new European Works Council is testament to this. During a period of transformation, we recognize that ensuring the full commitment, mobilization, and engagement of our employees is a key building block for success.”
Sam Hägglund, General Secretary EFBWW, said: “We are glad that after thorough discussions we have come to a new European Works Council Agreement that meets not only the needs of employees and trade unions, but also reflects the ambitions of LafargeHolcim. Being a market leader also creates responsibilities for the social dialogue in this group. I have the feeling that this new agreement is a milestone in this process, and could form the basis for further talks also at global level.”
Chaired by Roland Köhler, the EWC replaces the previous European Works Councils and forms an important milestone in the social dialogue approach of the new Group. Countries represented in the EWC include: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
