Call for proposals

Call for proposals 2020 - Information, consultation and participation of representatives of undertakings VP/2020/008 Closed!

For the financial year 2020 the following objectives may be supported under this Call for Proposals:

to promote transnational cooperation between social partners in one, or any combination of, the following areas:
- Supporting worker involvement in the anticipation and management of change and the prevention and resolution of disputes in the event of various forms of restructuring in Union scale undertakings and groups of undertakings, as well as developments in the context of outsourcing, subcontracting, digitalisation / artificial intelligence /automation and new forms of work,
- Support worker involvement in designing and implementing measures to address the impact of the Coronavirus crisis on the labour force, e.g. short term working, lay-offs.
to promote exchange and wider dissemination of knowledge and good practices and to launch actions aimed at supporting the setting up and good functioning of transnationalinformation, consultation and participation mechanisms and bodies, including European Works Councils;
to promote transnational cooperation between social partners to enhance worker involvement in actions within companies to implement the European Green Deal

The types of activities which may be funded under this call for proposals include but are not limited to:

Training actions, manuals and any other type of outreach activities, exchange of information and of good practices involving workers' and/or employers' representatives, with a focus on activities generating a lasting effect;
Analysis of quantitative and qualitative aspects and results on subjects related to workers' and employers' representation and social dialogue at undertaking level in a transnational cooperation context and enhanced collaboration and pro-activity of stakeholders in the anticipation of / response to change and restructuring activities and to changes in work organisation, business/production models and forms of work;
Websites, publications, newsletters and other means for the dissemination of information supporting the lasting effect of the action.

The Community provisional funding available for the call for proposals is:

Opened to the following bodies or institutes with legal status established in the covered areas:

Bodies or institutes must have their registered legal seat in one of the countries taking part in the Programme which are:

Secretariat-General