European Employee Relations and HR Network

What we offer

  • Community

    Members benefit from a close-knit network of fellow thought leaders who share critical, timely information and perspectives at and between sessions.

  • Steering Committee

    Steering committee sets the strategic direction with focus on current workplace challenges and emerging LR/ER issues. European committee members include: ExonMobil, Honeywell, Novartis, Rolls-Royce, Zeiss.

  • Benchmark Surveys

    Flash member e-surveys are conducted on hot issues that require quick turnaround. Members can benchmark prevailing and emerging practices and receive intelligence from a trusted source, thereby offering an ‘insider’s view’ of how top European companies approach LR and ER issues.

  • Hybrid Calendar

    Live and virtual sessions are offered on European and global labour issues and are open to participation by members’ colleagues around the globe.

2025 sessions

15 January - Virtual

11 March - Virtual

8 - 9 April - LIVE SESSION, Brussels

26 June - Virtual

11 September - Virtual

11 - 12 November - LIVE SESSION, UK

Member companies

  • Adobe

  • AstraZeneca

  • BAE Systems

  • Becton Dickinson

  • Boeing

  • British Airways

  • Chevron

  • Coca-Cola

  • Corning

  • Diageo

  • EBRD

  • ExxonMobil

  • GSK

  • Haleon

  • Honeywell

  • International Paper

  • Just Eat Takeaway

  • Koch

  • NatWest

  • NetJets Europe

  • Novartis

  • P&G

  • Roche

  • Rolls-Royce

  • Salesforce

  • Sandoz

  • Shell

  • Sysco

  • Takeda

  • Unilever

  • Smurfit Westrock

  • Zeiss

Recent topics

  • Geopolitical challenges for ER

  • EWCs and the EWC Directive Recast

  • AI, technology and robotics

  • Climate change & just transition

  • ‘Future-proofing’ the ER function

  • EU Pay Transparency Directive

  • Flexible working implications and Employee Relations – policies and procedures for the ‘next normal’

  • Recent bargaining across sectors and markets

  • Trade challenges and the evolving workplace

  • Organized Labour’s political and legislative agenda

  • Workplace accommodation

  • Union organizing trends

  • Managing labour relations in the future world of work

  • Building a global labour relations infrastructure

  • Global Labour Rights

  • International Framework Agreements

  • Data analytics and privacy

  • CSR and Workplace Human Rights

  • Health and Wellness Strategy

  • Ageing Workforce Challenges

  • Acquisitions – Handling ER Agenda

  • ER Communications Strategies

  • Employee Engagement Strategy

  • Global Works Councils

  • Employee Information and Consultation

  • Managing Major Workforce Rationalisations/Downsizing

  • French Labour Law Reform

  • Social Dialog

  • Diversity & Inclusion

  • Working Time Directive

  • Social Media in Today’s Business Environment

  • Enhancing Productivity in Unionized Facilities

  • Eastern European ER Landscape

  • The Gig Economy

  • Building ER Capabilities at Local and Global Levels

  • IoE’s Perspective on Global & European ER

  • UN Guiding Principles and ILO Conventions

  • Tapping Workers’ Voice and Emerging Trends in Employee Feedback

  • European Commission’s Employment Agenda and ER Strategy Implications

  • The Future of Work – The OECD’s Perspective

Membership fee

The 2025 membership fee is €12,500 (£10,600), which covers the two live sessions attended by two senior-level representatives, and four attendees for the virtual sessions. The fee is prorated for those joining mid-year.

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