European Labour and Employee Relations 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: Rolls-Royce, Coca-Cola, Novartis, Unilever, BT, GSK.

  • 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.

Upcoming sessions

18 January - Virtual

29 February - Virtual

24 - 25 April - LIVE SESSION Dublin, Hosted by Guinness/Diageo

10 July - LIVE SESSION London

19 September - Virtual

13 - 14 November - LIVE SESSION Kaiserslautern, Hosted by Corning

Member companies

  • AstraZeneca

  • BAE Systems

  • Becton Dickinson

  • Boeing

  • British Airways

  • Chevron

  • Coca-Cola

  • Corning

  • Diageo

  • ExxonMobil

  • Haleon

  • Honeywell

  • Koch

  • NatWest Group

  • Novartis

  • Philip Morris

  • P&G

  • Roche

  • Rolls-Royce

  • RSA

  • Sandoz

  • Shell

  • Sodexo

  • Tiffany & Co

  • Unilever

  • WPP

Recent topics

  • COVID challenges – regular Roundtable discussions covering all emerging challenges

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

  • Virtual bargaining – here to stay? How to manage hybrid approaches

  • Vaccine mandates – what’s current, how to manage, consequences for employers

  • COVID related PTO – evolving policies  

  • Recent bargaining with unions across sectors and markets

  • Responding to trade challenges and the evolving workplace

  • Organized Labour’s political and legislative agenda

  • Workplace Accommodation: How Does it Work in Practice?

  • Union organizing trends

  • Managing Labour Relations in the Future World of Work

  • Building a Global Labour Relations Infrastructure

  • Strategies for Enhancing Productivity in Unionized Facilities

  • Global and European Trade Union Strategies

  • International Framework Agreements and Global Labour Rights

  • Data Analytics and Employee Relations

  • CSR and Workplace Human Rights

  • Data Privacy and Employee Relations

  • Health and Wellness Strategy for ER

  • Ageing Workforce Challenges for ER

  • 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 in France

  • Diversity & Inclusion – ER Implications

  • Working Time Directive

  • Post-Brexit UK Employee Relations

  • Social Media in Today’s Business Environment

  • The Employee Relations Landscape in Poland and Eastern Europe

  • Digitalisation, Ageing, Training and the Gig Economy

  • Building ER Capabilities at Local, Regional and Global Levels

  • IoE’s Perspective on Global & European ER

  • Assessing Companies’ EWC Strategies

  • Labour and Employee Relations in Poland and Eastern Europe

  • ILO’s Impact on Global Companies

  • Bullying and Harassment – AstraZeneca’s Global Initiative 

  • Tapping Workers’ Voice and Emerging Trends in Employee Feedback

  • European Commission’s Employment Agenda and ER Strategy Implications

  • Poland and Eastern European Employee Relations Strategy

  • OECD Guidelines and Implications For MNCs

  • The Future of Work – The OECD’s Perspective

Membership fee

The 2023 membership fee is €9500 (£8600), which covers the two live sessions attended by two senior-level representatives, and five attendees for the virtual sessions. The fee is prorated for those joining mid-year.

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