Questionnaire on EWCs
1) What is the name of the company your work for, or you are involved with? ______
2) In which country do you work?
United KingdomO
GermanyO
FranceO
Romania O
Spain O
ItalyO
Other______
3) In which sector(s) is the MNC operating? ______
4) In which country are the global headquarters of the company located?______
5) Please specify your function (mark the appropriateanswer,more answers possible.)
a)Representative of workers’ interest at company levelO
b)Member of the European Works CouncilO
c)Trade union officerO
6) How long how you been involved with the EWC?
1 – 3 yearsO
4 – 6 yearsO
6 – 12 yearsO
13 – 18 yearsO
more than 18 yearsO
7) Are you a member of a trade union? Yes ONo O
8) If yes, which one? ______
9) Which competenciesare necessary to effectively carry out the function of an EWC? Please answer using a 1-to-7 scale (1 = the most important competencies; 7 = the least important competencies)
a)language competencies____
b)reading balance sheets____
c)intercultural competencies____
d)knowledge of industrial relations regarding
countries represented on the EWC____
e)co-ordination and networking competencies____
f)negotiation competencies____
g)communication competencies____
10) Please indicate any other competencies necessary to effectively carry out the function of an EWC:
______
There is no need for other competenciesO
11) Did you participate in training measures? Yes O No O
If yes, in how many training measures did you participate? ______
12) Who organised the training measures for EWC members?
a)EWCO
b)the companyO
c)national structure of representation of workers’ interest
(e.g. works council, local union)O
d)national trade unionO
e)European Industry FederationO
f)external providers (e.g. consulting agencies)O
g)other actors. Please specify______
13) Who financed the training measures for the EWC members?
a)the training measures were financed through
European Commission fundingO
b)the companyO
c)national trade union O
d)European Industry Federation O
e)other. Please specify ______
14) Which were the topics of the training measures?
a)language coursesO
b)reading balance sheetsO
c)industrial relations systemsO
d)development of communication skillsO
e)the company’s CSR strategyO
f)other topics
Please specify______
15) On which topics do you think you need moretraining? Please answer using a 1-to-7 scale (1 = the most important competencies; 7 = the least important competencies)
h)language competencies____
i)reading balance sheets____
j)intercultural competencies____
k)knowledge of industrial relations regarding
countries represented on the EWC____
l)co-ordination and networking competencies____
m)negotiation competencies____
n)communication competencies____
16) At which level should training measures be organised?
Mark the appropriateanswer,more answers possible.
at a local confederation level O
at a regional confederation levelO
at a national confederation levelO
at a local trade union level O
at a regional trade union levelO
at a national trade union levelO
at a European levelO
17) Which training measures did you find most useful for your trade union activity?
______
18) Which suggestions would you give for the structuring of a training module fit for your needs?
______
We wish to remind you that this questionnaire is completely anonymous. We are asking you to fill in this form solely for the purposes of creating a database.
NAME:______
SURNAME:______
COMPANY:______
SECTOR:______
COMPANY DISTRICT:______
PROVINCE:______
TRADE UNION ROLE:______
E-MAIL:______
CELL PHONE NO.: ______
Thank you for your help