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Anyone have any idea how this would/could work for a company with employees in many different countries? Especially if the number of employees in your own count

by Vinnl 3y ago

Anyone have any idea how this would/could work for a company with employees in many different countries? Especially if the number of employees in your own country is low? (Single or low double digits.)

edent 3y ago
Each country has its own unique employment laws. So you would need a different Union in each country. In the UK, for example, it doesn't matter how small your employer is - you still have the right to have your Trade Union representative with you in certain meetings.
- Vinnl 3y ago
  Right, having someone in meetings is nice, but I'm thinking more in terms of collective bargaining, being involved in layoffs (e.g. making sure that every effort has been made to move/retrain people) and all that.
  - edent 3y ago
    Again, this will depend on the laws in your country. Speak to someone local to you.
  - dontlaugh 3y ago
    It's true that collective bargaining units will be per country, since legally the employer will have an entity in each country that is subject to local laws. In practice, unions have international links and often collaborate in the case of an action relevant to the same employer in multiple countries. The details are very much case-specific.
diggan 3y ago
> Anyone have any idea how this would/could work for a company with employees in many different countries? Technically, that company should have a subsidiary for each country they're employing people full-time in. So you'd work with the local union + local subsidiary, just like it was a local company.
input_sh 3y ago
It depends on so many factors. Are you actually employees or contractors? Do they pay you from a subsidiary registered in your country? I've somewhat seriously looked into this a while ago and my main takeaway would be: a) contractors can't unionize and b) you can unionize locally, as long as you get signatures from X% of the employees in your country. Also, and I can't stress this enough, reach out to some already established union in your own area and ask for advice. You're gonna find out some things that are not easily googleable.
Vinnl 3y ago
Thanks for the answers everyone!
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by Vinnl 3y ago

edent 3y ago

Each country has its own unique employment laws. So you would need a different Union in each country. In the UK, for example, it doesn't matter how small your employer is - you still have the right to have your Trade Union representative with you in certain meetings.

Vinnl 3y ago
Right, having someone in meetings is nice, but I'm thinking more in terms of collective bargaining, being involved in layoffs (e.g. making sure that every effort has been made to move/retrain people) and all that.
- edent 3y ago
  Again, this will depend on the laws in your country. Speak to someone local to you.
- dontlaugh 3y ago
  It's true that collective bargaining units will be per country, since legally the employer will have an entity in each country that is subject to local laws. In practice, unions have international links and often collaborate in the case of an action relevant to the same employer in multiple countries. The details are very much case-specific.

diggan 3y ago

> Anyone have any idea how this would/could work for a company with employees in many different countries? Technically, that company should have a subsidiary for each country they're employing people full-time in. So you'd work with the local union + local subsidiary, just like it was a local company.

input_sh 3y ago

It depends on so many factors. Are you actually employees or contractors? Do they pay you from a subsidiary registered in your country? I've somewhat seriously looked into this a while ago and my main takeaway would be: a) contractors can't unionize and b) you can unionize locally, as long as you get signatures from X% of the employees in your country. Also, and I can't stress this enough, reach out to some already established union in your own area and ask for advice. You're gonna find out some things that are not easily googleable.

Vinnl 3y ago

Thanks for the answers everyone!

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