In France, the High Council for Social Dialogue (Haut Conseil du Dialogue Social) is a body established by the law of and is attached to the services of the Ministry of Labour. Its mission is to finalize, every four years, the list of trade unions recognized as representative by professional branch and at the national and interprofessional levels. It also provides recommendations to the minister of labour on the application of laws related to union representativeness.
Composition The council consists of: 5 full members and 5 alternates designated by national and interprofessional employee trade unions. 5 full members and 5 alternates designated by nationally representative employer organizations. 3 representatives from the Ministry of Labour. 3 qualified individuals appointed by the prime minister upon the proposal of the minister of labour.Decree No. 2008-1163 of November 13, 2008, on the High Council for Social Dialogue, Official Journal of November 14, 2008.
The prime minister designates one of these three qualified individuals as the chairperson of the sessions. Members serve a five-year term.
The council was inaugurated on by Brice Hortefeux, then minister of labour, social relations, family, solidarity, and urban affairs. The first chairperson was Yannick Moreau, section president at the Council of State.
Members appointed by the Decree of June 5, 2014 + Qualified individuals and representatives from the Ministry of Labour Name Title Jean-Denis Combrexelle Qualified individual, chairperson of the sessions Gilles Bélier Qualified individual Yves Struillou Director General of Labour Françoise Bouygard Director of Research, Studies, and Statistics Laurent Vilboeuf Regional Director for Enterprises, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour, and Employment
+ Members designated by trade unions and employers Full member Alternate Organization Jean-François Pilliard Sandra Aguettaz MEDEF Geneviève Roy Georges Tissie CGPME Daniel Parent Pierre Burban UPA Gérard Goupil Marie-Françoise Gondard-Argenti UNAPL Claude Cochonneau Anne-Sophie Forget FNSEA Gisèle Vidallet Jacques Eliez CGT Marcel Grignard Joëlle Delair CFDT Marie-Alice Medeuf Andrieu Sandra Mitterrand CGT-FO Joseph Thouvenel Bernard Sagez CFTC Jean-Michel Pecorini Christiane Lefeuvre CFE-CGC
The composition of the council has been updated several times since 2014. The official website provides the most recent list.
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