Publication of call for Proposals EaSI Programme has announced: Information, consultation and participation of representatives of undertakings VP/2020/008

The main purpose of this Call is to fund operations aimed at developing employee involvement in undertakings - meaning any mechanism, including information, consultation and participation, through which employees' representatives may exercise an influence on decisions to be taken within the company - in particular by raising awareness and contributing to the application of EU law and policies in this area and the take-up and development of European Works Councils.

This call also aims at supporting projects which seek to identify and address challenges in workers’ involvement resulting from changes in the world of work – e.g. restructuring, outsourcing /subcontracting, digitalisation / automation / artificial intelligence and new forms of work. Transnational actions involving representatives from several Member States as well as the joint participation of employers and workers shall be promoted.

The total budget earmarked for the EU co-financing of projects under this call is estimated

at 7.100.000 €.

The EU grant requested should indicatively be between EUR 200.000 and EUR 400.000.

Under this call for proposals, the EU grant may not exceed 90% of the total eligible costs of the action.

Deadline for submitting applications:
30 July 2020

Functional mailbox where additional information can be requested: empl-vp-2020-007@ec.europa.eu

Link to the Internet page where documents of the call can be consulted: https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=629&langId=en&callId=601&furtherCalls=yes