96 Forty-four percent of group employees are covered by Collective Bargaining Agreements. RBI Group with European Staff Council 2016 was the first year in which the European Staff Council of the RBI Group (ESC), established in 2015, was fully operational. The following eight EU countries are represented in the ESC: Bulgaria, Hungary, Croatia, Austria, Poland, Romania, the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic. Altogether there are 13 representatives from the various countries. Under the terms of the agreement concluded by the European Staff Council in 2015, the ESC has the right to be informed about and consulted on matters that are of an international nature and concern the economic, social, health and cultural interests of employees of at least two companies belonging to the RBI Group. In 2016, the ESC had two ordinary meetings and one extraordinary meeting. A large number of topics were discussed with the RBI management including “process automation” initiatives, “Performance Management” and changes regarding the current bonus regulations for the RBI Group. Both the ESC and the company management have learned much through their good collaboration in 2016 and thus paved the way for continued positive and productive collaboration in the future. Two ordinary meetings of the ESC are again planned for 2017, one in May and one in November. The RBI Group also remains committed to the principle of direct and open communication with employees. The good cooperation with existing local and/or national employee representations is complemented, but not replaced, by the ESC. The ESC is an important additional platform for ongoing dialog and the structured exchange of information between company management and employees through their elected representatives.
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