Special Rights of the Employee Representatives

The employee representatives are entitled to consult and request information from the experts within the undertaking when preparing for the change negotiations and during the negotiations when necessary for handling the matter.

An employee representative is entitled to be released from their work for such time as is required to carry out the duties involved in the change negotiations as well as for co-operation training. The employer and the employee representative shall agree upon the times for the co-operation training. The employer shall compensate any consequent loss of earnings due to release from work. If the employee representative takes part in change negotiations outside their working hours or discharges any other duty on which they have reached agreement with the employer, the latter shall pay them compensation for the hours used for carrying out the task in the amount corresponding to their salary for regular working hours.