Principles of social dialogue based on the provisions of the European Social Charter (revised)

Streszcz. ang. s. 309. Bibliogr. s. 321-322

The European Social Charter (both in initial as well as revised version), as one of the most important legal acts regulating the standards of labour law, contains a number of provisions that regulate the principles of social dialogue. The Charter imposes an obligation to encourage joint consultation between workers and employers; supporting the mechanisms of voluntary negotiations between employers or employers’ organizations and employees’ organizations in order to regulate employment conditions through collective labour agreements; supporting conciliation mechanisms and voluntary arbitration for settling collective disputes. The provisions of the Charter also regulate the right of employees to be informed and participate in consultations regarding the employer’s situation. The standards of social dialogue included in the European Social Charter constitute a comprehensive solution that can be a point of reference for the analysis of national solutions. They are also an indicator of changes that should be introduced to the national labour law system in order to create a strong basis for dialogue between social partners.