Description
The project objective is to prepare the textile and clothing industry for a gradual increase in the retirement age. A platform will be created to discuss and elaborate pension reform at the corporate level in cooperation with social partners. The expected result is a signed collective agreement in the textile and clothing industry on attitudes to pension reform. This will include the development of a model of pension reform application that is acceptable in an environment of textile and apparel companies and a timetable for the implementation of measures. It is expected that employees will benefit from this project. Partners of the project are the Trade Union of Textile, Clothing and Leather Industry (bipartite partner) and the Federation of Norwegian Industries. During the project, the Federation of Norwegian Industries will advise on the Norwegian experience with employing older people and on the implementation of social reforms in the textile and clothing industry, as well as participating in the final conference.
Summary of project results
The project objective was to prepare the textile and clothing industry on gradually increase of a retirement age as a result of implementation of the pension reform in the Czech Republic. The issue of employment of persons aged 50 + is one of the priorities of the EU. The labor market is often unable to adequately employ individuals aged 50 + and to adapt workplace and work processes to their physical conditions. so many of older employees go into early retirement. The main projects outputs are: - A study on the impact of the pension reform in the textile and clothing industry sectors - Based on the recommendations of the study on pension reform, measures concerning the higher retirement age such as notice period, health prevention, work breaks, cooperation of the trade unions, etc. have been included in the Collective Agreements for 2014 and 2016. - Two members of the project’s team have been nominated to be part of two tripartite committees- the Committee for Employment relations and the Committee for Internal market. The projects outputs have contributed to the establishment of a negotiation platform between the social partners on the important issues of textile and clothing industry. The main outcome of the project is that it has managed to respond to current developments in negotiations on pension reform in Czech Republic and to find acceptable for social partners model of a pension reform application in a specific economic sector. The project has also contributed to reach a consensus among the stakeholders and elaborate a collective agreement of higher level for 2015, providing measures for better working conditions and place for employees. It helped to find acceptable attitudes for social partners how to implement the pension reform in the textile-clothing branch in Czech Republic.
Summary of bilateral results
The Norwegian partner, Norsk Industri, has been involved in all project activities. Based on its expertise and competence, Norsk Industri contributed to the analysis of the pension reform in the textile and clothing branch in Czech Republic and suggestion of measures concerning the higher retirement age in the short and medium terms.