Training of employee representatives In the supervisory board in Austria Ines Hofmann
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Training of employee representativesIn the supervisory board in Austria
Ines HofmannAK Vienna
department business [email protected]
tel 43 1 50165 - 2268http://ifam.wien.arbeiterkammer.at
Hamburg, 27th october 2011
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IfAM = Institut für Arbeitnehmermitbestimmung Institut for Worker Participation
founded 1977
cooperation between the Chamber of Labour (AK) and the Austrian Trade Unions (ÖGB)
Aim: Supporting the employee representatives in the supervisory board
who is IfAM ?
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3,3 millions of members
ca. 2.400 employees
9 chambers of labour
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4cooperation betweenchamber of labour and trade unions
AK ÖGB legal advice, protection of
consumers
„think tank“ – providing information
staff of highly qualified experts
compulsory membership
collective bargaining
support of the works councils
fight organisation
voluntary membership
Division of labour and
cooperation representation of interest against state institutions
representation of interest against the company and the sector
seminars: law, economics...
publications: IfAM-info, books, scripts...
Consultations
screening of balance sheets
Meetings (IFAM forum), conferences...
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employee represantatives in the supervisory board~ 250 participants of seminars every year ~ 450 consultations every year
what are we doing?
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Heinz LeitsmüllerAK Wien, Betriebswirt
Ines HofmannAK Wien, Wirtschaftspädagogin
Walter GagawczukAK Wien, Jurist
Silvia Hruška-FrankAK Wien, Juristin
Hannes SchnellerAK Wien, Jurist
Ruth NadererAK Wien, Betriebswirtin
Helmut GahleitnerAK Wien, Wirtschaftspädagoge
Reinhard BrachingerAK OÖ, Betriebswirt
Christina WieserAK Wien, Betriebswirtin
Veronika HubnerAK OÖ, Psychologin
Alice NiklasAK Wien, Betriebswirtin
trainers of IfAM
Markus OberrauterAK Wien, Betriebswirt
Gerda HeileggerAK Wien, Juristin
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basic seminars
Introduction, Orientation Invitation of employee representatives with experience
Law rights, possibilities and duties of the supervisory board (members) invitation of a shareholder representative with experience
Economics how to interpret a balance sheet;
Practice – meeting of the supervisory board (a simulation) preparation – meeting – analysis
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other seminars - 1
Analysing the balance sheet of the own company
Analysing the IFRS consolidated financial statement
The role of the auditor of annual accounts
Cost accounting
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Controlling and risk management
Business crime
Company crisis and insolvency
Restructuring of companies, outsourcing, mergers
Abc of the stock exchange
other seminars - 2
SOS
other seminars - 3
Psychology in the supervisory board
How to work efficiently in the supervisory board
Employee representatives in non profit/charitable organisations (hospitals, geriatric care...)
Employee representatives in the financial sector (bank, insurance)
Employee representatives in penion funds and severance payment funds
SE – European Company
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Computer simulation of a company foundation(results: balance sheet, profit & loss account)
Information exchange with experienced shareholder and employee representatives
Simulation of a meeting and video analysis
Training with the own materials (financial statements)
Learning with the own real case study
Used training methods
Basic seminars:law
economicsmeeting of the supervisory board
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1 other seminar
IFAM certificate
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IFAM
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13Quota of woman in Austria
Only 10,2 % women in austrian supervisory boards
17 % female employee represenatives in supervisory boards
~ 26 % quota of woman in the ifam seminars
IFAM Info 4x/year focus group: worker representatives in
the supervisory board and works councilmembers in companies with more than 300 employees
print run: ~ 5.000
IFAM newsletter news around the supervisiory board ~ 2.500 e-mail adresses
Publications – IfAM Info, IFAM newsletter
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9 Scripts – frequently updated
- company law- supervisory board (also in english)- balance sheet- groups, works councils at group level- restructuring - cost accounting- investments- ....www.voegb.at/bildungsangebote/skripten
Publications – Scripts
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VÖGB - homepage
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Publications – books
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Publications – brochures
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IFAM homepage
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AK-balance sheet calculator http://www.bilanzrechner.at/
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business simulation (e.g. starting up a business)
economics and law
Discussions with practitioneerslearning by mutual experience
Some impressions from seminars
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