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Social Indicators
Social Relations
5.3. Social Relations
5.3.1.
ORGANIZATION OF SOCIAL DIALOG
Social dialog takes place at all levels of the group. The Corporate Works
Committee and the European Social Dialog Committee (ESDC) enable
broad-ranging information and discussions on economic strategy and
the main policy objectives of Vivendi’s human resources policy (see
(Chapter 2, Section 2.2.2 of the Annual Report 2015).
Within the subsidiaries, dialog and social discussion are organized in line
with the employment laws and regulations for each country, according
to guidelines given to the human resources policy of each business unit.
5.3.2.
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS
In 2015, 23 agreements or supplemental agreements were signed or
renewed in France. Among these agreements, the following can be cited
as representative of the ongoing social dialog within the group’s different
business units: the agreement on gender equality in Canal+ Group
Guadeloupe and Universal Music France, as well as the Watchever flex-
time agreement.
This year, the Canal+ Group delivered on its commitments to develop
a dynamic social policy and a constructive social dialog by signing
agreements on the subject of wellness linked to business performance
(agreements on quality of life at work and on telecommuting).
Numerous agreements were also entered into dealing with other subject
matters, such as compensation policy and profit-sharing, which reflect the
desire to allow employees to participate in their company’s performance
(Canal+ Group, Canal+ Overseas, Universal Music France and Vivendi SA).
Lastly, as part of the planned reorganization of a sector of their business,
Canal+ Group and Universal Music France entered into an agreement
with respect to the implementation of such plan and its social impact.
In both cases, the companies, together with their social partners, set
up support mechanisms so that each affected employee could find an
appropriate solution (e.g., training budget, financial assistance to create
a company, mobility assistance, reclassification leave).
Collective Bargaining Agreements Signed in France
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS
SIGNED OR RENEWED
GRI
UNGC
OECD
G4-11
3
V.8
2015
2014
UMG
4
2
C+G
*
16
10
Vivendi Village
1
1
Headquarters
2
4
Total
23
17
*
Includes SECP.
The scope selected for this table (France) is the area for which the group
has comprehensive reporting. In numerous countries abroad, the notion of
a collective bargaining agreement does not correspond to the definition in
France. Agreements and supplemental agreements signed by the Vivendi
group are included in this table; those signed in an SEU (Social and
Economic Unit) are counted only once.
FORMAL COLLECTIVE LABOR AGREEMENTS
AND BREAKDOWN BY THEME
GRI
UNGC
OECD
G4-11, G4-LA8
3
V.8, V.4.c
2015
2014
Compensation
55%
65%
Social dialogue
9%
6%
Health and safety
-
17%
Restructuring
9%
-
Other themes
26%
12%
In 2015, agreements and amendments to prior agreements concerning
remuneration were still numerous. This category includes:mandatory
or optional annual remuneration negotiations, various profit sharing
programs (UES Canal+, Canal+ Caledonia, Dailymotion, Vivendi
Headquarters), and a supplementary retirement program (UES Canal+).
The category “Other themes” includes collective agreements covering
work organization (Watchever France), tele-commuting, stand-by duty,
the quality of work-life as well as a “generation” agreement (Canal+
Guadeloupe), a professional equality agreement (UMG France) and
agreements relating to training policies (Vivendi Headquarters and
MyBestPro).
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES
GRI
UNGC
OECD
G4-LA11
-
V.1.b
2015
2014
Consolidated data
234
240
This indicator covers the French subsidiaries (Metropolitan France, the
Overseas Departments and Territories) as well as the Canal+ international
subsidiaries which have adopted the French judicial model.
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