The Netherlands: The representativeness of trade unions and employer associations in the audiovisual sector
The relevance of the Dutch audiovisual sector in terms of the number of employees is negligible. However, in qualitative terms, the sector is influential in Dutch society. The characteristics of collective bargaining are defined by the division into public and commercial broadcasting. In public broadcasting, there is a multi-employer collective agreement, under which all companies and employees are covered. The organisation NPO acts as a representative of the Minister on behalf of all employers. All four unions concerned sign the multi employer agreement. In the commercial part of the sector t... Mehr ...
The relevance of the Dutch audiovisual sector in terms of the number of employees is negligible. However, in qualitative terms, the sector is influential in Dutch society. The characteristics of collective bargaining are defined by the division into public and commercial broadcasting. In public broadcasting, there is a multi-employer collective agreement, under which all companies and employees are covered. The organisation NPO acts as a representative of the Minister on behalf of all employers. All four unions concerned sign the multi employer agreement. In the commercial part of the sector there is at best a single company agreement concluded by one of the unions.