Skill Secure Organisation of Professional Elections – Setting Up the Works Council (CSE)

Steps in Organising Professional Elections

• Verification of the obligation to hold elections (thresholds, deadlines…)
• Employee information
• Assistance in defining the scope and number of distinct establishments, negotiating the pre-electoral agreement protocol (PAP)
• Definition of the calendar and voting methods (electronic or paper)
• Supervision of postings, candidacies, electoral lists
• Organisation of the vote and counting
• Assistance in drafting and submitting the minutes (PV)

Legal Obligations & Legal Security

• Control of representativeness rules
• Compliance with the Labour Code and collective agreements
• Monitoring of mandatory deadlines
• Prevention of common errors (postings, deadlines, composition of electoral colleges)
• Securing potential challenges

Training and Awareness for Executives

• Concise presentation of applicable rules
• Support for HR and managers to understand their role
• Simulation of exchanges with unions or employee representatives
• Preparation for negotiation or defence before the courts

Electoral Disputes and Litigation

• Assistance in case of litigation before the judicial court
• Analysis of irregularities and annulment risks
• Defence of the company’s interests in sensitive contexts