Information, consultation & participation of representatives of undertakings

Information, consultation & participation of representatives of undertakings

TOPIC ID: SOCPL-2024-INFO-REPR

Type of grant: Call for proposals

General information

Programme: Social Prerogative and Specific Competencies Lines (SOCPL)

Call: Information, consultation & participation of representatives of undertakings (SOCPL-2024-INFO-REPR)

Type of action: SOCPL-PJG SOCPL Project Grants

Type of MGA: SOCPL Action Grant Budget-Based [SOCPL-AG]

Status: Open for submission

Deadline model: single-stage

Opening Date: 11 January 2024

Deadline dates: 19 March 2024 17:00 (Brussels time)

Topic description

ExpectedOutcome:

The main objective of this call is to develop employees’ involvement in undertakings by raising awareness and contributing to the application of European Union law and policies in this area, against the background of the twin transition and changes that it triggers in the world of work, and, in particular, the take-up and effective functioning of European Works Councils.

Scope:

Actions to promote European level and stregthened transnational cooperation between social partners that address the following themes would be expected:

• to promote exchange and wider dissemination of knowledge and good practices and to launch actions aimed at supporting the setting up and good functioning of European Works Councils.
• to support workers’ involvement in the anticipation and management of change and the prevention and resolution of disputes in the event of various forms of restructuring in EU level undertakings and groups of undertakings, as required to address challenges brought by the implementation of the European Green Deal (cf.Council recommendation of 16 June 2022 on ensuring a fair transition towards climate neutrality), and by the digital transformation of economies (e.g. impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on work organisation or working conditions).

1. Eligible countries:as described in the Call document.

EU Member States and in some cases from the European Economic Area (EEA) countries, in accordance with the EEA Agreement.

2. Eligibility and admissibility conditions: as described in the Call document.

Applications must be submitted before the call deadline and electronically via the Funding & Tenders Portal Electronic Submission System. Paper submissions are NOT possible.

Applications (including annexes and supporting documents) must be submitted using the forms provided inside the Submission System.

Applications must be complete and contain:

-Application Form (Part A)

-Application Form (Part B)

-Annexes and supporting documents (to be uploaded as PDF files).

At proposal submission, the lead applicant will have to confirm that it has the mandate to act for all applicants; that the information in the application is correct and complete and that the participants comply with the conditions for receiving EU funding (especially eligibility, financial and operational capacity, exclusion, etc). Before signing the grant, each beneficiaries and affiliated entities will have to confirm this again by signing a declaration of honour (DoH).

Applications must be readable, accessible and printable, not exceeding 50 pages.

3. Evaluation

The award criteria for this call are detailed in pages 15-16 of the call document

4. Indicative timetable for evaluation and grant agreement: as described in the Call document.

5. Proposal templates, guidance and model grant agreements (MGA):

Call document:https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/socpl/wp-call/2024/call-fiche_socpl-2024-info-repr_en.pdf

Standard proposal template:https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/common/temp-form/af/af_esf-socpl_en.pdf

Mono/Multi-beneficiary Model Grant Agreement:

Core:https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/common/agr-contr/general-mga_esf-socpl_en.pdf

Annex 1 to Grant Agreement:https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/common/temp-form/gap/doa_esf-socpl_en.docx

Annotated Grant Agreement: Aga_en.pdf (europa.eu): Please be aware that the Manual is being slightly developed following the new Programmes using the Portal. That is why it is marked “draft”.

Start submission

To access the Electronic Submission Service, please click on the submission-button next to the type of action and the type of model grant agreement that corresponds to your proposal. You will then be asked to confirm your choice, as it cannot be changed in the submission system. Upon confirmation, you will be linked to the correct entry point.

To access existing draft proposals for this topic, please login to the Funding & Tenders Portal and select the My Proposals page of the My Area section.

Get support

-Funding & Tenders Portal FAQ: FAQ on submission of proposals

-IT Helpdesk: Contact the IT helpdesk for questions such as forgotten passwords, access rights and roles, technical aspects of submission of proposals, etc.

-Online Manual: The Online Manual is Step-by-step online guide through the Portal processes from proposal preparation and submission to reporting on your ongoing project. Valid for all 2021-2027 programmes. (roles & access rights, proposal submission and evaluation, grant management, amendments, etc.). Each explanation leads to the corresponding “IT How to” page (see here after).

-IT How to - IT How To - Funding Tenders Opportunities (europa.eu): Detailed instructions on how to apply for EU funding, from how to register your organisation,how to manage the roles and access rights to your organisations, proposals andto how to submit your proposal. It gives also detailedinstructions on and on how to manage your grant if you are selected.

-Support overview (europa.eu):Page gathering all support tools (overview, guidance and manuals, FAQ's, helpdesk, support videos)

For help related to this call, if you did not find an answer in the various support means, please contact: EMPL-SOCPL-2024-INFO-REPR@ec.europa.eu