Setting Up Works Councils
To set up works councils, use the Works Council component (WC_COUNCIL_TBL_GBL), the Works Council Decision component (WC_DECISION_TBL_GBL), the Works Council Decision Group component (WC_DECSIONGRP_TBL_GBL), the Change by Regulatory Region component (WC_ACTN_REASON_TBL_GBL), and the Workflow Parameters component (WC_USER_NOTIFY_GBL).
This topic provides an overview of the works councils business process and discusses how to set up works councils.
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Definition Name |
Usage |
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WC_COUNCIL_TBL |
Specify the works councils to which your workers may belong. |
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WC_DECISION_TBL |
Maintain works council decisions. |
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WC_DECISIONGRP_TBL |
Define works council decision groups. |
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WC_ACTN_REASON_TBL |
Define Job Change actions and reasons per regulatory region. This is the main setup page for configuring works council transactions for job changes that require works council approval. |
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WC_USER_NOTIFY |
Define Job Change request workflow parameters. |
If your organization does business in countries where workers can belong to works councils, define the works councils that your workers can join.
The works councils for your company are internal committees elected by the non-management workers to represent their interests. If your organization does business in countries where workers can belong to works councils, every work location in your company may have a local works council. The company as a whole may have a central works council. The works council's duties may include:
Watching the implementation of collective bargaining agreements.
Promoting integration of minorities, young, older, and handicapped workers.
Monitoring fair compensation and working hours.
Providing codetermination concerning layoffs, short-time work, and other labor issues.
Use the Works Council page (WC_COUNCIL_TBL) to specify the works councils to which your workers may belong.
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This example illustrates the Works Council page.
Field or Control |
Description |
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Works Council ID |
The ID you entered to access this page. This is the ID you'll define. |
Posting |
Enter the number of days between internal and external posting. |
Default Approval After |
The Default Approval After date will automatically approve works council relevant job change requests if the works council doesn't react by the date specified. Any worker Job Change approval requests that have not been approved or denied after the specified date will automatically set to Approved by Works Council via an automatic update process and will trigger all workflow associated with Works Council approval. |
Spokesperson |
Select the ID for the person (or persons) to whom you want to route works council approvals. Any job change request that has been configured for works council approval in the Change by Regulatory Region page can be assigned. The spokesperson(s) will receive any works council hire approval requests for job requisitions that have a works council ID. Enter as many spokesperson IDs as needed. |
Linking Works Councils to the Company Location Table
The Company Location page (COMPANY_TABLE1) is used to assign the works council ID to a company location to route works council relevant job change requests to the appropriate works council spokesperson. During approval processing for job actions which require works council approval, the system first checks which works council ID is relevant for the worker's company and location and then check the Works Council Table to see which spokesperson(s) should be notified.
Use the Works Council Decision page (WC_DECISION_TBL) to maintain works council decisions.
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This example illustrates the Works Council Decision page.
Use the Works Council Decision Group page (WC_DECISIONGRP_TBL) to define works council decision groups.
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This example illustrates the Works Council Decision Group page.
Use the Change by Regulatory Region page (WC_ACTN_REASON_TBL) to define Job Change actions and reasons per regulatory region.
This is the main setup page for configuring works council transactions for job changes that require works council approval.
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This example illustrates the Change by Regulatory Region page.
The Change by Regulatory Region page identifies which combination or regulatory region, action, and action reason may be selected from the Job Change Request - Works Council page. All of the setup information required for a Works Council relevant job change request may be defined here, including which page areas are relevant for which roles, whether a given role may also view current information, and so on. Define which job changes require works council approval before they take place, by regulatory region, action, and action reason.
Note: If you are processing a worker transfer request, you can define whether the current or new manager requests the job change.
Field or Control |
Description |
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Originated by New Manager? |
Select this check box to indicate that transfer job change requests will be initiated by the worker's new manager. |
Checklist Code |
Select a Checklist Code. The Checklist Code refers to a checklist that consists of all to-do items maintained for a single worker or applicant with the specified status and date. You can associate the checklist with a job change here. During the business process the HR person can generate the relevant checklist from the job change request page. |
Mandatory Search Criteria
Field or Control |
Description |
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Employee ID, First Name, Last Name, Department, Personnel Status and Birthdate |
Select each associated check box for the search criterion that you want to appear on the Job Change Request search page. |
Process Participants
Field or Control |
Description |
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Process Participant |
Select a Process Participant from the drop down list. Select Current Manager, HR Administrator, New Manager, or Works Council. |
Relevant Information |
For each process participant selected, define the relevant information that participant will be able to view in the job change process. |
Show Current Info and Show New Info |
For each Relevant Information selected, choose whether the process participant will be able to view only the current information, only the new information or both current and new information. |
Use the Workflow Parameters page (WC_USER_NOTIFY) to define Job Change request workflow parameters.
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This example illustrates the Workflow Parameters page.
