Belgium: The representativeness of trade unions and employer associations in the Horeca sector
(2012) , 15 pages
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- The hotel, restaurant and catering sector (Horeca) is an important sector in Belgium, accounting for 3.5 % of total employment in the country. In 2009, about 147,000 people were employed in the sector which consisted of 22,862 enterprises and 38,902 self-employed people. There is a constructive atmosphere towards negotiations in the sector as demonstrated by the collective sectoral agreement for 2011 and 2012. As the sector is dominated by small, independent and family-owned organisations, the low union density could restrict the basis for strong representation. However, thanks to the union representation in larger organisations, the collective agreements are generally complied with at company level.
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Tilly, P. (2012). Belgium: The representativeness of trade unions and employer associations in the Horeca sector. European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound). https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/47286