Press conference on Thales company agreement

Speakers:

• Jacques Delors, Former president of the European Commission
• Luc Vigneron, Thales Chairman and CEO
• Yves Barou, Head of Human Resources at Thales
• Bart Samyn, Deputy General Secretary of the EMF

Sponsored by Jacques Delors, former President of the European Commission, and signed in the presence of representatives of the acting Commission, the agreement for Improving Professional Development through Effective Anticipation (IDEA), aims at significantly increasing the employability of Thales employees through implementation of an anticipation process based both on the transparency of future employment prospects (‘job-family’ trends) and active social dialogue.

This European agreement, the first signed by Thales in the field of human resources, will apply to 11 European countries: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and United Kingdom, and recognizes existing best practices in these countries. This agreement further testifies to Thales's European citizenship.

NB: All presentations will be in French, with simultaneous interpretation in English.

Registration of press representatives

Please confirm attendance to Caroline Jacobsson, EMF Information & Communications Adviser, by phone +32.2.2271010, mobile phone +32.(0)473.234040

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Press 22/2009

The EMF is the representative body defending the interests of workers in the European metal industry. The EMF has a mandate for the external representation and coordination of the metalworkers' unions and a mandate to engage in bargaining at European level.