The UIC is the think tank where the chemical industry social policies are devised. For that purpose, the UIC is in constant contact with the trade unions and public authorities. It also supports the companies in their human resources and skills management.
Social negotiations and branch representation
The UIC is in charge of the management of the National Chemical Industry Collective Agreement (CCNIC), which is the basis of the chemical workers' social status, since it rules their work conditions as a whole - including work contract, job, working hours, work organisation and classifications - and decides what minimum wage guarantees they are given. It negotiates the changes that can be made to collective agreements with the unions. It is the UIC's task to try and find the best possible answers to the needs of the companies while taking the employees' demands into account.
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The UIC takes part in the inter-trade talks on a national level, so that the point of view of the chemical industry will be taken into account and the coherence between the various negotiating parties be maintained.
On behalf of the trade, the UIC is in contact with public authorities and many joint authorities such as UNEDIC, ARRCO and AGIRC.
Employment law and social welfare
The UIC keeps companies up to date with the evolution of employment law and social welfare, and offers to help them whenever they need it.
Dialogue between employers and unions in Europe
The UIC takes part in the dialogue between employers and employees associations, which has been more and more frequent in Europe and enables to implement European regulations.
Employment
| In the employment field, the UIC: | - works out and dispatches information on professions and occupational training in the chemical industry,
- sets up national events that make jobs in the chemical industry more appealing to young people,
- supports the integration of young people into the world of work thanks to block-release training and apprenticeship contracts, with the help of OPCA C2P (joint financing authority for chemistry, petroleum and pharmacy),
- carries out surveys on employment in the chemical industry.
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Training
| In the training field, the UIC: | - contributes, with the help of the government and the Fédération Gay-Lussac (Association of Advanced Schools in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering), to the evolution of teaching in technical schools and higher education, depending on the way occupations in the chemical industry evolve,
- helps companies implement their vocational training schemes, and thanks to the OPCA C2P(subscription collecting institution for alternative, block-release training), helps companies get grants through the ESF (European Social Fund) or the vocational training enhancing agreement,
- takes part in trade and inter-trade talks on vocational training.
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