TRADE UNION DISCLOSURE
June 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLEMPLOYEE-elected company board members can pass confidential information learned from meetings to trade union chiefs and expert advisors, although they must demonstrate this disclosure helps them carry out their job, a European Court of Justice (ECJ) advocate general has advised.Miguel Poiares Maduro added union secretary-generals could discuss this information with colleagues, while ensuring this "is necessary for him to be able to perform his duties." He was advising on a Danish case involving the general secretary of financial worker union ...
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