{"id":8187,"date":"2022-09-14T15:01:02","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T13:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/?post_type=news&p=8187"},"modified":"2022-09-14T15:01:02","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T13:01:02","slug":"norges-hcm-expectations","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/news\/norges-hcm-expectations\/","title":{"rendered":"UNI, HK Norway, and FSU Norway welcome publication of Norges\u2019 expectations on the workforce and calls for strong implementation"},"content":{"rendered":"

UNI Global Union, HK Norway and FSU Norway welcome the launch of Norges Bank Investment Management\u2019s (NBIM\u2019s) Expectation Document on Human Capital Management. The document is an important signal to companies around the world that the massive investor is increasing scrutiny of worker treatment.<\/p>\r\n

The NBIM manages the funds of the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund – the world\u2019s second largest investor with more than $1.3 trillion in assets including shareholdings in more than 9,000 companies across 70 countries.<\/p>\r\n

Importantly, the document includes expectations that employers will respect trade union rights as a pillar of workforce management, stating that: \u201cGood labour relations, including freedom of association and collective bargaining, provide a foundation for companies to adopt and implement human capital management strategies effectively\u201d and that \u201cCompanies should engage with workers and their representatives, such as trade unions.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

These expectations reflect one of the key points that the trade unions raised when consulting with the fund manager on the paper\u2019s development: that respect for freedom of association and collective bargaining are not one theme amongst many in being a good employer, but the linchpin.<\/p>\r\n

Nevertheless, the unions are disappointed that the expectations paper did not go further in establishing NBIM\u2019s leadership on human capital management best practices. The unions believe that social dialogue should be fully embedded as an integrated part of workforce management through clear, explicit expectations of trade union involvement within each step of their expectations on policies, risk management, and disclosure.<\/p>\r\n

Most importantly, however, is how this document is put into practice effectively and we look forward to working with NBIM to do so. We have called upon NBIM to:<\/p>\r\n

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  1. Increase transparency on the exercise of ownership rights through increasing disclosures on engagements with companies in ways that do not breach confidentiality.<\/li>\r\n\t
  2. Increase resource for the ownership team particularly on social and human rights topics.<\/li>\r\n\t
  3. Strengthen their voting policy to align more specifically with expectations documents.<\/li>\r\n\t
  4. Create a policy for stakeholder engagement including a channel for stakeholder voices.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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