Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: the Hotel, restaurant and catering (Horeca) sector

This study sets out to provide the necessary information for assisting the existing sectoral social dialogue in the Hotel, restaurant and catering (Horeca) sector. It identifies the relevant national organisations on both sides of industry as well as analysing the relevant European organisations. The study consists of three main parts: a description of the economic background; an analysis of the social partner organisations in all EU Member States, focusing on membership, role in collective bargaining and public policy, and national and European affiliations; and finally, an analysis of the relevant European organisations, particularly membership composition and capacity to fulfill their role in the social dialogue. The series of studies on representativeness aims to identify relevant national and supranational social partner organisations in selected sectors. The impetus for these studies comes from the European Commission’s desire to recognise the representative social partner organisations to be consulted under the provisions of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).