Uses of Time

The reflection and exchange session organized by Barcelona City Council focuses on the issue of digital disconnection, inspired by a document presented by the Labour Relations Council of the Generalitat de Catalunya. 

Councillor Raquel Gil will introduce the session and give a brief introduction to the topic, setting the stage for the exchange of ideas. A number of best practices from companies in the NUST Network will be presented, providing concrete examples of how to address the digital disconnect from a business perspective.

In addition, a round table with unions and company associations will take place, allowing a broad and diverse discussion on the role of collective bargaining in the digital disconnection. The session will end with the presentation of a practical guide on the implementation of digital disconnection strategies in companies.
 

Date: June 19 from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Format: online

Program

• Welcome and introduction by Raquel Gil, Councillor for Economic Promotion, Work, Feminism and Democratic Memory, Barcelona City Council.
   
• Presentation of the document: "Guidelines for digital disconnection" by Maria Àngels Pujols, general secretary of the Labor Relations Council of the Department of Enterprise and Work of the Generalitat de Catalunya and Núria Vergés, general director of Cures, Organization of Time and Equity in the Work of the Department of Equality and Feminism of the Generalitat de Catalunya.
   
• Roundtable. Table discussion on experiences and the role of unions and employers in the new temporary organizations in the labor field. The focus will be on issues of digital disconnection and telework by providing concrete examples. Formed by:
   
• Representatives of business organizations:
  • Mireia Recio, from the Labor Relations and Social Affairs Department of FOMENT
  • Ariadna Guixé, Head of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining at Pimec
     
• Representatives of trade unions:
  • Daniel Cruz Fuentes, Head of Analysis and Digital Transformation of CCOO Catalunya
  • Núria Gilgado, Union Policy Secretary of UGT de Catalunya
     
• Presentation of good practices.
  A panel showcasing organizations’ concrete experiences of introducing measures to ensure digital disconnection is invited and presented.
   
  • Susana Pascual García, Director of Continuous Improvement and Sustainability of the company ACEFAT AIE
  • Mónica Sánchez, Director General of CRITERIA.

• Digital disconnection strategies
  Practical guide on how to implement digital disconnection strategies in companies
   
• Conclusions of the session and closure

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