According to Article 153(2) TFEU, the Union is empowered to adopt measures to support and complement the activities of Member States in the fields of the information and consultation of workers and the representation and collective defence of the interests of workers and employers, including co-determination.
Unija ima ovlasti donositi mjere kojima će se podupirati i dopunjivati aktivnosti država članica u području obavješćivanja radnika i savjetovanja s njima te zastupanja i kolektivne obrane interesa radnika i poslodavaca, uključujući suodlučivanje.