Employers' organisations, like trade unions, require a court decision and special registration to be recognised. Their main goal is the study and promotion of their professional interests. They cooperate closely with the public authorities and workers' representatives for consultation or discussion on matters of common interest.
They are also organised hierarchically at three levels.
SEB, the Confederation of Greek Industry, is the largest Greek employers' group and one of the largest in existence in Europe. It is both an employers' union and a federation of some 350 enterprises and 20 local or branch organisations. Working groups exist to study industry, labour management relations, etc., in collaboration with the Confederation's research service. The Confederation cofinances the Institute for Economic and Industrial Research, which carries out research on business cycles, industrial expansion and problems concerning the European Community. Other employer unions exist for different areas of business, such as the Union of Enterprises, the Union of the Self-Employed and Craftspersons, the Union of Merchants and the Union of Shipowners.
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