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Legal basis

  • art.6 EWC
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Reason for installation

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Reason for dissolution

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Geographical scope

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Selected provisions

  • Constitutional issues: composition, coverage, establishment
    • EWC composition: institutional matters
      • seat distribution other than by country
      • threshold for seat allocation
      • rotation system
      • representation of different categories of employees
      • selection/appointment of EWC members
      • anti-domination & balanced representation clauses
      • guests/external parties
      • gender balance
      • equal opportunities
    • EWC composition: personal matters
    • Coverage
    • legal constitutional matters
  • information & consultation process
  • meetings
  • EWCs and the outside world
  • functioning and facilities/means for EWC
  • articulation between I&C levels
  • EWC's role
  • changes affecting EWC
  • co-operation with management
Last update EWCdb: 18.12.2025
Displaying 1 - 17 of 17
Company name EWC body name EWC body status Agreement date Applicable law
Fuchs Petrolub Fuchs Petrolub SE Works Council active 30/01/2013 Germany
Allianz Allianz SE Europe Committee active 20/09/2006 Germany
E.ON E.ON European Works Council not active 17/08/2006 Germany
Heidelberg Materials AG (formerly Heidelberg Cement) Heidelberg Materials European Works Council active 22/09/2004 Germany
Tenovis Tenovis European Works Council not active 04/06/2004 Germany
Deutsche Post DHL Deutsche Post DHL Forum (DPDHL Forum) active 23/07/2003 Germany
Linde Group Linde European Works Council active 05/02/2003 Germany
RWE RWE Water Division European Forum not active 01/01/2002 United Kingdom
Edscha Edscha European Works Council not active 06/02/2001 Germany
Plettac Plettac EWC not active 23/05/2000 Germany
Röchling Beteiligungs SE Gebr. Röchling European Works Council not active 06/12/1999 Germany
Vogt Electronic Vogt Electronic not active 07/06/1999 Germany
GEA Group GEA European Works Council active 04/11/1998 Germany
Varta Automotive Clarios (formerly VB Autobatterie) EWC active 01/07/1998 Germany
Vorwerk & Co. Vorwerk Europa Forum active 05/07/1996 Germany
Merck KGaA Merck Europa Forum active 22/03/1996 Germany
Volkswagen Volkswagen Group European Works Council active 07/02/1992 Belgium
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