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Applicable law

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Legal basis

  • art.3 EWC (UK pre-directive body)
  • art.6 EWC
  • art.13 EWC (pre-directive)

Agreement type

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Reason for dissolution

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Geographical scope

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Selected provisions

  • Constitutional issues: composition, coverage, establishment
  • information & consultation process
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  • EWCs and the outside world
  • functioning and facilities/means for EWC
  • articulation between I&C levels
  • changes affecting EWC
  • co-operation with management
  • continuity in case of merger
Last update EWCdb: 17.12.2025
Displaying 1 - 16 of 16
Company name EWC body name EWC body status Agreement date Applicable law
GSK GSK European Employee Consultation Forum not active 09/09/2021 Ireland
DS Smith DS Smith European Works Council active 10/01/2019 United Kingdom
Rio Tinto plc Rio Tinto EWC active 10/03/2017
Vesuvius Vesuvius European Works Council active 27/06/2014 United Kingdom
Group 4 Securicor Securicor (G4S) European Employee Forum active 13/06/2012
Rio Tinto plc Rio Tinto EWC active 20/12/2011 France
GE Healthcare GE Healthcare European Works Council active 01/07/2010 United Kingdom
Thomas Cook Group Thomas Cook Group European Works Council not active 01/03/2009 Germany
Carbonless Europe AWA/Carbonless Europe European Works Council active 01/02/2003 France
Arjo Wiggins Appleton ArjoWiggins EWC not active 01/02/2003 France
Avecia Avecia European Works Council not active 01/01/2002 United Kingdom
Novar Novar European Forum not active 06/04/2001 Belgium
Astrazeneca AstraZeneca Euro Consultation Committee active 01/10/2000
British American Tobacco BAT & Rothmans European Employee Council active 21/06/1999 Netherlands
Rentokil Initial Rentokil Initial active 05/02/1999 United Kingdom
Diageo Diageo Europe Forum (DEF) active 01/01/1998 Ireland
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