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Legal basis

  • art.3 EWC (UK pre-directive body)
  • art.6 EWC
  • art.13 EWC (pre-directive)
  • information and consultation procedure

Agreement type

  • original installation agreement
  • renegotiated (change of terms of agreement)
  • renegotiated (renewal or extension)

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
      • management's participation in EWC
      • gender balance
    • EWC composition: personal matters
    • Coverage
    • legal constitutional matters
    • reference to subsidiary requirements, representative agent, etc.
  • 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
  • continuity in case of merger
Last update EWCdb: 18.12.2025
Displaying 1 - 18 of 18
Company name EWC body name EWC body status Agreement date Applicable law
SAP SAP European Works Council not active 24/11/2011 Germany
Schibsted 02/12/2009 Norway
Luvata Luvata European Works Council not active 10/05/2007 United Kingdom
InterContinental Hotels Group IHG European Forum active 01/02/2007 Ireland
Outokumpu Outokumpu Personnel Forum active 01/01/2004 Finland
Outokumpu Stainless (formerly AvestaPolarit) AvestaPolarit Employee Forum not active 24/04/2002 Finland
Draka Holding Draka European Works Council not active 22/11/1999 Netherlands
Pernod Ricard Pernod Ricard European Works Council active 01/01/1999 France
Bass Bass European Forum not active 01/05/1998 Ireland
Bass Bass European Forum not active 01/03/1997 Ireland
Behr Gmbh & Co. Behr European Works Council not active 17/09/1996 Germany
DS Smith DS Smith European Works Council active 03/09/1996 Ireland
Pharmacia & Upjohn . Pharmacia & Upjohn European Forum not active 07/08/1996 France
British Steel British Steel European Works Council not active 31/07/1996 United Kingdom
Tate & Lyle Tate & Lyle European Forum active 26/07/1996 United Kingdom
Cargotec Cargotec Personnel Meeting active 02/02/1996 Finland
Hiab Partek Personnel Meeting not active 02/02/1996 Finland
United Biscuits (holdings) United Biscuits Eruopean Consultative Council not active 09/11/1994 United Kingdom
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