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Applicable law

  • Belgium
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  • Netherlands
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Legal basis

  • art.13 EWC (pre-directive)
  • art.3 EWC (UK pre-directive body)
  • art.6 EWC
  • art.14 EWC
  • SE works council

Agreement type

  • amendment to existing EWC agreement
  • original installation agreement
  • renegotiated (change of terms of agreement)
  • renegotiated (renewal or extension)

Reason for installation

  • installation from merger
  • installation from scratch

Reason for dissolution

  • acquisition
  • merger

Geographical scope

  • EFTA (EEA + CH)
  • EEA
  • EU

Selected provisions

  • Constitutional issues: composition, coverage, establishment
    • EWC composition: institutional matters
    • EWC composition: personal matters
      • personal eligibility of EWC members
      • deputy EWC members
      • no discrimination/favouring clause
      • mandate execution
      • protection of EWC members
    • 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
  • changes affecting EWC
  • co-operation with management
  • continuity in case of merger
Last update EWCdb: 18.12.2025
Displaying 1 - 15 of 15
Company name EWC body name EWC body status Agreement date Applicable law
Merck & Co. MSD European Employee Council active 29/04/2010 Ireland
Sappi Sappi European Works Council active 28/04/2010
Thales Thales European Works Council active 18/12/2007 France
Sony Group Corporation Sony European Information & Consultation Committee (E.I.C.C.) active 27/09/2007 Germany
Electrolux Electrolux Works Council active 07/11/2006 Sweden
Thales Thales European Works Council active 01/03/2002 France
ThyssenKrupp ThyssenKrupp European Works Council active 03/11/1999 Germany
Bühler Bühler European Works Council active 19/09/1996 Germany
Algroup Alusuisse-Lonza EWC not active 18/09/1996 Netherlands
Assidomän AssiDomän European Works Council active 11/09/1996 Sweden
Dow Chemical Company Dow European Employee Forum active 02/09/1996 Belgium
Gruner+Jahr Gruner & Jahr European Works Council active 01/07/1996 Germany
Sulzer Sulzer European Works Council active 20/06/1996 Germany
Thyssen Thyssen Euro Works Council not active 04/03/1996 Germany
Sony Group Corporation Sony European Information & Consultation Committee (E.I.C.C.) active 27/09/1995 Germany
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