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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)
  • art.14 EWC
  • SE works council

Agreement type

  • original installation agreement
  • renegotiated (change of terms of agreement)
  • renegotiated (renewal or extension)
  • renewed or post-merger agreement

Reason for installation

  • conversion into other legal basis
  • installation from merger
  • installation from scratch

Reason for dissolution

  • acquisition
  • dissolved (no longer falling within the scope of the Directive)
  • merger

Geographical scope

  • EFTA (EEA + CH)
  • EEA
  • EU

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
      • equal opportunities
    • EWC composition: personal matters
    • Coverage
    • legal constitutional matters
    • reference to subsidiary requirements, representative agent, etc.
      • subsidiary requirements by agreement
      • representative agent
  • 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 - 19 of 19
Company name EWC body name EWC body status Agreement date Applicable law
Freudenberg & Co. Freudenberg SE Works Council active 12/03/2012 Germany
Air France KLM Air France KLM EWC active 28/04/2010 France
Colgate-Palmolive Company Colgate-Palmolive European Forum active 08/07/2009 Belgium
Chemtura Chemtura European Works Council not active 10/03/2006 Germany
UPS UPS Communication Forum active 25/03/2004 Germany
Parker Hannifin Parker Hannifin EWC active 16/10/2003 United Kingdom
Habau Hoch- Und Tiefbau Habau European Works Council active 01/07/2003 Austria
TUI Group TUI European Forum active 18/10/2002 Germany
HP Inc. HP European Works Council not active 27/05/2002 Belgium
BPB Industries BPB European Works Council active 07/01/2002 United Kingdom
Burmah Castrol Burmah Castrol European Forum not active 12/05/1998 Ireland
Burda Holding Burda EWC active 09/02/1998 Germany
Duni Duni European Works Council active 21/05/1997 Sweden
Leica Camera Leica European Committee not active 19/09/1996 Germany
Colgate-Palmolive Company Colgate-Palmolive European Forum active 19/09/1996 Belgium
Bau Holding Bau Holding European Forum not active 17/09/1996 Austria
Unisource Unisource Euro Council active 11/09/1996
Apple Apple European Employee Consultation Forum active 01/08/1996 France
Suez- Lyonnaise Des Eaux-Dumez Lyonnaise des Eaux European Social-Dialogue Committee not active 31/05/1995 France
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