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Legal basis

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

  • amendment to existing EWC agreement
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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
    • EWC composition: personal matters
    • Coverage
      • inclusion and exclusion of countries, companies, persons etc.
      • links to excluded countries
      • candidate countries
      • inclusion of reps from new member states
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      • employees not represented in EWC
      • multiple EWCs within one company
    • legal constitutional matters
    • reference to subsidiary requirements, representative agent, etc.
  • information & consultation process
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  • articulation between I&C levels
    • cooperation/link to national level
    • priority of information EWC & national level
    • principle of subsidiarity
    • access to company premises
    • reporting back to employees about EWC proceedings
    • appointing/contact with supervisory board
  • 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
DS Smith DS Smith European Works Council active 04/03/2013 United Kingdom
Air France KLM Air France KLM EWC active 28/04/2010 France
Allianz Technology Allianz Managed Operations & Services SEWC active 06/11/2008 Germany
Thales Thales European Works Council active 18/12/2007 France
Pfalz-Flugzeugwerke (PFW) PFW European Works Council active 06/09/2007 Germany
Ineos Ineos European Employee Forum active 06/06/2007 United Kingdom
Jungheinrich Jungheinrich European Works Council active 07/02/2005 Germany
Gate Gourmet Gate Gourmet Forum Europe active 01/07/2000 Germany
Ceconomy AG (formerly Metro AG) Metro Euro Forum active 11/10/1999 Germany
Jungheinrich Jungheinrich European Works Council active 28/09/1999 Germany
Grace Grace Business-Group-Forum active 01/06/1999 Germany
Hager Electro Hager Electro European Works Council not active 20/09/1996 Germany
Bayerische Vereinsbank Vereinsbank Euro Council not active 11/09/1996 Germany
Gate Gourmet Gate Gourmet Forum Europe active 13/08/1996 Germany
Georg Fischer Georg Fischer Euroforum active 01/08/1996 Germany
HanesBrands DB Apparel EWC active 04/06/1996 France
Thyssen Thyssen Euro Works Council not active 04/03/1996 Germany
Braas Braas European Works Council not active 29/11/1995 Germany
Petrofina Petrofina Eurodialogue not active 26/06/1995 Belgium
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