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    • adaptation clause: merger of EWCs (Recast)
    • renegotiation of EW agreement
  • co-operation with management
  • continuity in case of merger
Last update EWCdb: 18.12.2025
Displaying 1 - 17 of 17
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
Colt Technology Services Group Limited Colt European Works Council active 30/03/2012 Luxembourg
Freudenberg & Co. Freudenberg SE Works Council active 12/03/2012 Germany
Huntsman LLC Huntsman European Works Council active 20/05/2011 Belgium
Merck & Co. MSD European Employee Council active 29/04/2010 Ireland
Bayer Bayer European Forum active 27/08/2009 Germany
Biomet Biomet EWC not active 19/06/2008 Netherlands
Pfalz-Flugzeugwerke (PFW) PFW European Works Council active 06/09/2007 Germany
Electrolux Electrolux Works Council active 07/11/2006 Sweden
Volvo Volvo Euro Dialogue and European Works Council active 27/09/1996 Sweden
Reuters Holdings Reuters European Employee Forum active 12/09/1996 Ireland
Astra Astra European Forum not active 10/09/1996 Sweden
Allied Domecq Allied Domecq European Council not active 06/09/1996 United Kingdom
Rothmans International (BAT) Rothmans Int. Tobacco Products Council for Information & Consult not active 04/03/1996 Netherlands
Lafarge Roofing Redland European Works Council not active 06/02/1996 United Kingdom
Petrofina Petrofina Eurodialogue not active 26/06/1995 Belgium
Nycomed Amersham Imaging Hafslund Nycomed European Works Council not active 06/06/1995 Norway
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