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Reason for dissolution

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Selected provisions

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  • changes affecting EWC
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    • adaptation clause (art.13 recast)
    • continuity in case of company split
    • country extension
    • new/revised (recast) directive prospect
    • recount of employees
    • 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 - 12 of 12
Company name EWC body name EWC body status Agreement date Applicable law
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
Randstad Holding Randstad European Platform for Social Dialogue not active 18/11/2011 Netherlands
Huntsman LLC Huntsman European Works Council active 20/05/2011 Belgium
Merck & Co. MSD European Employee Council active 29/04/2010 Ireland
Sappi Sappi European Works Council active 28/04/2010
Bayer Bayer European Forum active 27/08/2009 Germany
Verizon Business Verizon EWC active 01/10/2008 United Kingdom
Biomet Biomet EWC not active 19/06/2008 Netherlands
UniCredit Group UniCredit Group European Works Council active 26/01/2007 Italy
Rieter Rieter Employment Involvement Team active 08/12/1998 Netherlands
Elf-Acquitaine ELF European Information and Consultation Forum not active 07/07/1994 France
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