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Legal basis

  • art.6 EWC
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Reason for installation

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Selected provisions

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    • EWC composition: institutional matters
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    • 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
      • common representation of several countries
      • multiple EWCs within one company
    • legal constitutional matters
    • reference to subsidiary requirements, representative agent, etc.
  • information & consultation process
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  • EWCs and the outside world
  • functioning and facilities/means for EWC
  • 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 - 15 of 15
Company name EWC body name EWC body status Agreement date Applicable law
SAFRAN Group Safran European Works Council active 04/07/2008 France
Converteam Converteam European Works Council not active 24/01/2007 France
Rexel Rexel European Works Council active 13/12/2005 France
RWE Energy RWE Energy Forum active 01/03/2005 Germany
Volkswagen Bordnetze VW Bordnetze European Works Council not active 01/05/2003 Germany
Cegelec Cegelec European Works Council not active 06/06/2002 France
RWE RWE Water Division European Forum not active 01/01/2002 United Kingdom
Thomson Multimedia Thomson Multimedia European Committee active 29/05/2000 France
Schwing Schwing European Works Council not active 26/08/1999 Germany
Vogel & Noot Holding Vogel & Noot Holding European Works Council not active 19/05/1998 Austria
Usinor Usinor Franco-German Employee Representation Liaison Committee not active 19/09/1996 France
Felten & Guilleaume Energietechnik Felten & Guilleaume not active 06/09/1996 Germany
Böhler-Uddeholm Böhler-Uddeholm European Works Council not active 27/08/1996 Austria
SEW Eurodrive SEW Eurodrive European Works Council not active 10/04/1996 Germany
Zumtobel Holding Zumtobel European Forum active 10/07/1995 Austria
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