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  • Constitutional issues: composition, coverage, establishment
    • EWC composition: institutional matters
      • seat distribution other than by country
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      • rotation system
      • representation of different categories of employees
      • selection/appointment of EWC members
      • anti-domination & balanced representation clauses
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      • gender balance
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  • articulation between I&C levels
  • EWC's role
  • changes affecting EWC
  • co-operation with management
  • continuity in case of merger
Last update EWCdb: 19.12.2025
Displaying 1 - 16 of 16
Company name EWC body name EWC body status Agreement date Applicable law
Ferrero Ferrero European Council active 13/04/2011 Italy
Sidel Sidel European Works Council active 01/07/2010 France
Pfleiderer AG Pfleiderer European Works Council active 09/08/2007 Germany
Jacobs Engineering Jacobs European Works Council (JEWC) active 06/01/2003 United Kingdom
Becton Becton & Dickinson European Associates Forum active 14/06/2000 Ireland
UNIQ (unigate) Unigate European Forum active 14/10/1998 United Kingdom
Vandemoortele International Vandemoortele International Forum active 10/09/1996 Belgium
Randstad Holding Randstad European Platform for Social Dialogue not active 17/07/1996 Netherlands
ASW Holdings ASW European Conference not active 28/05/1996
VF Corporation VF Europe European Consultation Committee active 20/05/1996 Belgium
BT Group BT European Consultative Council active 01/12/1995 United Kingdom
Pilkington Pilkington European Forum not active 13/11/1995 Germany
Sumitomo Rubber - Sp Tires Sumitomo Rubber Industries EE Information & Consultation Forum active 07/09/1995 Belgium
IPT IPT European Works Council not active 04/05/1995
Vivendi SE CGE European Labour Relations Discussion Body not active 21/09/1993 France
Pechiney Pechiney European Information Commission not active 17/12/1992 France
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