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Applicable law

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Legal basis

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

Agreement type

  • amendment to existing EWC agreement
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Reason for installation

  • installation from merger
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Reason for dissolution

  • acquisition
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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.
      • candidate countries
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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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  • functioning and facilities/means for EWC
  • articulation between I&C levels
  • EWC's role
  • changes affecting EWC
  • co-operation with management
  • continuity in case of merger
Last update EWCdb: 18.12.2025
Displaying 1 - 10 of 10
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
Northern Foods Northern Foods Employee Communication and Consultation Forum active 14/12/1999 United Kingdom
British American Tobacco BAT & Rothmans European Employee Council active 21/06/1999 Netherlands
StoraEnso StoraEnso European Corporate Cooperation not active 17/03/1999 Finland
Ladbrokes Group Ladbrokes Betting and Gambling European Consultative Forum active 01/01/1999 Ireland
Gallaher Group Gallaher Group Employee Communications Forum not active 28/08/1996 United Kingdom
UPM-Kymmene UPM Kymmene European Forum active 12/07/1996 Finland
Wärtsilä Wärtsilä Company Council not active 21/05/1996 Finland
Imperial Chemical Industries ICI European Consultative Forum not active 25/03/1996 United Kingdom
Coats Coats Viyella European Works Council not active 27/02/1995 United Kingdom
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