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Selected provisions

  • Constitutional issues: composition, coverage, establishment
    • EWC composition: institutional matters
      • seat distribution other than by country
      • threshold for seat allocation
      • rotation system
      • representation of different categories of employees
      • selection/appointment of EWC members
      • anti-domination & balanced representation clauses
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      • management's participation in EWC
      • gender balance
    • EWC composition: personal matters
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    • 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 - 17 of 17
Company name EWC body name EWC body status Agreement date Applicable law
Fortum Fortum European Council active 16/11/2006 Finland
Paroc Paroc European Works Council active 21/01/2004 Finland
Kemira Kemira European Forum active 10/06/2003 Finland
Metso METSO European Cooperation Forum not active 17/05/2002 Finland
Credit Suisse Group Credit Suisse European Works Council active 18/01/2002 Belgium
Philip Morris International Philip Morris European Council for Employees active 16/01/2002 Belgium
Swiss Life Group Swiss Life Europaforum active 21/06/2001 Germany
LafargeHolcim Holcim European Works Council not active 09/11/2000 Belgium
Paroc Paroc European Works Council active 16/12/1999 Finland
Metsä Tissue Metsä Tissue European Works Council active 28/05/1998 Finland
Valora Valora European Works Council active 16/09/1996 Germany
Enso Enso European Works Council not active 16/09/1996 Finland
Swiss Life Group Swiss Life Europaforum active 13/09/1996 Germany
Zehnder Zehnder Information and Consultation Forum active 01/07/1996 Germany
Clariant Clariant Forum not active 01/06/1996 Belgium
Franke Franke Forum active 01/02/1996 Germany
Kone Kone Employee Forum active 21/06/1995 Finland
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