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  • EWC's role
  • changes affecting EWC
  • co-operation with management
  • continuity in case of merger
Last update EWCdb: 18.12.2025
Displaying 1 - 14 of 14
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
Colt Technology Services Group Limited Colt European Works Council active 30/03/2012 Luxembourg
GSK GSK European Employee Consultation Forum not active 01/09/2011 United Kingdom
Tesco plc Tesco European Works Council active 26/11/2009 United Kingdom
Caradon Group Caradon European Forum not active 04/07/2006 United Kingdom
Vesuvius Cookson Group plc European Consultation Forum not active 22/04/2005 United Kingdom
GE Healthcare GE Healthcare European Works Council active 18/07/2001 France
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
Ladbrokes Group Ladbrokes Betting and Gambling European Consultative Forum active 01/01/1999 Ireland
Reuters Holdings Reuters European Employee Forum active 12/09/1996 Ireland
Gallaher Group Gallaher Group Employee Communications Forum not active 28/08/1996 United Kingdom
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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