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Legal basis

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    • good cooperation with management
    • management's right to withhold information
  • continuity in case of merger
Last update EWCdb: 18.12.2025
Displaying 1 - 20 of 20
Company name EWC body name EWC body status Agreement date Applicable law
Novartis Novartis Euroforum active 01/02/2013 Austria
Sidel Sidel European Works Council active 01/07/2010 France
Nestlé Nestlé European Council for Information and Consultation active 04/09/2003 Switzerland
Bâloise Holding Basler Insurance Group European Forum active 01/07/2000 Germany
Forbo Forbo Forum active 08/12/1999 Germany
Ciba Specialty Chemicals Ciba Specialty Chemicals Euroforum not active 03/04/1998 Belgium
Lindt & Sprüngli Lindt & Sprüngli European Works Council active 01/01/1997 Germany
Algroup Alusuisse-Lonza EWC not active 18/09/1996 Netherlands
Liebherr-International AG Liebherr Europe Forum active 16/09/1996 Germany
Swiss Life Group Swiss Life Europaforum active 13/09/1996 Germany
Schindler Schindler European Forum not active 12/09/1996
Winterthur Gruppe Winterthur European Forum not active 12/09/1996 Belgium
Geberit Geberit Europa-Forum active 21/08/1996 Germany
Georg Fischer Georg Fischer Euroforum active 01/08/1996 Germany
Helvetia Helvetia European Forum active 17/07/1996 Germany
ABB ABB Employees Council Europe active 08/07/1996 Belgium
Zehnder Zehnder Information and Consultation Forum active 01/07/1996 Germany
Sulzer Sulzer European Works Council active 20/06/1996 Germany
Clariant Clariant Forum not active 01/06/1996 Belgium
Franke Franke Forum active 01/02/1996 Germany
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