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Country of headquarter

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Applicable law

  • Belgium
  • Ireland
  • Netherlands
  • United Kingdom

Legal basis

  • art.3 EWC (UK pre-directive body)
  • art.6 EWC
  • art.13 EWC (pre-directive)
  • art.14 EWC
  • information and consultation procedure
  • SE works council
  • subsidiary requirements

Agreement type

  • original installation agreement
  • renegotiated (change of terms of agreement)
  • renegotiated (renewal or extension)

Reason for installation

  • installation from scratch

Reason for dissolution

  • acquisition
  • conversion into other legal basis
  • merger

Geographical scope

  • EEA
  • EFTA (EEA + CH)
  • EU

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
      • guests/external parties
      • gender balance
    • EWC composition: personal matters
    • Coverage
    • legal constitutional matters
    • reference to subsidiary requirements, representative agent, etc.
  • information & consultation process
  • meetings
  • EWCs and the outside world
  • functioning and facilities/means for EWC
    • practical means
    • languages & communication
    • financial means
    • other means
      • expert
      • facilities
      • support for EWC's involvement in EU projects
      • training
  • 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 - 15 of 15
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
Imperial Brands Imperial Tobacco European Employee Forum active 30/03/2011 United Kingdom
Smurfit Kappa Group Smurfit Kappa Group European Works Council not active 09/05/2006 Ireland
Lloyds Bank Lloyds TSB European Works Council active 04/04/2003 United Kingdom
HSBC Holdings - Midland Bank HSBC European Council not active 29/11/2001 United Kingdom
Lloyds Bank Lloyds TSB European Works Council active 14/12/1999 United Kingdom
Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group Royal & Sun Alliance Group European Consultation Forum active 01/10/1999 United Kingdom
Glaxo Wellcome Glaxo Wellcome European Communication Forum not active 25/06/1997 Netherlands
Cadbury Schweppes Schweppes EU Beverages EU Forum for Information and Consultation not active 20/09/1996 Ireland
Barclays Barclays Group European Forum active 18/09/1996 United Kingdom
Forterra Building Products Ltd Hanson Brick Euroforum not active 11/09/1996 Belgium
Reckitt & Colman Reckitt & Colman European Consultation Forum not active 23/07/1996
De La Rue De La Rue European Employee Forum active 02/05/1996 United Kingdom
Imperial Chemical Industries ICI European Consultative Forum not active 25/03/1996 United Kingdom
BT Group BT European Consultative Council active 01/12/1995 United Kingdom
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