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Country of headquarter

  • United Kingdom

Applicable law

  • Ireland
  • United Kingdom

Legal basis

  • art.3 EWC (UK pre-directive body)
  • art.6 EWC
  • art.13 EWC (pre-directive)
  • art.14 EWC
  • SE works council

Agreement type

  • original installation agreement

Reason for installation

  • installation from scratch

Reason for dissolution

  • acquisition
  • merger

Geographical scope

  • EEA
  • EFTA (EEA + CH)
  • EU

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
      • inclusion of reps from new member states
      • inclusion of reps from countries beyond EU
      • employees not represented in EWC
      • multiple EWCs within one company
    • 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 - 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
Devro Devro European Forum active 03/09/1999 United Kingdom
Cadbury Schweppes Cadbury Confectionery Stream EU Empl. Information & Consultation not active 19/02/1997 Ireland
BPB Industries BPB European Works Council active 20/09/1996 United Kingdom
Hanson Electrical Hanson Electrical European Forum active 09/09/1996 Ireland
DS Smith DS Smith European Works Council active 03/09/1996 Ireland
Smiths Group Smiths Industries European Communication Forum active 03/05/1996 United Kingdom
De La Rue De La Rue European Employee Forum active 02/05/1996 United Kingdom
BT Group BT European Consultative Council active 01/12/1995 United Kingdom
United Biscuits (holdings) United Biscuits Eruopean Consultative Council not active 09/11/1994 United Kingdom
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