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Agreement in force

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Country of headquarter

  • Ireland
  • 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
  • body type to be specified
  • SE information and consultation procedure
  • SE works council

Agreement type

  • amendment to existing EWC agreement
  • original installation agreement
  • renegotiated (renewal or extension)

Reason for installation

  • installation from scratch

Reason for dissolution

  • acquisition
  • dissolved (bankruptcy)
  • merger
  • not confirmed

Geographical scope

  • EEA
  • EFTA (EEA + CH)
  • EU
  • Global

Selected provisions

  • Constitutional issues: composition, coverage, establishment
  • information & consultation process
  • meetings
    • frequency of meetings
    • preparatory meeting
    • additional EWC meeting foreseen
    • agenda setting
    • subcommittees/working group
    • videoconference/teleconference
  • EWCs and the outside world
  • functioning and facilities/means for EWC
  • articulation between I&C levels
  • EWC's role
  • changes affecting EWC
    • adaptation clause (art.13 recast)
    • continuity in case of company split
    • country extension
    • new/revised (recast) directive prospect
    • recount of employees
    • adaptation clause: merger of EWCs (Recast)
    • renegotiation of EW agreement
  • co-operation with management
  • continuity in case of merger
Last update EWCdb: 19.12.2025
Displaying 1 - 11 of 11
Company name EWC body name EWC body status Agreement date Applicable law
GKN GKN European Forum not active 24/04/2007 United Kingdom
Rexam Rexam European Forum (REF) not active 28/04/2004 Ireland
GKN GKN European Forum not active 15/03/2002 United Kingdom
BTR BTR European Employees' Forum not active 12/01/1999 Ireland
Ladbrokes Group Ladbrokes Betting and Gambling European Consultative Forum active 01/01/1999 Ireland
UNIQ (unigate) Unigate European Forum active 14/10/1998 United Kingdom
Nortel Networks Nortel European Employee forum not active 04/09/1998 Ireland
Smurfit Kappa Group Smurfit Kappa Group European Works Council not active 04/09/1996 Ireland
DS Smith DS Smith European Works Council active 03/09/1996 Ireland
Securicor Group Securicor (G4S) European Employee Forum active 19/06/1996 Ireland
National Westminster Bank NatWest Group Staff Council not active 17/04/1996 United Kingdom
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