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Applicable law

  • Belgium
  • Germany
  • Netherlands

Legal basis

  • art.6 EWC
  • art.13 EWC (pre-directive)

Agreement type

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

Reason for installation

  • installation from merger
  • installation from scratch

Reason for dissolution

  • merger

Geographical scope

  • EEA
  • EFTA (EEA + CH)
  • EU

Selected provisions

  • Constitutional issues: composition, coverage, establishment
    • EWC composition: institutional matters
    • EWC composition: personal matters
    • Coverage
    • legal constitutional matters
      • applicability/enforceability of agreement
      • applicable law
      • industrial peace clause
      • post 1996 agt making ref. to art.13
      • legal personality
      • EWC legal seat
      • conflict resolution
      • joint venture based EWCs
    • reference to subsidiary requirements, representative agent, etc.
  • information & consultation process
  • meetings
  • 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
    • economic/political crisis
    • 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: 03.12.2025
Displaying 1 - 7 of 7
Company name EWC body name EWC body status Agreement date Applicable law
The Nielsen Company VNU European Works Council not active 07/05/2003 Netherlands
Linde Group Linde European Works Council active 05/02/2003 Germany
Credit Suisse Group Credit Suisse European Works Council active 18/01/2002 Belgium
Pentair PLC (Pentair Enclosures Group Europe) nVent Schroff (formerly Pentair) European Works Council active 08/10/2001 Germany
Essent Essent European Works Council not active 14/09/2001 Netherlands
The Nielsen Company VNU European Works Council not active 23/03/2000 Netherlands
Unisource Unisource Euro Council active 11/09/1996
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