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In June 2013, US workforce solutions company Manpower put an SNB in place to negotiate its EWC. The EWC agreement was concluded in March 2017 beyond the three-year time limit as prescribed by the Directive. A UK Manpower employee complained to the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) in January 2017 (Case No. EWC/15/2017) arguing that since the three-year limit had elapsed, subsidiary requirements thus applied instead of the EWC because by that time the SNB should have ceased operating. The EAT upheld the CAC decision stating that the employee’s request was not admissible because the SNB was still in operation when the employee brought the complaint and as such only the SNB had competence to bring the complaint. The EAT also added that the SNB does not automatically cease to exist at the end of three years but rather it continues beyond the three year date if the parties believe that by continuing negotiations they will be able to conclude an agreement.
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