European Works Councils
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social dialogue institution
transnational employee representation body
workers' participation institution
European Works Councils are transnational employee representation bodies in multinational companies operating in Europe, established to inform and consult workers on company decisions that affect them across borders.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| European Works Council | 0 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
social dialogue institution
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transnational employee representation body ⓘ workers' participation institution ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
improve employees' rights to information and consultation
ⓘ
promote social dialogue in multinational companies ⓘ |
| appliesTo | multinational companies operating in at least two EU or EEA countries ⓘ |
| canBeEstablishedBy | special negotiating body ⓘ |
| composition |
central management representatives
ⓘ
employee representatives from different countries ⓘ |
| covers |
company decisions with cross‑border impact
ⓘ
transnational issues affecting employees ⓘ |
| establishedBy | agreement between central management and employee representatives ⓘ |
| governedBy |
EWC agreement
ⓘ
subsidiary requirements of the Directive ⓘ |
| hasLegalBasisIn |
Directive 2009/38/EC
NERFINISHED
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Directive 94/45/EC NERFINISHED ⓘ Recast European Works Council Directive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRight |
to be consulted on proposed decisions
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to be informed on transnational company matters ⓘ |
| implementedBy | national transposition laws in EU Member States ⓘ |
| introducedIn | 1994 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | often English as a working language ⓘ |
| legalNature | statutory body based on EU law ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
consult with central management
ⓘ
facilitate dialogue between management and employees ⓘ receive information from central management ⓘ |
| meets | regularly with central management ⓘ |
| membersElectedBy |
national employee representation structures
ⓘ
trade unions in some countries ⓘ |
| minimumEmployeeThreshold | 1000 employees in the European Economic Area ⓘ |
| minimumEmployeeThresholdPerCountry | 150 employees in at least two EEA countries ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | European Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
European Economic Area
NERFINISHED
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European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | information and consultation of employees at transnational level ⓘ |
| recastIn | 2009 ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
information and consultation directive
ⓘ
national works council ⓘ |
| represents |
employees of multinational companies
ⓘ
workers in different European countries ⓘ |
| requires | transnational coordination of employee representatives ⓘ |
| scope | undertakings and groups of undertakings with transnational operations ⓘ |
| supportedBy | European Trade Union Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| triggeredBy |
initiative of central management
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written request from employees or their representatives ⓘ |
| typicalTopics |
closures of establishments
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employment trends and investments ⓘ health and safety at work at transnational level ⓘ mergers and acquisitions ⓘ restructuring and collective redundancies ⓘ transfers of production ⓘ |
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