European works councils

• Details
• Tagged entities

Properties

SES ID

• 10158

Notation

• 10158

In scheme

• Subject

Broader

• Industrial democracy

Definition

• Employees of large multinational companies based in the UK and with a presence elsewhere in Europe have a right to ask for a European Works Council (EWC) to be set up. An EWC is a body that represents employees of the multinational in the European Economic Area (EEA) in discussions with management on transnational issues.