Is it possible to give an accurate evaluation of the costs of a European Works Council ? The European Commission asked the GHK Consulting Firm to carry out a study on this topic in view of the revision of the EWC directive. Based on a sample of 70 companies, the report, published this week, is trying to provide an accurate assessment of the direct and indirect operation costs of this staff representation structure. (Ref. 080674)
The task was arduous because it was hard to gather answers. Initially, the study should have been carried out among 80 companies, i.e. 10% of the 820 companies which have a EWC. The surveyors had to work with around 70 companies, which sometimes provided incomplete answers. French companies are well represented in this sample (14), followed by German (10), English (10), Finnish (10) and Swedish (6) companies. 11 of these companies are located outside the EU (Norway, Switzerland, US, Canada, sou
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