On 5 June, the EU member states took the first step towards validating the proposal for a directive on European Works Councils. This directive, presented by the European Commission in January, aims to make the right to information-consultation, which is often circumvented, effective.
On 5 June, the Committee of the Permanent Representatives of the Governments of the Member States to the European Union (Coreper) approved the proposed revision of the European Works Councils Directive, presented by the Commission in January. The governments’ version simplifies the definition of transnational issues covered by the scope of information-consultation: these would be defined as issues affecting employees throughout the group or concerning at least two entities located in two...
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Antoine Piel
Section Head at Mind HR