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EWCs : two recent EWCs for Ferrero and Avril put online
Just before the end of 2015 both the Italian and French agri-food groups (Ferrero and Avril respectively) renewed their European works council (EWC) agreements. Both agreements were negotiated...
12 January 2016
NH Hotel Group: establishes an EWC
The European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT) has announced an agreement was signed last week that puts an EWC in place for the hotel chain NH Hotel Group. A...
20 October 2015
Solvay: a charter to coordinate social dialogue across various levels
On 11 September management at Solvay Group and the Solvay European Works Council signed a ‘Charter on good collaboration practice’, which represents a first foray into coordinating Europe-wide...
29 September 2015
Randstad: a new European Works Council (under European Directive 2009/38/EC) replaces its former agreed voluntary structure
Since 1996 the Dutch multinational employment agency has operated under an agreed voluntary information and consultation structure (the Randstad European Platform). On 10 July 2015, together with...
29 July 2015
Société Générale: a new addendum to the EWC puts in place a single representation entity for the group in France and Europe
On July 09, Société Générale’s Comité de Groupe France (CGF) (French Works Council) agreed to merge with the EWC. The addendum regulating the operations of the new Comité de Groupe Européen, the...
9 July 2015
Veolia: EWC agreement renewed
On June 08, the French environmental services company renewed its EWC agreement. In it are laid out arrangements on how members of the EWC bureau can contribute to the group’s strategic direction...
10 June 2015
Renault: a new amendment to the agreement on the vehicle manufacturer’s EWC provides for a new SNB that will increase the EWC’s legitimacy
The amendment from March 24, 2015 aligns Renault’s 1995 voluntary agreement in anticipation of the implementation of the EWC and its subsequent various modifications with the requirements of the...
17 April 2015
Gestamp: the Spanish automotive supplier sets up a EWC
On 29 January 2015, the company Gestamp, a Spanish automobile equipment manufacturer which employs close to 19,000 people in Europe, has signed an agreement to set up a European works council. The...
26 March 2015
GEFCO: implementation of a European Works Council
GEFCO, a world standard in industrial and automobile logistics has established a European Works Council from an agreement signed on February 18 and is set to be implemented on March 01, 2015. The...
24 February 2015
Famar: establishment of a European Works Council
On the 2nd of October 2014, the Greek company Famar established a European Works Council (EWC) subject to Luxembourg legislation. The company has more than 3000 employees in 5 European countries...
22 January 2015
Canon: establishment of a new European Works Council
Four years after Canon bought the Dutch company Océ NV, a new agreement that was signed before the summer in accordance with article 13 of the Directive Recast, (treating changes to a company’s...
10 November 2014
Chèque Déjeuner: establishment of European Works Council
On November 4 the French cooperative group that employs 2,300 signed an agreement, negotiated with an SNB comprising six different countries, that will put European Works Council in place. The...
4 November 2014
Air France-KLM: a new European Works Council agreement which increases its influence on strategic issues
The new agreement governing the European Works Council (EWC) within the Air France KLM Group (AFKL), signed on 12 June, increases its involvement in strategic matters. This change takes into...
28 October 2014
PerkinElmer: an EWC was established
The American advanced technology company signed an agreement establishing a European Works Council on May 28. As Emerson’s – another American company –, which we already commented (see article No...
11 July 2014
Solvay: EWC agreement renewed
On June 13, the management of the Belgian chemical group and the EWC renewed the anticipation agreement establishing the European representation structure. This agreement includes the novelties...
26 June 2014
Emerson: agreement establishing European Works Council
The agreement signed on June 18 between the management of the American engineering services group and the SNB is subject to British law. It supervises the information/consultation procedure...
25 June 2014
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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
Following the lead of firms such as Axa, Syensqo globally, and more recently CDC Habitat, La Poste group management will open negotiations on an AI regulation agreement during the first half of...
5 March 2026
Crédit Agricole is to adopt stricter rules on remote work from mid-March onwards. The rules will be tightened for employees, but the maximum number of days working remotely will remain unchanged.
29 January 2026
The three representative trade unions at Orange France have until 10 December to validate an agreement on gender equality, work–life balance and anti-discrimination measures. While the text...
8 December 2025
In 2025, for the first time, the universal registration documents of major European companies contain the sustainability reporting required by the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive...
31 October 2025
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Italy: artificial Intelligence on the menu of Barilla’s new company agreement
Prior consultation with trade unions on innovations related to artificial intelligence, strengthened training, and progress on parenthood: these are the main new features of the agreement signed...
2 September 2026
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Italy: Enel signs agreement to manage the effects of AI on work
An agreement signed at the end of July by the electricity company Enel (31,000 employees) and the unions Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl, and Uiltec is pioneering in the Italian energy sector. It aims to...
7 September 2026
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Germany: a high-tension start to the social and political year
The German government must finalize its major reforms (pension funding, corporate competitiveness, and labor law) while the chancellor’s popularity hits an all-time low and three regional...
26 August 2026
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United Kingdom: trade unions can now use electronic and workplace voting
The news. The provisions of the UK Employment Rights Act 2025 authorising electronic and workplace voting for trade union ballots came into force on Tuesday, 25 August. They apply to trade union...
25 August 2026
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Sweden: IF Metall union forced to end industrial dispute with Tesla
The news. After three years of conflict, the Swedish union IF Metall announced it would suspend its strike actions against Tesla starting Wednesday, August 19, after the American automaker...
26 August 2026
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France: the consulting, engineering and digital sector (Betic) supports companies in their environmental transition
The news. Fédération Cinov, which represents consulting and engineering professions (1.2 million employees), signed a sector-wide agreement on July 9, 2026, concerning...
11 September 2026