European Works Councils case studies: Bayer Group

In September 1994, the Council of Ministers decided on a Directive on the establishment of a European Works Council for the purposes of informing and consulting employees (94/45/EC). The emergence of European Works Councils (EWCs) is a major part of the development of an industrial relations system at European level. The Bayer European forum was set up in 1991, based on a written agreement between the company works council and Bayer AGu0092s central management.