Recent research examines the differences between voluntary Article 73 EWC agreements signed before the Directive came into force in September 1996, and article 6 agreements signed since that date. [Author vide copyright]]

The adoption of the Directive on European Works Councils (EWCs) - partly a response to the increasing incidence of industrial restructuring across Europe - resulted for the first time in the creation of transnational industrial relations structures. This report examines the influence that EWCs...

European Works Councils (EWCs) provide transnational information and consultation mechanisms for employee representatives in multinational companies (MNCs). By organising meetings between central management and employee representatives from the EU Member States in which the companies operate,...

Increasingly, corporate decision-making takes place at transnational level; however, employees' rights to information and consultation are still defined at national level. To bridge this gap, a 1994 Directive was adopted, aimed at promoting voluntary agreements on the constitution and operation...

The relocalisation of much economic activity to central and eastern Europe as a result of EU enlargement poses significant challenges to European works councils (EWCs): a diversity of cultures, languages and concepts of participation. This report examines 10 case studies of EWCs in four new...