KBC Bank and Insurance Holding Company was established in 1998 following the merger of three Belgian financial institutions. This case study is based on interviews carried out in Poland and the Czech Republic between March and July 2006 with representatives of the KBC European Works Council....

Diese Studie liefert erstmals eine interdisziplinäre Analyse der vielschichtigen Wechselbeziehungen, welche die Dynamik gegenseitiger Beziehungen zwischen Staat, Gewerkschaften und Arbeitgebern ausmachen und das aktuelle polnische Arbeitsrecht prägen. Zum einen werden die aktuellen...

The Sanofi-Aventis group was formally established on 1 January 2005 as a result of the takeover of Aventis by the Sanofi-Synthélabo group in 2004. This case study is based on interviews carried out in Hungary and Poland between March and June 2006 with HR management representatives and EWC...

A European Company (Societas Europaea, SE) is a relatively new legal form of company operating on a Europe-wide basis. The EU legislation governing the formation and operation of such companies also stipulates the need for employee involvement, in the form of information, consultation and...