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Works councils

A works council is a group of employees who band together to represent employees’ interests in discussions between employers and their workforce.

The European Works Council (EWC) is a body established to inform and consult employees in at European Union level undertaking or group of undertakings.


    • Austria
    • Disability discrimination
    • Bank holidays

    Eight important facts about employment law in Austria

    by Fiona Cuming 16 Sep 2015
    by Fiona Cuming 16 Sep 2015

    Austria offers its citizens some of the most generous holiday entitlements in the world, with some staff entitled to as...

    • Employee relations
    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits

    BA strike looms

    by Personnel Today 4 Sep 2009
    by Personnel Today 4 Sep 2009

    Trade union bosses are warning of a crippling strike by British Airways cabin crew workers just weeks before Christmas, the...

    • Business performance
    • Careers in HR
    • Employee relations

    HR career training a low priority as business focus moves away from skills

    by Guy Logan 24 Mar 2009
    by Guy Logan 24 Mar 2009

    HR career development will take a back seat in the coming year as companies look to improve sales and customer...

    • Acas
    • Employee relations
    • Dispute resolution

    Acas code of practice on disciplinary and grievance: What the changes mean for HR

    by Guy Sheppard 10 Mar 2009
    by Guy Sheppard 10 Mar 2009

    Acas’s new workplace problem-solving process, a less prescriptive approach to dealing with grievance and disciplinary cases, comes into force on...

    • Employee relations
    • Trade unions
    • Works councils

    How I made a difference: Industrial relations

    by Personnel Today 10 Mar 2009
    by Personnel Today 10 Mar 2009

    I joined Robert Gordon University 11 years ago, when it had a very poor industrial relations profile. Relationships with the...

    • Employee relations
    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits

    Unions call for greater pension fund manager responsibility

    by Guy Logan 19 Jan 2009
    by Guy Logan 19 Jan 2009

    Unions are making calls for the government to push pension scheme fund managers to be more responsible with investment.A statement...

    • Employee relations
    • Works councils

    The impact of the likely expansion of European works councils

    by Nicholas Squire 12 Sep 2008
    by Nicholas Squire 12 Sep 2008

    Employees could get more rights if European Works Councils become more widespread.

    • Employee relations
    • Latest News
    • Information & consultation

    European Works Councils restructuring to boost unions’ power

    by Mike Berry 3 Jul 2008
    by Mike Berry 3 Jul 2008

    Trade union power in Europe could be boosted by the European Commission’s plans for European Works Councils.The commission has unveiled...

    • Employee relations
    • Employment law
    • Latest News

    Works Council Directive revision talks fail to get under way

    by Greg Pitcher 15 Apr 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 15 Apr 2008

    Talks aimed at securing a revision of the Works Council Directive have collapsed before they even had a chance to...

    • Employee relations
    • Latest News
    • Trade unions

    Employer unrest as Euro unions back rewrite of Works Council Directive

    by Greg Pitcher 3 Apr 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 3 Apr 2008

    Concerns were raised this morning after the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) announced its intention to secure a rapid rewriting...

    • Employee relations
    • Employment law
    • Works councils

    Works councils: Serious business

    by Personnel Today 17 Mar 2008
    by Personnel Today 17 Mar 2008

    Q What are works councils and how do they apply to me?A The term “works council” applies to any body...

    • Acas
    • Employee relations
    • Information & consultation

    Consultation between employers and workers’ representatives

    by Personnel Today 16 May 2007
    by Personnel Today 16 May 2007

    The Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 2004 provide a formal framework for consultation between employers and workers' representatives

    • Employee relations
    • Works councils

    National works councils: Legal Q&A

    by Personnel Today 3 Oct 2006
    by Personnel Today 3 Oct 2006

    Amid all the attention surrounding the new age discrimination legislation, another major legal change, which is particularly significant for small...

    • Employee relations
    • Dispute resolution
    • Latest News

    Wal-Mart pays the price for unionisation store closure

    by dan thomas 19 Dec 2005
    by dan thomas 19 Dec 2005

    Wal-Mart has been ordered to compensate a number of former employees in Canada, after it was ruled that the retail giant closed a store as a reprisal against unionised workers

    • Case law
    • Employee relations
    • Employment law

    Fisher v Hoopoe Finance Limited

    by Personnel Today 21 Jun 2005
    by Personnel Today 21 Jun 2005

    Fisher was employed as a 'new business' manager by Hoopoe, and when it ceased trading, he and his colleagues faced redundancy.

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