Bei der vorliegenden Untersuchung hadelt es sich um eine zeitlich begrenzte Kurzrecherche, nicht um eine breit angelegte Studie. Zur Erforschung des aufgezeigten Gegenstandes wurden die Interviews in 12 Konzernen durchgeführt, die bereits in der Studie "Lehrjahre des europäischen Betriebsrats"...

Der in einer SE zwingend zu bildende SE-Betriebsrat tritt zu den nationalen Organen der betrieblichen Interessenvertretung hinzu. Das führt zu einem Nebeneinander unterschiedlicher Beteiligungsgremien der Arbeitnehmer nach europäischem und nationalem Recht mit unterschiedlich weit reichenden...

This paper tries to define the role of the European Works Council in transnational firms' restructurings in the EU. The European Works Council has a weak position during the crisis but in favourable conditions can have a new role in different directions (transnational informations, action with...

The idea behind the establishment of European Works Councils (EWCs) is that these are bodies which should be informed and consulted on company decisions and actions. However, this flow of information is often disrupted by confidentiality constraints imposed by management. Three central research...

On 31 January 2020, at 23:00, the United Kingdom (UK) officially ceased to be a member of the European Union (EU). One of the many areas that will likely be directly affected with regard to workers’ rights is the organisation and functioning of European Works Councils (EWCs). EWCs are...

The operation of European Works Councils (EWCs) is taking management and employee representatives in MNCs into uncharted territory. In particular, for companies headquartered in Anglo-Saxon economies there is little domestic tradition of statutory employee consultation. Drawing on comparative...

The article analyses the effects of the financial and economic crisis on the structures and activities of the European Works Councils (EWCs) at Honda and Toyota, which until 2007–8 were categorized as non‐efficient representation bodies. A theoretical concept is introduced to measure...

This paper presents a systematic analysis of the factors influencing the nature of the "constrained choices" being made by management and employee representatives in concluding agreements establishing EWCs. Four influences - a "statutory model effect"; a "learning effect"; a "country effect";...