Europäische Betriebsräte können die berufliche Bildung in den Betrieben zu einem Thema ihrer Beratungen machen, so lautet die Feststellung des Europäische Gewerkschaftsinstituts.. Auch verschiedene Mitgliedsorganisationen des Europäischen Gewerkschaftsbundes greifen dieses Thema in ihrer...

This working paper looks at the views of managers responsible for European Works Councils (EWCs) within multinational companies on the operation of the institution. It also examines the policies of Business Europe on EWCs vis-à-vis the views of these managers.The findings of structured...

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...

This policy brief considers the lack of European Works Councils through a Belgian perspective. It discusses Belgian companies who are currently engaged in establishing one or have developed ‘functionally equivalent' structures. The remaining companies are confronted with serious obstacles to...

The creation of European Works Councils is arguably the most important measure taken in global industrial relations. Drawing on survey data, this book shows that the quality of information and consultation is generally poor, thus bringing into question the soft touch legislative approach to...

There are a number of places where sociologists of work and labour, together with labour movement activists, might search for alternatives to neo-liberal ideologies and practices. One obvious place to explore the scope and possibility for labour research might be where labour on an international...