ETF Strategy for European Works Councils

Report Published 29 Oct 2024

Multinational companies with at least 1,000 employees across the 27 EU Member States, and a minimum of 150 employees in at least two of those states, are obliged by European legislation to set up a European Works Council (EWC) or a procedure for informing and consulting employees.

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