by Steve Thomas, PSIRU, March 2004 1. Introduction This paper examines the occurrence of European Works Councils (EWCs) in the electricity sector through a review of multinational companies involved in the electricity sector. The paper starts with an outline of European Works Councils in EU legislation, followed by electricity policy in Europe. This is followed by an overview of issues facing multinational companies involved in the electricity sector. A series of short company profiles (...)

by Jane Lethbridge, PSIRU, February 2004 1. Introduction This paper examines the occurrence of European Works Councils (EWCs) in the healthcare sector through a review of multinational companies involved in the healthcare sector. The paper starts with an outline of European Works Councils in EU legislation, followed by public health and healthcare policy in Europe. This is followed by an overview of issues facing multinational companies involved in the healthcare sector. A series of (...)

A PSIRU Report for EPSU, by Robin de la Motte, David Hall, and Emanuele Lobina, PSIRU, University of Greenwich, UK - 23.10.2003 1. Introduction The European Works Councils (EWC) Directive, initially adopted in 1994 , aims to improve the right of workers to information and consultation in transnational companies. It requires transnational companies to establish information and consultation agreements covering their entire European workforce, if they have not already done so. The content of (...)

A PSIRU report for EPSU, by Steve Davies Senior Research Fellow, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, March 2003 1. Introduction The European waste management industry has been subject to spectacular and rapid change over the last decade and this process continues. There are three elements to the current period of change: Improved environmental standards driven by EU legislation Privatisation (in its various forms) of both collection and disposal of municipal waste (...)