
Provisional Agreement Reached on Revision of the European Works Council Directive 2009/38/EC
The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union have reached a provisional agreement on amending Directive 2009/38/EC on the European Works Council (EWC), which aims to improve the effectiveness of workers’ representations in large organisations in the European Union and European Economic Area. The amendments seek to increase funding for EWCs and improve their ease of establishment.