National Case Law
Collection of national law cases The authors would like to point out that this database is not a complete or exhaustive source of information regarding court cases that refer to how EWCs function or EWC rights. It represents the initial results of an ongoing project related to the issue. Some information may be missing or require updating. Should you find that any of the information displayed is incomplete please contact Romuald Jagodzinski at rjagodzinski@etui-rehs.org.
| Document | Note | Date |
| judgment indirectly related to EWC | ||
| Berlin Arbeitsgericht, judgement on language training | From EBR-Newsletter 1/2011: "On 3rd March 2011, a Berlin labor court ruled that German works council members have the right to training delivered in their native language. The case actually concerned two US citizens who did not have sufficient knowledge ... | 03/11/2011 |
| Judgement of the Finnish Supreme Court following preliminary ruling in case C-44/08 | Linked to preliminary ruling before ECJ http://www.ewcdb.eu/more_details.php?agreement_ID=9380&type=European%20Court%20of%20Justice Press release of International Metalworkers Federation: http://www.imfmetal.org/index.cfm?c=22601 Fujitsu case is... | 08/03/2010 |
| Celtec Case C-478/03 | Application of Council Directive 77/187/EEC of 14 February 1977 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the safeguarding of employees’ rights in the event of transfers of undertakings, businesses or parts of businesses. (Trans... | 27/01/2005 |
| Aktenzeichen 14 BV 170/96 - Anspruch auf Übersetzung und Dolmetscher in Sitzungen | Source: Juris, Arbeitsrecht im Betrieb 9/98 (IG Metall). The case deals with the right to translation and interpretation and the obligation of employer to secure these services. The case refers to the German Group Works Council and Works Council. | 05/03/1997 |
| 1993 Hessen Landesarbeitsgerich court case | In 1993 the regional labor Court in Hessen ruled that the works council has a right to German language documentation. Any English-language documents must be previously translated by the employer. More informaton: http://www.aus-portal.de/rechtsprechung/e... | |
| articles and documentation | ||
| Les syndicats de PSA rapportent "des avancées minimes" | Article from le Monde | 29/01/2013 |
| Pressemitteilung 7/2011 des Präsidents des Landesgerichts Köln "Kann ein deutsches Gericht verbieten, einen Betrieb in Spanien stillzulegen?" | Press release of the Land Court of Cologne concerning the Visteon case. | 06/10/2011 |
| NZA 18/2011 Commentary to the Visteon case | 01/10/2011 | |
| Resolution des Visteon EuroBetriebsrates gegen die Werksschließung in Spanien | Resolution of the Visteon EWC against plant closure in Spain | 23/06/2011 |
| Goodyear Dunlop |
Title: France: Goodyear Dunlop to stop restructuring of Amiens Nord site until EWC consultation is complete Source: |
01/02/2010 |
| EBR-Pflichterfüllung oder Insider-Delikt nach § 48b Börsegesetz? | 01/01/2010 | |
| Analyse juridique Liaisons Sociales Europe: L’affaire Continental rappelle l’absence de priorité de la consultation du CE européen | Continental Works Council loses lawsuit because of unclear EWC agreement - On April 21st, 2009 the district court in Sarreguemines, Lorraine (photo) decided that the closure of the Continental tyre plant in Clairoix, Picardie with over 1,100 employees w... | 30/04/2009 |
| Cegelec: EWC and management agree on a meeting agenda | Source: Planet Labor, June 23, 2008, No. 080519 – www.planetlabor.com If you have any questions or comments regarding this article, you can reach the editorial staff by calling + 33 (0)1 76 70 26 11 or by sending an email to planetlabor@planetlabor.c... | 23/06/2008 |
| Interview with M. Kalis, by Werner Altmeyer | Source: www.ebr-news.de | 31/03/2008 |
| France: the Supreme Court judges Bouygues' anticipation agreement "lapse" | Report / Press info on the case: Planet Labor, March 28, 2008, No. 080245 – www.planetlabor.com See also: EBR-Newsletter 2007/1 (case comparable with Valora Stielke). | 28/03/2008 |
| "EWC Workshop. Information and Consultation Rights in Jurisprudence" Background paper by Brian Bercusson | Draft Background paper for Social Development Agency's workshop on EWCs (prepared in cooperation with ETUI). | 12/03/2008 |
| Bestellung inländischer Arbeitnehmervertreter | Comment on the BAG decision in the Schneider Electric case, by Hans Weischedel, Direktor des Arbeitsgerichts Pforzheim Source: der betriebsrat [dbr] 3/2008 | 01/03/2008 |
| "Erfahrungen bei der Gründung eines Europäischen Betriebsrates – Das Beispiel Kühne & Nagel" by Michael Kalis | Michael Kalis is a member of the German Works Council involved in the process of establishment of the EWC at Kuehne & Nagel from the very beginning. | 25/02/2008 |
| Note on the Equant / Global One case | Note on the Global One/Equant case Joan Bloemarts (FNV) | 20/02/2008 |
| Gaz de France - europnews | 18/01/2008 France: EWCs must be totally consulted on mergers before the company's board meets The French Supreme Court gave, on January 16, 2008, its judgement on Gaz de France's appeal against the ruling which ordered to postpone the meeting of the com... | 18/01/2008 |
| "Le temps des restructurations transnationales : réflexions sur les enjeux de la mobilisation juridique des comités d’entreprise européens" by Élodie BÉTHOUX | 01/01/2008 | |
| Case Study on P&O by Werner Altmeyer and Elke Hahn | Source: www.euro-workscouncil.net | 01/01/2008 |
| Kühne & Nagel Factsheet | 01/01/2008 | |
| Second round in the merger poker with the EWC | 31/10/2007 | |
| "Europäische Betriebsräte. Die aktuellsten Gerichtsurteile" by Werner Altmeyer | Source: Arbeitsrecht im Betrieb, 09/2007, www.aib-web.de, 503 - 504 | 01/09/2007 |
| Publisher Macmillan slapped with 'inconsequential' fine for breaches | 27/07/2007 | |
| MacMillan Press - UNITE press release on judgement of Employment Appeal Tribunal | 25/07/2007 | |
| Statement from the ECID regarding the restructuring plan 04/07/2007 | statement of the EWC about restructuring in Alcatel-Lucent | 06/07/2007 |
| EMF Newsletter Unternehmenspolitik 01/2007 - report / commentary on some court cases in context of company restructuring | 01/06/2007 | |
| Alcatel Lucent - Une Regression pour le comite des entreprises Europeens? | Autor: Jean-Philippe Lhernould Semaine Sociale Lamy, 07/05/2007 No. 1306 page: 9 ff. | 07/05/2007 |
| European Works Council backs Unite's fight against Honeywell closure | Source: Unite (Amicus section) | 03/05/2007 |
| Alcatel - Report | This case refers to the EWC`s rights to be informed and consulted. On December 1, 2006, merged two big concerns, Alcatel and Lucent Technologies. This decision costs loss of 12. 500 jobs in Europe in the next two years. Alcatel have not consulted prior it... | 27/04/2007 |
| Alcatel Lucent - information | Source: http://www.ebr-news.de/012007.htm | 27/04/2007 |
| Britisches Urteil stärkt Informationsrechte | Source: http://www.ebr-news.de/022007.htm#3 | 01/04/2007 |
| Alcatel Lucent EWC Press Release on litigation | 26/03/2007 | |
| Bouygues : towards the creation of a new European Works Council | Press article in: e-europnews March 26, 2007, n°070269 – www.eeuropnews.com | 26/03/2007 |
| France : court ruling in summary proceedings on precedence of European works council in information/consultation procedure | Source: e-europnews February 14, 2007, n°070133 – www.eeuropnews.com | 14/02/2007 |
| Emergency motion - The ETF Civil Aviation Section condemns British Airways action against the BA European Works Council | 13/12/2006 | |
| British Airways - Summary report | Since the Belgium labour court supported EWC, there is a good reason to assume that this decision will have a significant influence on the information and consultation procedures in other European companies. Source: ETUI-REHS | 10/12/2006 |
| British Airways must consult European Works Council | Since the Belgium labour court supported the EWC, there is good reason to assume that this decision will have a significant influence on information and consultation procedures in other European companies. For more information: http://www.union-network.... | 10/12/2006 |
| Valora - Information | 1. Erstmals gerichtliche Auseinandersetzung über Gültigkeit einer EBR-Vereinbarung 2. AktionärInnen fordern Valora auf, dem Kioskpersonal faire Löhne zu bezahlen 3. Sind EBR-Vereinbarungen rechtens, die die Konstituierung eines EBR untersagen? | 01/12/2006 |
| British Airways - Open letter to Mr. Willie Walsh regarding Outsourcing of Customer Service Departments | see also the case in Belgian court of 7 December 2006 | 30/11/2006 |
| Gaz de France - Report on Case No. 781 of the Cour d'appel de Paris | Gaz de France’s merger timetable was pushed back by a French court ruling on 21 November 2006. This case stresses that documents concerning mergers need to be delivered to the EWC and translated in good time. The requested information needs to be compre... | 21/11/2006 |
| European Works Council wins legal battle in merger Suez-Gaz de France | 15/11/2006 | |
| Gaz de France - Bloomberg News | Source: http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:8LJKw5Ri4fUJ:www.iht.com/articles/2006/11/08/bloomberg/bxgdf.php+Gaz+de+France+%22+French+Court+%22&hl=de&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=de | 09/11/2006 |
| Beiersdorf Report | The EWC claimed not to be properly consulted about the project of reorganization of BEIERSDORF in Europe | 13/10/2006 |
| Amicus begins its legal battle against publishing giant | 05/06/2006 | |
| Valora - Report on case | Report on the Case of the Labour Court Stuttgart In October 2003 the German Works Council of Stilke requested the necessary information about the structure and organization of the group operating in Germany and abroad in order to establish an EWC | 01/05/2006 |
| "The Renault Saga (revisited)" by F. Dorssemont | Source: European Company Law, February 2006, Vol. 3 / Issue 1, p. 5 - 10 | 01/02/2006 |
| EBR-Newsletter: Erfolg für Arbeitnehmervertreter in Wien | Source: www.ebr-news.de, Werner Altmeyer | 01/01/2006 |
| "Anfechtung der Wahl zum EBR" Artikel | Source: Der Betriebsrat 10/2005, p. 42. Author: Christine Bergmann | 01/10/2005 |
| Schneider - Arbeitsgericht entscheidet über Wahlanfechtung | Source: http://www.ebr-news.de/042005.htm#4.5 For more information: http://www.ebr-news.de/012006.htm#4 | 21/06/2005 |
| Schneider Electric - Report on Case No. 3 BV 30/50, Labour Court (Arbeitsgericht) Dusseldorf | On Jun 21, 2005 was the ruling of the labour court in Dusseldorf about invalidity of the employees representative in Germany to the EWC. The claim was made by a German employee representative of the French enterprise, Schneider Electric. The core of the d... | 21/06/2005 |
| Article by Ver.di (Kersten Artus) about infraction of EWC rights | EWC member Kersten Artus was declined participation in a education seminar on EWC functioning as a EWC member and followingly, she was given a notice about a 'unjustified absence at word during 3 days'. The management argued that participation of one sing... | 01/02/2005 |
| Die Forbo-Entscheidung | Source: AiB 2005, Heft 4, p. 207-208 | 01/01/2005 |
| Gericht klärt Unterrichtungsanspruch bei Produktionsverlagerungen | Source: www.euro-betriebsrat.de/news/005.php | 01/01/2005 |
| Labour courts in Europe | Source: ETUI | 01/01/2005 |
| Building a Global Works Council at Lego | Carsten Jørgenson examines the recent transformation of the EWC at Lego into a Global Works Council source: European Works Councils Bulletin Issue 54, Nov/Dec 2004 | 01/11/2004 |
| Developments in European Works Councils - The legal standing of EWCs | In 2002, during a hearing at the UK’s Employment Appeal Tribunal concerning a case initiated by the employee members of the P&O (shipping) European Works Council, subsequently withdrawn, the judge questioned whether, in the (common) situation where an E... | 01/11/2004 |
| Forbo - Die Forbo-Entscheidung: Oder wie wichtig ein Zusammenwirken von Wirtschaftsausschuss und Europäischem Betriebsrat ist | Source: http://www.bund-verlag.de/de/volltextsuche/results.php?query=+Ausgabe+4+%2F+2005&titel=&autoren=&isbn= | 01/09/2004 |
| Forbo - Gericht klärt Unterrichtungsanspruch bei Produktionsverlagerungen | Source: http://www.euro-betriebsrat.de/news/005.php | 01/09/2004 |
| Forbo - Juristische Wertung - Die Forbo-Entscheidung: Oder wie wichtig ein Zusammenwirken von Wirtschaftsausschuss und Europäischem Betriebsrat ist | author: Reingard Zimmer - Source: www.euro-betriebsrat.de | 01/09/2004 |
| Forbo - Report on the case | This case is an example of cooperation between an EWC and an Economic Supervisory Committee (Wirtschaftauschuss) concerning the right of employees’ representatives to obtain important information about relocation of production to another EU country. | 01/09/2004 |
| British Council - First ever CAC ruling under UK European Works Councils law | Source: http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/2004/09/inbrief/uk0409106n.html, author: Mark Hall For more information: http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/2004/09/inbrief/uk0409106n.html http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1999/19993323.htm | 15/07/2004 |
| British Council Report | On July 15, 2004, the UK`s Central Arbitration committee (CAC) published a decision concerning employee complains relating to the process of establishing a European Works Council at the British Council. | 15/07/2004 |
| "Panasonic to close plant and move production to China" | Source: http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/2004/06/word/es0406101nes.doc | 10/06/2004 |
| "Decisions by the Federal Labour Court" by Lutz Arndt | Source: http://www.gesamttextil.de/englisch/Publications/Yearbook_2001/E1331.htm | 28/01/2004 |
| "Litigation concerning EWCs" | Source: EIRO / Eurofund | 01/01/2004 |
| Bundesarbeitsgericht Pressemitteilung (Press release) 48/04 | http://juris.bundesarbeitsgericht.de/cgi-bin/rechtsprechung/document.py?Gericht=bag&Art=en&sid=58f622ef18759b5d5646804b5903c7a5&anz=1&pos=0&nr=9835&linked=pm Pressemitteilung Nr. 48/04 Europäischer Betriebsrat - Auskunftspflicht des deutschen Untern... | 01/01/2004 |
| Labour Dispute Settlement. A comparative legal overview of extra-judicial and judicial procedures in the European Union, Switzerland and the countries of South Eastern Union | W. Duvel, I. Schoemann, S. Clauwert, G. Gradev, ETUI, 2004 | 01/01/2004 |
| Alstom restructuring continues | 14/08/2003 | |
| Managing confidentiality within EWCs by Peter Reid | Source: EWC Bulletin, issue 46, July/August 2003 | 01/07/2003 |
| Alstom announces Europe-wide restructuring | Article / report by Eurofund | 10/06/2003 |
| Otis - Article in EWC Bulletin | Source: EWC Bulletin issue 43, January/February 2003 | 01/01/2003 |
| P&O - Article in EWC Bulletin | Source: European Works Council Bulletin Issue 43, January/February 2003, p. 6-7 | 01/01/2003 |
| Panasonic - Article in EWC Bulletin | Source: European Work Councils Bulletin, Issue 43, January/February 2003 | 01/01/2003 |
| Enforcing the rights of EWCs | This case is an example of legal action against company failures to inform and consult the EWC about important restricting decisions concerned the closure of the plant. The EWC`s failed in case against Panasonic France S. A. on technical grounds. The EWC... | 01/12/2002 |
| Otis - Informationsrechte des EBR | Source: http://www.igmetall.de/cps/rde/xchg/SID-0A456501-79262A6A/internet/style.xsl/view_6805.htm | 01/03/2002 |
| Resolving disputes in EWC agreements, EWCB 2002/41 | Source: EWC Bulletin 2001/41, pages 13-17 | 01/09/2001 |
| Repercussions of the Marks & Spencer closure, EIRR 2001/329 | 01/06/2001 | |
| Marks and Spencer - Report on Case No. 01/54016, Tribunale de Grande Instance France | Source: Florian Bauckhage, Die Sanktionen des Europaeische Betriebsraete-Gesetzes, p. 24-25, ISBN 3-86573-160-0 | 09/04/2001 |
| "Bombardier announces intention to close Manage plant" | Source: EIRO, http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/2000/04/word/be0004309ffr.doc | 28/04/2000 |
| Arbeitgeber muss Übersetzungskosten tragen - Press Release of Labour Court in Hamburg | 27/01/2000 | |
| Press release of the German Federal Labour Court: Auskunftspflicht bei Bildung von Europäischem Betriebsrat - Kühne & Nagel-Gruppe | Quelle: http://www.bundesarbeitsgericht.de "AKTUELLE RECHTSPRECHUNG +++ Auskunftspflicht bei Bildung von Europäischem Betriebsrat - Kühne & Nagel-Gruppe +++ Das deutsche Unternehmen der von der Schweiz aus geleiteten Kühne & Nagel-Gruppe ist nach ei... | 01/01/2000 |
| Upjohn Pharmacy A.R. Nr 6628 - Article by Filip Dorssemont | Source: Kluwer, 2003 | 13/10/1998 |
| Otis - Report on Case No. B.O. 97/03732, Tribunal de Grande Instance Nanterre | For more information: from Eurofound http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/2002/12/feature/eu0212208f.html | 07/01/1998 |
| De la Rue information of the EWC after decision to restructure | In 1998 when De la Rue, a British multinational transferred work from one of its UK plants to mainland Europe it informed the EWC only after the decision was taken injuring thus the obligation to consult the EWC before the decision was taken. Any consulta... | 01/01/1998 |
| The Renault Case: EWCs put to the test by P. Lorber | Source: The International Journal of Comparative Law and Industrial Relations, vol. 13/2, p. 131-142, 1997. Kluwer Law International. | 01/06/1997 |
| Tribunal de Grande Instance de Nanterre, Summary procedure - EN version | Source: The International Journal of Comparative Law and Industrial Relations, vol. 13/2, p. 131-134, 1997. Kluwer Law International. | 01/06/1997 |
| AGF - Art. in La semaine Juridique 1996, Editions de l'entreprise, n° 50 | issue: Management's attempt to invoke an article 13 agreement to obtain exemptions Case Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris, 18/6/1996 | 18/06/1996 |
| Alcatel Lucent websites with background info on the case | http://www.netzwerkit.de/projekte/alcatelucent http://pse-alcatel-lucent.blogspot.com/ | |
| EIRO comparative study: Developments in European Works Councils – case of Germany | Source: EIRO, Lothar Funk http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/print/2004/11/study/tn0411101s.html "1.5 Has any litigation/other enforcement proceedings concerning EWCs taken place in your country? If so please provide brief details, including the impact/... | |
| Honeywell - summary of the case | ||
| Reference to Honeywell case by EIRO | Source: EIRO, Enrico Moro "EIRO comparative study: Developments in European Works Councils – the case of Belgium" In 2002, the decision of the Honeywell group to relocate certain production centres from Germany to the neighbouring Czech republic w... | |
| Transnationaliteit als bevoegdheidscriterium voor de Europese ondernemingsraad: de British Airways casus | Author: prof. Filip Dorssemont | |
| judgment of the Court | ||
| Cour de Cassation: RIETER AUTOMOTIVE BELGIUM | Numero de role (Numero justel): S.10.0149.N Cour de Cassation Arret http://jure.juridat.just.fgov.be/view_decision?justel=F-20120618-6&idxc_id=265465&lang=fr Legal basis: Art. 10 of the 94/45/EC Directive + Art. 45 Collective agreement of 6/02/1996 ... | 18/06/2012 |
| Easy Jet & Unite the Union | EWC/6(2012) Unite the Union & Easyjet ; submitted to CAC on 12 January 2012 ; status: Pending. See: http://www.cac.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=2304 The case concerns supposedly establishement of the EWC (as the company doesn't have one yet). | 12/01/2012 |
| Beschluss des Landesarbeitsgerichts Köln Aktenzeichen: 13 Ta 267/11 | Gericht: Landesarbeitsgericht Köln Entscheidungsart: Beschluss Aktenzeichen: 13 Ta 267/11 Entscheidungsdatum: 08.09.2011 | 08/09/2011 |
| Landesarbeitsgericht Köln - Judgement of the court | 08/09/2011 | |
| Arbeitsgericht Köln - Judgement of the court (1st instance) | The case concerned infringement of information and consultation rights of EWCs concerning a restructuring plan that the company started to implement (closure of a plant in Spain, Cadiz) without having consulted the worker representatives. The court refuse... | 04/08/2011 |
| Visteon EWC case against closure of the Cadiz plant | On June 22th, 2011 the Visteon EWC started legal procedures against the managemetn of Visteon. • the management of Visteon Europe, located in the UK, informed Thomas Rösner, chairman of the EWC, about the intention to close the Spanish plant in Cadiz ... | 01/08/2011 |
| GDF-SUEZ TGI Paris | 26/04/2011 | |
| Court Case: EWC Avaya vs. Avaya GmbH & Co kG | Judgement by Frankfurt am Main Labour Court. Petition of the EWC regarded limiting time-off for EWC duties; penalising the employer with a fine to be defined by Court for any infringement; release from work for EWC duties should be included into the defi... | 08/01/2011 |
| Goodyear Dunlop - appeal court judgement |
Title: France: Goodyear Dunlop to stop restructuring of Amiens Nord site until EWC consultation is complete Source: |
27/01/2010 |
| Goodyear Dunlop to stop restructuring of Amiens Nord site until EWC consultation is complete | Info from: http://www.planetlabor.com/Articles/plonearticle.2010-02-01.0961778581 Description: In a ruling rendered on January 27, the Court of Appeal of Versailles suspended the implementation of the restructuring plan of the Amiens Nord establishment u... | 27/01/2010 |
| DELL - n° pourvoi 08-60426 | Cour de cassation, chambre sociale, Audience publique du 13 février 2008, N° de pourvoi: 07-60321 case issue: contestation of election of some members of an SNB -- Décision attaquée: Tribunal d'instance de Montpellier du 21 mai 2007 -- US. compu... | 21/01/2009 |
| British Airways - Cour d'Appel de Versailles ct0009 | Cour d’appel de Versailles ct0009 Audience publique du 14 juin 2006 N° de RG: Publié par le service de documentation de la Cour de cassation | 16/12/2008 |
| Hamilton Sunstrand Cour d'Appel d Agen | 16/12/2008 | |
| Kühne & Nagel 2nd instance Labour court Sweden | 08/10/2008 | |
| Group 4 Securicor - n° pourvoi 07-60350 | Issue: representativity of trade unions; nomination of EWC members -- refers to case Tribunal d'instance de Rouen of 13 June 2007. Cour de cassation chambre sociale Audience publique du Wednesday 24 September 2008 N° de pourvoi: 07-60350 Publ... | 24/09/2008 |
| Easyjet Case Number: EWC/4/(2008) CAC | 23/07/2008 | |
| EDF - n° pourvoi 07-11411 | Cour de cassation chambre sociale Audience publique du Tuesday 24 June 2008 N° de pourvoi: 07-11411 Publié au bulletin Cassation partielle | 24/06/2008 |
| Cegelec Nr. 08/01514 | 20/06/2008 | |
| Hamilton Sundstrand / Ratier Fogeac - n° RG 07/01197 | issue: annulation of EWC elections refers to case of 24/7/2007 Tribunal d'Instance de Figeac | 21/05/2008 |
| Hamilton Sundstrand N° de RG: 07/01197 | ARRÊT no478 / 08 COUR D'APPEL D'AGEN Chambre Civile Refers to a judgement of 24 july 2007, issued by Tribunal d'instance de FIGEAC that declared itself incompetent to adjudicate on elections to EWC and indicated the German jurisdiction competent. ... | 21/05/2008 |
| Premier Farnell - n° RG 07/02271 | issue: procedural issue, dismissal of EWC president | 09/04/2008 |
| Bouygues Cassation Court: N° de pourvoi : 06-60309 | Cour de cassation chambre sociale Audience publique du mercredi 5 mars 2008 N° de pourvoi : 06-60309 Non publié au bulletin Cassation partielle sans renvoi | 25/03/2008 |
| Impress Metal Packaging - n° pourvoi 07-12754 | issue: examination of information, company refused to provide an expert with documents -- Décision attaquée : Cour d'appel de Versailles du 10 janvier 2007 | 05/03/2008 |
| Enersys - n° pourvoi 07-60379 | Issue: contestation of election of some members of an SNB (seems similar to Dell case) -- Décision attaquée : Tribunal d'instance d'Arras du 10 Juillet 2007 | 13/02/2008 |
| Gaz de France - Arrêt de la Cour de Cassation du 16 janvier 2008 | Arrêt n° 77 FS-P+B+R pourvoi n° P07-10.597 | 16/01/2008 |
| Valora/Stilke - 21 TaBV 5/07 | The case has not been yet finished since the Case subject: validity/continuity of an art. 13 agreement. Judgment has not yet been validated due to an appeal by the works council (Nichtzulassungsbechwerde) | 06/12/2007 |
| Hamilton Sundstrand | 24/07/2007 | |
| Enersys - initial decision of Tribunal d'instance d'Arras | 10/07/2007 | |
| Group 4 Securicor - initial judgement | Representativity of trade unions ; nomination of EWC members: , la désignation de M. X..., par le syndicat Solidaire G4S, en qualité de délégué syndical, de représentant syndical au comité central d'entreprise et de représentant au comité d'ent... | 13/06/2007 |
| DELL - first instance litigation | 21/05/2007 | |
| Valora/Stilke - 10 BV 42/05 | issue: validity/continuity of an art. 13 agreement. Case not completed yet, since the judgment has not been validated due to an appeal by the works council (Nichtzulassungsbechwerde) | 04/05/2007 |
| Alcatel - n° RG 07/52509 | French court ruling forcing ALCATEL to inform and consult the EWC | 27/04/2007 |
| Kühne & Nagel 1st instance Labour court Sweden | 25/04/2007 | |
| Premier Farnell | Conseil de prud'hommes de Toulouse du 29 mars 2007 | 29/03/2007 |
| Kühne & Nagel 3rd Instance Austrian Court | Case No.: 8 Oba 107/06b | 22/02/2007 |
| Impress Metal Packaging | Examination of information, company refused to provide an expert with documents | 10/01/2007 |
| British Airways - Case 73/06 | Judgment of the Arbeidsrechtbank van Brussel. Case: 73/06 The FR, and EN tests are unofficial translations from the original document drafted in flemish language. The translations can only be provided thanks to the great support of Thomas W. Morrissey, E... | 06/12/2006 |
| EDF - n° RG 06/0807 | COUR D'APPEL DE VERSAILLES Code nac : 86D 14ème chambre ARRET No contradictoire DU 22 NOVEMBRE 2006 R. G. No 06 / 00807 FFAIRE : S. A. EDF | 22/11/2006 |
| Gaz de France | Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris Ordonnance de refere rendue le 21 novembre 2006 (RG 06/59279) | 21/11/2006 |
| Gaz de France - n° 781 | Arret de la Cour d'appel de Paris dans l'affaire Gaz de France Ruling by a French court of appeal on a merger case. The EWC Gaz de France won a case against the company for the management not having consulted the EWC properly. This case stresses that doc... | 21/11/2006 |
| Beiersdorf - n° RG 06/00357 | Case opposing the works council of Beiersdorf France and the company management on the information and consultation of workers regarding a cessation of activities plan. The court of Melun demanded that the EWC be informed prior the French local works coun... | 13/10/2006 |
| Kühne & Nagel 2nd Instance Austrian Court | Case no.: 7 ra 61/06a | 05/08/2006 |
| Cemex Case Number: EWC3/2006 | Case signature: EWC/3(2006), Eversheds & CMEX Investment Limited; submitted to CAC on 1 March 2006 . Decision Under 10(3). The Undertaking made the application to the CAC under Art. 10(3) TICER 1999 seeking a declaration that the obligation to initiat... | 11/07/2006 |
| British Airways - n° RG 06/03337 | Issue: restructuring of the operations at the Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport; subcontracting of 'Customer Services' to Servisair France; breach of procedure of information and consultation: fine to be paid by B.A.: 25.000€ -- refers to case Tribunal ... | 14/06/2006 |
| EDF - RG : 06 / 70 Expéditions exécutoires | Décision déférée à la cour : Ordonnance rendu le 18 Janvier 2006 par le Tribunal de Grande Instance de NANTERRE No chambre : No Section : No RG : 06 / 70 Expéditions exécutoires | 18/01/2006 |
| Kühne & Nagel 1st Instance Austrian Court Judgement | Case no.: 5 cga 239/05 k | 11/01/2006 |
| Schneider - 11 TaBV 47/05 | Anfechtung der Wahl zum EBR ArbG Düsseldorf 3 BV 30/05 Anfechtung der Wahl zum EBR http://www.lag-duesseldorf.nrw.de/recht/entscheidungen/tabv/0047 | 15/12/2005 |
| Steria - n° pourvoi 05-00024 | issue: nomination for SNB | 21/10/2005 |
| Novo Nordisk - n° de pourvoi 02-45077 | modification d'un usage et accord avec les salariés sans dénonciation aux délégués du personnel; refus de prendre en charge les frais de déplacement des délégués du personnel et délit d'entrave Source: http://www.lexinter.net/JPTXT4/JP2005/prot... | 16/03/2005 |
| Amicus vs. Chubb | Info from the CAC website: EWC/2(2005) Amicus & Chubb , status: Closed; submitted to CAC on 8 February 2005 . No decision was given by CAC as the case was Withdrawn. | 08/02/2005 |
| Bouygues case RG No. 04/00089 | Text not available yet. Decision of the first instance court. | 26/01/2005 |
| Forbo - 1 TaBV 61/04 | Case concerning the right of employees’ representatives to obtain important information about relocation of production to another EU country. For more information: http://euro-betriebsrat.de/pdf/LAG2004.pdf | 01/09/2004 |
| Hamilton Sunstrand - first instance judgement | Tribunal d’instance de Figeac du 24 juillet 2007 | 24/07/2004 |
| British Council - Case EWC 1/2004 | The British Council case (EWC1/2004) concerned three separate complaints. Two were from British Council employees working in Spain and Portugal respectively who challenged their exclusion from the nomination and election process for a UK representative on... | 15/07/2004 |
| Kühne & Nagel - 1 ABR 32/99 | Die Rechtsbeschwerde der Arbeitgeberin gegen den Beschluss des LAG Hamburg vom 30. Juni 1999 - 8 TaBV 4/99 - wird zurückgewiesen | 29/06/2004 |
| Kühne & Nagel 4th Instance German Court (Federal Labour Court) | Case: 1 ABR 32/99 Quelle: BAG http://juris.bundesarbeitsgericht.de/cgi-bin/rechtsprechung/document.py?Gericht=bag&Art=en&sid=58f622ef18759b5d5646804b5903c7a5&nr=10125&pos=0&anz=1#druck | 29/06/2004 |
| Schneider Electric - 7 ABR 30/06 | BUNDESARBEITSGERICHT Beschluß vom 18.4.2007, 7 ABR 30/06 Source: http://juris.bundesarbeitsgericht.de/cgi-bin/rechtsprechung/document.py?Gericht=bag&Art=en&sid=64a782a3f29b1f65b457afc107070e2a&nr=12027&pos=0&anz=1 | 18/04/2004 |
| Global One Communications JOR 2004/134 (321/2003 OK.) | 01/04/2004 | |
| SEITA - n° RG 03/59933 (SA Société nationale d’exploitation industrielles des allumettes contre J.M. Roux et Comité central d’entreprise de la SEITA) | Ordonnance de référé. Case subject: priority in access to information and consultation (EWC vs. national works council). | 10/10/2003 |
| Alstom - n° RG 03/02164 | Ordonnance de référé. EIRO Online: In 2003, a French court dismissed a case concerning alleged lack of consultation over restructuring at Alstom on the grounds that the agreement setting up the EWC did not grant its secretary a permanent mandate to ... | 01/08/2003 |
| Alstom - Ordonannce de refere NRG: 03/02164 | 01/08/2003 | |
| Taylor Nelson Sofres - n° de pourvoi 02-60071 | Designation of members of SNB. CFDT involved. Publication : Bulletin 2003 V N° 200 p. 199 LA COUR DE CASSATION, CHAMBRE SOCIALE ; Audience publique du 18 juin 2003. N° de pourvoi: 02-60071 | 18/06/2003 |
| Global One Communications KG 02/2544 (first instance) | 23/01/2003 | |
| P&O Ferries Judgement EAT 0459/02 | 01/10/2002 | |
| TNS (Taylor Nelson SOFRES) | Tribunal d'instance d'Antony, du 7 février 2002. N° de pourvoi: 02-60071 Designation of members of SNB. CFDT involved | 07/02/2002 |
| Xerox - n° RG 99/01870 | see also Xerox - N° RG 2000/10353 | 25/10/2001 |
| Marks & Spencer - n° RG 01/09225 | Case summary: When a group, whose headquarters was located outside the scope of the directive, appointed its Irish undertaking to represent it in negotiations, two rulings held that only the Irish courts were competent to rule on the negotiations and on ... | 19/09/2001 |
| Jungheinrich 3 GaBV 3/01 | Application to court and court's decision. The Labour Court in Hamburg declared the application submitted as inadmissible. | 04/05/2001 |
| Marks & Spencer - n° RG 01/54016 | Ordonnance de référé | 09/04/2001 |
| British Polyethylene Industries plc | The case was submitted for arbitration to CAC on the 31/01/2001, , between British Polythene Industries plc and the Graphical, Paper and Media Union). Yet no decision was made as the case was withdrawn. Case signature: case EWC1/2001 Source: http://... | 01/01/2001 |
| Xerox - n° RG 2000/10353 | refers to case N° RG 99/01870 Tribunal de Grande Instance de Bobigny -- In the Xerox case, the judgment states that, in so far as the rule of jurisdiction set out in Article 439-1 of the French Labour Code, which gave jurisdiction to the "Court of Firs... | 15/11/2000 |
| Kühne & Nagel - 8 BV 11/99 | Arbeitsgericht Hamburg, Az: 8 BV 11/99 vom 27.01.2000 | 27/01/2000 |
| Kühne & Nagel 3rd Instance German Court | Case: 8 BV 11/99 | 27/01/2000 |
| Kühne & Nagel - 8 TaBV 4/99 (14 BV 1/98) | 30/06/1999 | |
| Kühne & Nagel 2nd Instance German Court | Case: 8 TaBV 4/99 | 30/06/1999 |
| Kühne & Nagel 1st Instance German Court | Case: 14 BV 1/98 | 12/12/1998 |
| Panasonic - n° rép. 4538/98 | Text of the judgment not available. Case concerning the closure of a Panasonic plant in Longwy. Summary of the case: When Panasonic (Japan, electronics) announced the closure of a plant in France in 1997-98, the EWC (and French employee representative... | 04/05/1998 |
| 5 TaBV 14 / 96 Internationalisierung der Betriebsratsarbeit (Urteil + Kommentar / Judgement + Commentary) | Source: IG Metall, Juris | 16/01/1998 |
| OTIS - n° BO 97/03732 | Tribunal de Grande Instance de Nanterre Summary proceedings Judgment issued on January 7 1998 | 07/01/1998 |
| Fabricom (Tractebel) Protokoll 7/97 | 12/06/1997 | |
| Renault - n° RG 2780/97 | Source: Source: European Works Councils – Cases of good practice p. 40 by EC, CCOO, Alpha | 07/05/1997 |
| Renault Vilvoorde - Report on the closure of Renault Vilvoorde | Case’s outcome: On 20 March 1998, Louis Schweitzer, managing director and chair of Renault, was sentenced to pay BEF 10 million for failing to comply with Belgian laws and collective agreements at the time of the 1997 closure of Renault's Belgian head... | 07/05/1997 |
| 4 BV 1/97 | Source: Juris, IG Metall, Arbeitsrecht im Betrieb 3/98 p. 164 - 168. Summary: the Central Works Council is competent to take on steps to establish an EWC; such establishment may require that employee reps travel abroad or that meetings with foreign emp... | 17/04/1997 |
| Judgement Renault TGI Nanterre (English ver) | Source: The International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations | 04/04/1997 |
| Renault - n° BO 97/00992 | Ordonnance de référé - closure of Renault Vilvoorde. Interim ruling 4-4-1997 in B.O. 97/00992 of the Tribunal de Grande Instance of Nanterre Cour d’Appel de Versaiiles 7-5-1997 Case’s outcome: On 20 March 1998, Louis Schweitzer, managing dir... | 04/04/1997 |
| Bouygues - Cour d'Appel de Paris, Arret du 12/10/2006 | Court judgement no: 687 No. repertoire: 05/05432 8eme Chambre - Section A | |
