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EUROPEAN
WORKS COUNCILS
The
UK regulations entitled the Transnational
Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations which
implement the European Works Council Directive came into force
on 15 January 2000. However, the cut-off date for completing
voluntary agreements and so gaining exemption from the directive's
obligations was 15 December 1999 as specified in the directive.
The European Commission has indicated that it will review the
operation of the directive before the end of 2003. To prepare for
this, the DTI has published a discussion document: The UK
Experience of European Works Councils 
(75Kb). The deadline for responses is 7 October 2003.
A
Guidance note on the
regulations is available, together with the details
of the outcome of the public consultation changes to the regulations
(24Kb)
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