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An organization representing workers within a commercial corporation, known by several European jurisdictions.
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works council — ➔ council * * * works council UK US noun [C] WORKPLACE ► a group of employees elected or chosen to represent all the employees in a company in meetings with their employers: »The company and works council agreed that staff could work up to eight… … Financial and business terms
Works Council — See national works council or European Works Council. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010 … Law dictionary
works council — n. Brit. a committee of workers organized by their employer to discuss industrial relations … English World dictionary
Works council — A works council is a shop floor organization representing workers, which functions as local/firm level complement to national labour negotiations. Works councils exist with different names in a variety of related forms in a number of European… … Wikipedia
works council — noun (chiefly Brit) a council representing employer and employees of a plant or business to discuss working conditions etc; also: a committee representing the workers elected to negotiate with management about grievances and wages etc • Regions:… … Useful english dictionary
works council — Chiefly Brit. 1. an elected body of employee representatives that deals with management regarding grievances, working conditions, wages, etc. 2. a joint council or committee representing employer and employees that discusses working conditions,… … Universalium
works council — noun chiefly Brit. a group of employees representing a workforce in discussions with their employers … English new terms dictionary
Allied Works Council — The Allied Works Council was a organisation set up to oversee and organise military construction works in Australia during World War II.Established in February 1942, the Allied Works Council was responsible for carrying out any works required by… … Wikipedia
national works council — (NWC) Sometimes called a domestic works council. A permanent consultative body made up of management and employee representatives whereby a UK based employer can inform and consult its workforce about economic and employment related matters. The… … Law dictionary
European Works Council — (EWC) A consultative body set up by employers for the purposes of discharging the requirements for informing and consulting employees at European level, in undertakings or groups with at least 1000 employees across the member states of the EEA… … Law dictionary
