The Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees (Amendment) Regulations 2010, implementing changes set out in the recast European Works Councils Directive, came into force on 5 June 2011. The recast European Works Councils Directive aims to enhance the working of European Works Councils (EWCs), by improving the effectiveness of information and consultation of employees.
Changes introduced by the amending Regulations include tightening the definition of a transnational issue that can be considered by an EWC, creating a new right for members of EWCs and special negotiating bodies to receive necessary training, creating an obligation for the central management to provide an EWC with the means required to fulfil its duties and increasing the maximum penalty for a breach of the Regulations from £75,000 to £100,000.
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