Last week I had the pleasure of facilitating a training on communication and industrial relations for a very diverse group: 28 participants, 9 languages, and many different national perspectives around the table. One simple question sparked one of the most engaging discussions of the day: “What options do workers and employee representatives have in your…
Three years. A short time for mankind, but a solid period for a startup like Pemota Consultancy … 😉 To be fair, Pemota didn’t quite start from scratch, as we were able to build on more than two decades of experience in the wonderful world of European Works Councils. With that experience I’m able to…
Last week I had the pleasure to be in Dublin to deliver the first European Works Council training for ASL Aviation, together with Kevin Duffy, former Chairman of the Irish Labour Court. ASL Aviation is a leading cargo airline group, so the new EWC brings together quite a mix of people: pilots, maintenance engineers, sales…
As the year draws to a close, I am grateful for the many European Works Councils, Select Committees and employee representatives I’ve had the pleasure of working with across Europe. From strategy sessions to training days and challenging consultations, it has been inspiring to see how EWCs continue to develop their role, strengthen their voice…
(Spoiler alert: not quite.) I guess it’s that time of the year again: The revised European Works Council Directive (EU) 2025/2450 has been published in the EU Official Journal, on 11 December 2025. Nearly a year after the European Parliament voted to improve the EWC Directive … After years of debate, this is the text Member States will…
During a training this week, I asked a simple question: “Who should be informed first — the EWC or the local council/union?” The answers were all over the place. Different laws, different timelines, different realities. And here’s what I see in practice: Local bodies often don’t receive the full picture early enough. Not because they’re not important,…
