GfK: analysis of the agreement on the involvement of employees in the European company

studies institute worldwide, the German group GfK (10.000 employees of which 80% are outside German territory), has just converted to a European Company on February 3, 2009. The group came to an agreement about the involvement of employees within the new European company, foreseeing provisions for the participation of employees on a GfK supervisory board. (Ref. 090396)

Representatives of around 25 countries will soon meet in order to set up the works council of this European company and designate the four employee representatives (three permanent,…