The European Company: Milestone or small step towards transnational employment relations in the European Union?

Berndt Keller and Sophie Rosenbohm

European Journal of Industrial Relations, 2024, vol. 30, issue 3, 265-286

Abstract: The paper deals with the European Company (SE), the first supranational company form. The focal question is its impact on the development of transnational employment relations. We show that only a minority of SEs has set up SE Works Councils and we discuss the reasons for this non-compliance. Board-level employee representation (BLER), the other form of voice, is even less common. We compare both concepts and reveal that the SE’s contribution to the development of transnational employment relations remains limited. By placing the SE in a broader perspective, we conclude that it fits the general pattern of limited progress towards ‘Europeanization’.

Keywords: European Company; transnational employment relations; European Union; employee involvement; SE Works Councils; board-level employee representation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1177/09596801241227354

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