The transformation of a national company into a European company (SE) must not weaken the participation of trade unions in the composition of the supervisory board of that company, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) said in a judgment on Tuesday 18 October (Case C-677/20).
In Germany, the trade unions IG Metall and ver.di are challenging the way in which employee representatives are appointed to the supervisory board of the European companySAP, which is composed of equal...