Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

works council

See more synonyms for works council on Thesaurus.com
noun Chiefly British.
  1. an elected body of employee representatives that deals with management regarding grievances, working conditions, wages, etc.
  2. a joint council or committee representing employer and employees that discusses working conditions, wages, etc., within a plant or business.
Show More

Origin of works council

First recorded in 1925–30
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
British Dictionary definitions for works council

works council

noun mainly British
  1. a council composed of both employer and employees convened to discuss matters of common interest concerning a factory, plant, business policy, etc, not covered by regular trade union agreements
  2. a body representing the workers of a plant, factory, etc, elected to negotiate with the management about working conditions, wages, etc
Show More
Also called: works committee
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012