The BEERG team members have between them worked on employee relations issues with more than 100 major multinational enterprises over the past 15 years. Today we continue to work with many of same companies and executives that we started working with more than 15 years ago and most of our business comes from personal referrals. BEERG’s consulting services are limited to the areas where we are recognised experts.  We do not undertake projects outside our areas of expertise.

We have provided consultancy services to member and non-member companies in the following areas:

• All aspects of European Works Council  (EWC) management – including negotiating and renegotiating EWC agreements, advising on EWC meetings and planning for, and assisting with, “exceptional" meetings where consultation is required on transnational issues;
• Specific EWC services to assist companies deal with the changes required in EWC agreements resulting from the 2009 Directive and helping them managing the introduction of such changes;
• Planning the employee relations aspects of substantial restructuring programmes including relocations, headcount reductions, closures and outsourcing.  This includes planning for and managing information and consultation requirements at the national and international levels. We can also offer assistance in liaising with both politicians and government officials, where necessary.
• Understanding major legal and non-legal changes in labor relations practices in key economies including China, Australia, the United States and the member states of the EU.  We offer a bespoke briefing service related to a company’s corporate footprint;
• Planning for and managing the employee relations implications of mergers and aquisitions;
• Developing international employee relations strategies to deliver company objectives and to anticipate and deal with issues associated with relationships with international trade unions and labor related interest groups and managing  labor related corporate social responsibility
• Managing trade union recognition requests in countries where this is most relevant e.g. the UK and Ireland, the United States and China.