Representation and bargaining
Collective bargaining, employee representation, employer organisations, trade unions, industrial action.
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Collective bargaining, employee representation, employer organisations, trade unions, industrial action.
Works council (Betriebsrat) rights and functions are regulated by the Works Constitution Act 2001 …
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In public limited joint stock companies (AG), limited partnerships (KGaA), limited companies (GmbH) and other companies with 500+ German employees, and co-operatives, overall management is vested in a supervisory board …
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Trade unions are recognised in the German constitution, which gives the basic freedom to form and join a trade union …
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Although strikes are lawful, they are generally avoided through a well-established process of arbitration and a requirement for strike ballots …
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Although only one-quarter of German private sector employees are members of a trade union, collective agreements remain a significant determinant of wage rates and other conditions of service …
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