German Works Constitution Act
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The German Works Constitution Act is a key piece of German labor legislation that regulates employee representation and co-determination in workplaces through works councils.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| German Works Constitution Act canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German federal law
ⓘ
co-determination law ⓘ labour law ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
ensure fair participation of employees in workplace decisions
ⓘ
promote cooperation between employer and employees ⓘ protect employees’ collective rights at establishment level ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
private sector establishments in Germany
ⓘ
public sector establishments in Germany with adaptations ⓘ |
| contains |
co-determination rules on health and safety measures
ⓘ
co-determination rules on introduction of technical devices monitoring employees ⓘ co-determination rules on remuneration principles ⓘ co-determination rules on social matters ⓘ co-determination rules on working time arrangements ⓘ provisions on arbitration boards ⓘ provisions on central works councils ⓘ provisions on confidentiality obligations ⓘ provisions on economic committee ⓘ provisions on group works councils ⓘ provisions on protection of works council members ⓘ provisions on reconciliation of interests and social plans ⓘ provisions on training rights of works council members ⓘ provisions on works council committees ⓘ provisions on works council composition ⓘ provisions on works council elections ⓘ provisions on works council meetings ⓘ provisions on youth and trainee representation ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | German labour courts ⓘ |
| excludes | religious organizations under certain conditions ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor | establishment-level co-determination in Germany ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Betriebsverfassungsgesetz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providesFor |
co-determination in social and personnel matters at establishment level
ⓘ
right of employees to elect works councils ⓘ |
| regulates |
co-determination in the workplace
ⓘ
cooperation between employer and works council ⓘ economic matters in establishments ⓘ employee representation at establishment level ⓘ information and consultation rights of employees ⓘ personnel matters in establishments ⓘ rights and duties of works councils ⓘ social matters in establishments ⓘ works councils NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
German Co-Determination Act
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German Works Council Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setsMinimum | number of employees required to establish a works council ⓘ |
| shortName | BetrVG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
German labour law
ⓘ
industrial relations in Germany ⓘ |
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