Working in Germany

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We should emulate this. Workers there are paid more, have 6 weeks' vacation, and have many more benefits. And they have a trade SURPLUS.


Working in Germany

Works Council: Representative of the Employees


In private businesses, and in companies of a size of 5 or more permanently voting-entitled employees of which 3 are entitled to stand for election, the employees are entitled to elect a works council, according to Industrial Constitution Act (BetrVG). The employer is in no way active in that process. The employer must not hinder or forbid the election but still bears the expenses related to the election as well as all costs that arise through the works council.

Entitlement to vote is constituted to all workers and employees of the company who are 18 years old or older – including field workers, distant and home workers (as far as predominantly working for the company), and apprentices. If employees of another employer are lent for some work, then they are entitled to vote if they work in the company for longer than 3 months. This mainly concerns the official borrowed workers.

The works council represents the employees’ interests towards the employer and has rights in dismissal and recruitment. The works council is (or are) elected every 4 years by the employees. Election normally is dated somewhere from March 1 to May 31. Out of that period, election can only be done if before there has not been any works council constituted.


An early re-election is due already after 2 years if the number of employees has changed by 50 per cent (unless fewer than 50 employees), decreasing or increasing. Everybody is entitled to stand for election who have been in the company for at least 6 months when the election is being done. Both for standing for election and for voting, you must be 18 years old or older. Executive employees are excluded from both being elected and voting.


more:
http://www.working-in-germany.com/works-council-0142.html

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