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Electoral Board (works Council)
The electoral board, also called an election committee () is the group of employees responsible for overseeing the resulting in the formation of a Works Council in Germany. The framework to establish an electoral board are described in §16-17a of the Works Constitution Act and its legal responsibilities are further supplemented in the . Composition The electoral board typically consists of 3 non-executive employees who are eligible to vote in a Works Council election of that particular workplace establishment. The electoral board has a chairperson who represents the electoral board. In exceptional cases, a larger electoral board is possible, for example in a very large workplace. The number of members must remain odd peBetrVG §16 Trade unions can additionally send observer to all electoral board meetings. Tasks The electoral board must prepare the Works Council elections without delay. It determines the time, place and eligibility of voters and candidates for the Works Counc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Works Council
A works council is a shop-floor organization representing workers that functions as a local/firm-level complement to trade unions but is independent of these at least in some countries. Works councils exist with different names in a variety of related forms in a number of European countries, including Britain (''joint consultative committee'' or ''employees’ council''); Germany and Austria (''Betriebsrat''); Luxembourg (''comité mixte'', ''délégation du personnel''); the Netherlands (''Dienstcommissie, Ondernemingsraad'') and Flanders in Belgium (''ondernemingsraad''); Italy (''comitato aziendale''); France (''comité social et économique''); Wallonia in Belgium (''conseil d'entreprise''), Spain (''comité de empresa'') and Denmark (''Samarbejdsudvalg'' or ''SU''). One of the most commonly examined (and arguably most successful) implementations of this institution is found in Germany. The model is basically as follows: general labour agreements are made at the national l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |