Labor_g93
@labor-g.bsky.social
Labor organizer, researcher, and non-profit founder @ www.miglab.de. Serving up tips on organizing workers, history, strikes, and radical transformational change. Based in Berlin, born in the land of 10,000 lakes and Prince.
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...why not start one? It has been the most rewarding and educational experience in my life. In Berlin (and broader Germany), @techworkersber.bsky.social can help, and/or your unions.
You can also ask me! I've helped at least half a dozen WoCos get started in Berlin. 💪
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You can also ask me! I've helped at least half a dozen WoCos get started in Berlin. 💪
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Works Constitution Act (Betriebsverfassungsgesetz – BetrVG)
www.gesetze-im-internet.de
December 13, 2024 at 10:46 AM
...why not start one? It has been the most rewarding and educational experience in my life. In Berlin (and broader Germany), @techworkersber.bsky.social can help, and/or your unions.
You can also ask me! I've helped at least half a dozen WoCos get started in Berlin. 💪
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You can also ask me! I've helped at least half a dozen WoCos get started in Berlin. 💪
3/3
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BetrVG (Works Constitution Act) governs this, and the major duties are called out in BetrVG §80, and §87 covers the co-determination rights.
If you have a works council, they can help you with consultations, matters on hirings/transfers/terminations, or attend meetings with you. If you don't...2/3
If you have a works council, they can help you with consultations, matters on hirings/transfers/terminations, or attend meetings with you. If you don't...2/3
December 13, 2024 at 10:46 AM
BetrVG (Works Constitution Act) governs this, and the major duties are called out in BetrVG §80, and §87 covers the co-determination rights.
If you have a works council, they can help you with consultations, matters on hirings/transfers/terminations, or attend meetings with you. If you don't...2/3
If you have a works council, they can help you with consultations, matters on hirings/transfers/terminations, or attend meetings with you. If you don't...2/3
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3. If your company has 5 or more employees, you are entitled to form a works council (betriebsrat), which is a form of employee representation established as a form of co-determination. Works councils are at "eye level" with management, and have input on a ton of topics that affect employees 1/3 🧵
2. Salary Transparency: It is legal to discuss your wages in Germany (EntgTranspG). If you learn or suspect you are being underpaid compared to your peers, you can request a salary comparison from your Works Council or Employer. 1/3 🧵
1. You can take sick days, and even burnout leave. This is no shock to Europeans, but it sure was for me as an American. Depending on your contract, you will need a sick note on day 1-3 from your Hausarzt (family doctor).
Your employer will pay to 6 weeks p/yr, then health insurance takes over. 1/2
Your employer will pay to 6 weeks p/yr, then health insurance takes over. 1/2
December 13, 2024 at 10:46 AM
3. If your company has 5 or more employees, you are entitled to form a works council (betriebsrat), which is a form of employee representation established as a form of co-determination. Works councils are at "eye level" with management, and have input on a ton of topics that affect employees 1/3 🧵