Negotiating works agreements successfully

Employer and works council on an equal footing

This training is held in German.
Works agreements are concluded between the employer and the works council as a formal contract. They should be negotiated carefully, as they regulate key issues for the company and the employees in a binding manner. However, negotiations can be laborious for various reasons. Negotiate with legal certainty and strengthen your knowledge of the legal framework and how to conduct negotiations safely.

Contents

The company agreement

  • Formal formal requirements.
  • Employment contract - works agreement.
  • Favorability principle.
  • Collective agreement: opening clause.
  • Regulatory agreement.
  • Operational exercise.
  • Selected examples of the co-determination rights of the works council pursuant to § 87 BetrVG:
    • Order and behavior in the company.
    • Working hours.
    • Technical control equipment.

Negotiation sovereignty

  • Systematic preparation for difficult negotiations.
  • Negotiate correctly and goal-oriented.
  • Aim for a win-win situation.
  • Solution despite differing points of view.
  • Negotiating before the conciliation board.

Duration of a company agreement

  • Amendment of works agreements.
  • Right to enforcement and injunctive relief.
  • Termination and reasons for termination.
  • Legal consequences.

After-effects Rights and obligations of the works council and employer

Learning environment

In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this qualification measure after you have registered.

Your benefit

  • You will gain confidence in negotiating and drafting works agreements.
  • You will be able to negotiate, conclude, amend and terminate works agreements with legal certainty and confidence.
  • You will have the opportunity to work on various case studies during the seminar.

Methods

Trainer input, case/best-practice examples, discussion, exchange of experience, work aids.

Recommended for

Specialists and managers, HR managers in the interface with the works council with knowledge of co-determination in social matters as well as works council members.

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