TVöD/TV-L for newcomers

Scope and structure of the TVöD/TV-L

• Normative and contractual collective bargaining agreements.
• Economy rates in TVöD, special regulations in TV-L.
• Special features for marginal employees and executive employees.
• Differentiation of the employment contract from other forms of contract.
• Basics of employee leasing.

Requirements of the General Equal Treatment Act

• Structure of the law and key standards.
• Discussion of the "pitfalls" using practical examples.
• Special requirements for the public employer.

Drafting employment contracts correctly

• Subsidiary agreements.
• Voluntary and revocation reservations.
• Claims arising from company practice?

Effective limitation of employment relationships

General working conditions in TVöD/TV-L

• Secondary employment, liability, medical examination, personnel files, certificate.

Employer's right to issue instructions

Redeployment, transfer, secondment, provision of personnel

Flexible working hours

Instruments for personnel management

• Performance-related remuneration components, probationary/temporary management.

Effective personnel management

• Sickness, vacation, special leave, time off work.

Overview of the current collective bargaining rounds in TVöD and TV-L

Correct grouping and regrouping

• The structure of the pay scale under the VKA since January 1, 2017, as well as the pay scale under the TV-L since January 1, 2012, and the pay scale under the TVöD/Bund since January 1, 2014.
• Principle of automatic collective bargaining, evaluation procedure, basic principles of classification law.
• Formation of work processes.
• Preliminary remarks, including the concept of other employees, permanent representatives; definitions such as (scientific) higher education.
• Overview of the general job characteristics.
• Classification for social and educational services and the care sector.

Correct step allocation and step duration

• Recognition of relevant or beneficial previous periods; advance granting of steps.
• Legally compliant design of the labor market allowance and IT specialist allowance.
• Crediting of "surplus" step time? Performance-oriented design of step advancement. Effects of interruption periods on the step duration.
• Current case law on step allocation and step duration.

Upgrading/downgrading

Other remuneration components

• Allowances, bonuses, on-call pay, continued pay during vacation and sick leave.

Special annual payment

• Entitlement requirements and assessment basis, twelfths.

Performance-related pay in the TVöD

Grandfathered bonuses and protection of legitimate expectations for transferred employees

• Remuneration group bonus, child-related vested rights, structural compensation.

Termination of the employment relationship

• Retirement due to age limit, reduced earning capacity, termination agreement.
• Termination policies, e.g., due to illness or poor performance.

At a Glance: Proper Involvement of the Works Council/Employee Council