Church labor law compact

Constitutional foundations of church labor law

• Constitutional guarantee of the church's right to self-determination.
• Validity of state labor law for church service.
• Freedom of association and the right to organize in church institutions.

Labor law regulations of the churches

• The "3rd way" and the "church-compliant 2nd way" as a church labor law regulation procedure.
• ARGG-EKD and labor law regulations of the Protestant regional churches.
• Basic Regulations and KODA Regulations of the Catholic Church.

Special features of individual employment law under church employment law

• Selection of persons and the employer's right to ask questions.
• Performance and conduct obligations of employees.
• Loyalty obligations of employees.
• Dismissal and protection against dismissal.
• Church-specific grounds for termination: Leaving the church and violation of marriage law of the Catholic Church.
• Employee protection laws: Minimum Wage Act and Care Work Conditions Ordinance, Working Hours Act, Law on Severely Disabled Persons (SGB IX), Company Integration Management, data privacy, Vocational Training Act.

Employee representation as internal employee representation of the churches

• Employee representation laws of the Protestant regional churches and employee representation regulations of the Catholic Church.
• Scope of employee representation and legal status of members.
• Employee assembly and representation of special employee groups.
• Participation rights.
• Service agreement.
• Arbitration and legal protection.

Court protection for legal disputes

• State court protection and ecclesiastical arbitration in individual disputes.
• Ecclesiastical law court protection in collective disputes.