Following votes in the Bundestag (28 June) and Bundesrat (5 July), the draft 'second law amending the law on the organisation of companies' (BetrVG) has been definitively adopted, marking the arrival new rules for defining the remuneration of employee representatives on works councils (Betriebsrat). This must now be comparable to that of employees in similar positions.
This change comes after a ruling by the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) on 10 January 2023 (Az. 6 StR 133/22) cast doubt on the governance of companies subject to the law on co-determination.
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Thomas Schnee
Correspondent in Germany
As a Berlin correspondent for the French and Swiss press since the late 1990s, I cover a wide range of economic, political and social issues, with a particular focus on the German business and labour market. My areas of interest include co-determination, digitalisation, demographics and ESG/DEI policies.