Guest commentary: Employee involvement needs an update
Germany's Works Constitution Act dates back to the era of typewriters. Whoever wants to maintain investments and jobs must modernize the law, warns Rainer Dulger, President of the Employers' Association.
In German companies, urgent software updates can take weeks to implement due to the country's Betriebsverfassungsgesetz (Works Constitution Act). The Act, which dates back to the Weimar Republic and was officially passed in 1952, is designed to facilitate cooperation between employers and employees. However, its rules have not been modernized despite significant changes in the business landscape since then.
This can cause problems for companies, which cannot afford lengthy implementation times. The Act remains an important part of Germany's labour market order.
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