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THESE ARE OUR TRAININGS

See the topics we offer & read how the courses work out

How much does the training cost?

ONE PRICE FOR ALL TRAININGS

The prices for all the courses offered here are 850€ NET per participant. This price is lower than the prices of most of other German providers for works council trainings.

How long are the trainings?

DURATION AND TIMEFRAME

The training courses take place over three days. We have received feedback that this is the perfect length of time. The courses start at 9 am. they end at 4 pm. We schedule in enough breaks to recover from screen time too.

How does the training work?

WE TEACH ONLINE WITH ZOOM

You take part online, you can attend from the premises of your establishment or from home or from anywhere you like.

We usually use Zoom for our sessions.

How many people attend each course?

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS

There is a maximum of 20 participants and minimum of 6 participants per training. You only have one or two colleagues interested? No problem! We'll find a date and course that suits both you and us.

Training Program: Liste
Junger Programmierer

WORKS CONSTITUTION 1

Learn about the basics of the Works Constitution Act. Your release time, the works council meeting, the proper resolution, your role as works council member and your basic rights and duties.

WORKS CONSTITUTION 2

Learn about your co-determination rights in the “big five” of the Works Constitution Act: working time, remuneration, protection from monitoring, health and safety, and holidays. Find out about your rights when the employer hires, transfers or fires your colleagues. After this course you will be ready to claim your rights and start negotiations with your employer about works agreements.

Mädchen in einem Café
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WORKS CONSTITUTION 3

Learn about the rights of the works council with regard to the financial aspects of the establishment. Find out how a social compensation plan works. Learn about personnel planning, details with regard to ideological establishments (Tendenzbetriebe), and the transfer of the establishment to a different legal entity with the rights of employees in this case.

LABOR LAW 1

Learn the basics and a bit beyond about the employment contract, the rights and duties of an employee, including how civil rights affect your rights as an employee. Find out about how employment contracts are agreed upon, what the core duties of the employer are and what limits they face when issuing directions.

Ingenieur in der Fabrik
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LABOR LAW 2

Get to know what really happens if you become ill, when you want to take time off during pregnancy, or want to go on parental leave. Find out about your granted holiday claim. Learn about how works councils can support their colleagues with these topics.

LABOR LAW 3

Learn about how employment relationships end: dismissal, cancellation agreement, or lapse of the contractual time. Learn how to protect your colleagues as a works council and how to execute co-determinational rights for their (and the employer's) benefit.

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Bauarbeiter

WORKING TIME

This training is designed to enable you to negotiate a works agreement on working time. You will find out about the limits of the Working Time Act, the payment of working time, overtime, time accounts, travel time. Included is a draft of a works agreement.

DATA PROTECTION AND MONITORING

We all know data protection is important. But your right as works council only covers the technical devices that enable your employer to monitor the behavior and the performance of employees. Find out what you can negotiate in a works agreement on technical devices.

Wachmann im Überwachungsraum
Menschenmenge mit Masken

HEALTH & SAFETY

Workloads are increasing, and the pandemic caught us unprepared: Get to know how the works council can help to protect the health of employees. Find out how to negotiate a works agreements on how health assessments are performed and the protection of employees against identified hazards in the workplace.

WORKS CONSTITUTION FOR CHAIRPERSONS 1

As the Chair and Vice Chair of the works council you do have a different role than your fellow works council members: You are not the boss, but the "first among equals." Get to know your rights, your duties, and your liabilities.

Berufsfrau
Geschäftsmann

WORKS CONSTITUTION FOR CHAIRPERSONS 2

Learn more about the duties and tasks of the works council, and the responsibilities of the Chair and Vice Chair. Take control of the daily workload and learn more about your co-determination rights.

Training Program: News

DO YOU WANT A TAILORED TRAINING JUST FOR YOUR WORKS COUNCIL?

We can provide trainings completely tailored to your works council and needs. Just give us a ring and we'll set everything up for you.

Training Program: Text
Training Program: Zeitplan
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