Staunchly following the dictum of Hitler’s propaganda minister, Joseph Goebbels – “it will always remain one of the best jokes of democracy, that it gave its deadly enemies the means by which it was ...

We collaborate with the world's leading lawyers to deliver news tailored for you. Sign Up for any (or all) of our 25+ Newsletters. Some states have laws and ethical rules regarding solicitation and ...

GRAFENWÖHR, Germany -- Considering how important the local national workforce is to the 405th Army Field Support Brigade, it’s no surprise the brigade’s deputy to the commander personally visited and ...

Last week, works councils and the IG Metall metalworkers and engineering union held a vote of the more than 50,000 employees of auto supplier ZF Friedrichshafen on the job cuts and wage reductions ...

The concept of works council participation has a long tradition in Germany, dating back to the Weimar Republic following World War I. Information and consultation rights for employee representatives ...

In France, all workplaces with more than 50 employees elect representatives to Works Councils. Those workplaces with less than 50 workers elect staff representatives, who meet with management once a ...

More specifically, the Nanterre Court of Justice was called upon to determine the prerogatives of the works council when AI technologies are introduced into the workplace. In this case, a company had ...