Michael D. Wirlitsch

Up-to-date, practical, and easy to understand: The 5th edition of the Basic Commentary takes into account all changes to the law since 2020, current case law, particularly from the Federal Administrative Court, the Administrative Court of Baden-Württemberg, and the Federal Labor Court. The commentary assists staff councils and youth and trainee representatives in effectively exercising their rights and powers. It provides agencies with a solid foundation for collaboration with employee representation. An appendix includes the text of the election regulations and excerpts from the Federal Personnel Representation Act, the State Judges and Public Prosecutors Act, the Employment Protection Act, and the Civil Code. The authors are: Wolf Klimpe-Auerbach, attorney; Ewald Bartl, attorney and specialist lawyer for labor law; Hanna Binder, legal assistant, deputy state district manager of ver.di BW; Hermann Burr, attorney, legal secretary of ver.di BW; Anja Reinke, attorney and specialist lawyer for labor law; Carsten Scholz, legal assistant, head of the ver.di legal department BW; Michael Wirlitsch, attorney and specialist lawyer for labor law. The Basic Commentary is part of the online module "Staff Council Knowledge Online – Baden-Württemberg.".