Tips for newly elected and re-elected works council members

The guide provides concise tips for newly elected and re-elected works council members for their daily work. It offers practical advice and approaches to social competence as well as to the legal and organizational design of committee work. The book is oriented around the following questions: What do I need to know to fulfill my office? How do I obtain my information? How do I interact with employees, employers, and the committee? How do I establish a foundation of trust? How can I contribute to solving workplace issues? Numerous illustrations, examples, and tips help the works council to competently fulfill their role and utilize co-determination rights. The new edition takes into account all legal changes brought about by the Works Council Modernization Act, including telephone conferences, regulations for digital meetings, and the effects of digitalization on works councils and council members. The authors: Hagen Helms, labor lawyer and many years educational director at the labor law educational center Hamburg-Sasel of the DGB educational organization. Annette Rehbock, M.A., is a sociologist, mediator/trainer, and psychodrama instructor.