German employment law provides for a sophisticated system of employee representation. The employees' representative body on operational level is the works council (Betriebsrat). The works council is to be involved in decisions on staffing, social matters and economic matters. Employee representation also exists on other levels, such as the supervisory board on board level and through trade unions on industrial level. This Q&A two pager gives an overview on how employee representation is handled in Germany.
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