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Labour Law and Industrial Relations in
Germany gives the reader a broad understanding of German labour law
covering all important aspects. The book deals with the sources of labour law,
individual employment relationships, collective bargaining, remuneration,
working conditions, and dispute settlement.
It provides advocates, administrators, management, and especially students,
with an overview of all aspects of German labour law, and, to some extent, of
its social, economic, and political context. The fourth edition is a revised
version and all the latest developments are covered.
The Authors.
List of Abbreviations.
Introduction.
Selected Bibliography.
Part I: The Individual Employment Relationship
1. Definitions and Concepts
2. Conclusion of the Individual Labour Contract
3. Duties of the Parties in the Course of the Employment Relationship
4. Working Time, Public Holidays and Annual Holidays
5. Remuneration and Benefits
6. Employee Liability
7. Termination of the Individual Labour Contract
8. Covenant of Non-competition, Employee Inventions
9. Settlement of Individual Labour Disputes
Part II: Collective Labour Law
1. Freedom of Association
2. Trade Unions and Employers' Associations
3. Collective Bargaining
4. Dispute Resolution
5. Institutionalized Forms of Employee Participation: The Works
Constitution
6. Employee Representation on the Supervisory Board
7. The Role of Courts in Collective Labour Law. Index