- Phase
- Use of technical devices to monitor employees
- Native name
- Einführung und Anwendung von technischen Einrichtungen zur Überwachung von Arbeitnehmenden
- Type
- Employee monitoring and surveillance
- Added to database
- 09 October 2023
Article
Works Constitution Act: Section 87 (1) 6., (2)
Federal Data Protection Act: Section 26 (1) - (8)
Telecommunications-Telemedia Data Protection Act: Paragraph 3
Description
The Works Constitution Act in its revised version of 1972 foresees co-determination rights for works councils on a number of issues in so far as they are not prescribed by legislation or collective agreement. Among others, works councils have a right of co-determination regarding the introduction and use of technical devices designed to monitor the behaviour or performance of the employees. This normally takes the form of a written agrreement between the employer and the works council. If no agreement can be reached, a
conciliation committee makes a decision.
Citation
Eurofound (2023), Germany: Employee monitoring and surveillance, Restructuring legislation database, Dublin,
https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/legislationdb/employee-monitoring-and-surveillance/germany