German labour law

German labour law refers to the regulation of employment relationships and industrial partnerships in Germany.

History

 * General Commission of German Trade Unions (1892–1919)
 * Free Association of German Trade Unions (1897–1919)
 * Weimar Constitution 1919
 * Betriebsrätegesetz 1920
 * Allgemeiner Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund (1919–1933)
 * Free Workers' Union of Germany (1919–1933)
 * Arbeitsordnungsgesetz of 1934
 * German Labour Front, the nationalised Nazi controlled union (1933 to 1945)
 * Strength Through Joy
 * Council of Trust and Factory leader
 * Confederation of German Trade Unions (est 1949)
 * Mitbestimmungsgesetz 1976

Courts and constitution

 * Grundgesetz (1949) "Article 9 (Freedom of association). (1) All Germans have the right to form associations and societies. (2) Associations, the objects or activities of which conflict with the criminal laws or which are directed against the constitutional order or the concept of international understanding, are prohibited. (3) The right to form associations to safeguard and improve working and economic conditions is guaranteed to everyone and to all trades and professions. Agreements which restrict or seek to hinder this right are null and void; measures directed to this end are illegal."
 * Arbeitsgerichtsgesetz

Contract of employment

 * Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (Civil Code) §§ 611–630
 * Teilzeit- und Befristungsgesetz (Part-time and Fixed-term Work Act), §14(2) two-year fixed term limit
 * Arbeitnehmerüberlassungsgesetz (Employee Leasing Act)
 * Urlaubsgesetz (Holidays Act)
 * Mutterschutzgesetz (Act on Maternity Protection)
 * Arbeitszeitgesetz (Working Time Act)
 * Entgelttransparenzgesetz (Transparency in Wage Structures Act)

Dismissal

 * Kündigungsschutzgesetz (Dismissal Protection Act)

Codetermination

 * Betriebsverfassungsgesetz (Works Constitution Act) requires establishment of Works Councils where there are five or more employees
 * Mitbestimmungsgesetz (Codetermination Act)

Collective bargaining

 * Tarifvertragsgesetz (Collective Agreement Act)