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We recommend experienced conciliation committee chairpersons who impress with their tact, legal expertise, and practical experience in the working world.

Overview of services:

  • Neutral and experienced.

    You will be assigned a certified conciliation committee chairperson with extensive experience in labor law, co-determination, and proceedings under Section 76 of the Works Constitution Act (BetrVG).

  • Individually tailored.

    We don't just provide any old contact, but a tailor-made recommendation, tailored to your specific conflict and the operational environment.

  • Fast and available nationwide.

    No matter where you are located, we respond quickly and discreetly. Our chairpersons are available throughout Germany.

How we support you:

  • Step 1: Request

    You initiate the search process together with your employer/works council or with their consent and describe your situation and general conditions to us.

  • Step 2: Research

    We determine your individual needs: requirements, criteria, and open issues are queried and evaluated individually for each operating party. Based on your information, we find the suitable chairperson in our quality network.

  • Schritt 3: Service

    Have you found the right chairperson and are you ready to start the conciliation committee? Our fully digitalized conciliation committee portal is ready for all further steps. From appointment coordination to document storage.

Meist gestellte Fragen

What is the conciliation committee?

A conciliation committee is an arbitration procedure under works constitution law for regulatory conflicts between employers and works councils. The legal basis for this is essentially Section 87 of the Works Constitution Act (BetrVG). A conciliation committee can be convened by either the works council or the employer. It consists of participants appointed by the works council and participants appointed by the employer. There is also an impartial chairperson of the conciliation committee.

How can internal conflicts be dealt with?

Negotiations often reach their limits, especially when the interests of employers and works councils are at odds.

In such situations, a structured, neutral, and solution-oriented process is needed to bring both sides back to the table. If the conflict is fairly balanced, everyone benefits: employees, companies, and the joint collaboration.

A viable agreement, set out in a works agreement, is a win for both sides – and an important step for the further development of the company.

What are typical subjects of conflict dealt with by the conciliation committee?

Typical regulatory conflicts are issues of “hard” co-determination (Section 87 BetrVG). Examples include the regulation of IT systems through works agreements, disagreements on the design of duty rosters or shift schedules, or the clarification of the employer's duty to provide information to the economic committee.

There are a number of regulatory issues where the conciliation committee can be enforced. These are primarily co-determination issues in accordance with Section 87 BetrVG. However, there are many other regulatory issues in the law where a conciliation committee can be enforced.

On whose initiative is the conciliation committee called upon?

As a rule, each party to the works agreement can individually call upon the conciliation committee. It is also conceivable that both parties to the works agreement could jointly call upon the conciliation committee.

What is the procedure for the conciliation committee?

The conciliation committee serves to mediate between the works council and the employer with the aim of reaching an amicable solution.

The procedure is deliberately open-ended, without rigid procedures or judicial requirements. Plenty of scope is given for discussion between both sides, often with interim meetings.

The procedure is flexible and is agreed on an individual basis, usually within the company itself.

Who has to pay for a conciliation committee?

Section 76a of the Works Constitution Act (BetrVG) regulates the issue of costs in general terms. The costs for a conciliation committee are borne by the employer. This includes both the costs for the chair of the conciliation committee and the release of the works council members from their duties.