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Part One
General provisions
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Section 1Establishment of works councils
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Section 2Status of trade unions and employers’ associations
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Section 3Different arrangements
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Section 4Separate departments, very small establishments
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Section 5Employees
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Section 6
(cancelled)
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Part Two
Works council, works meeting, central works council and combine works council
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Division One
Composition and election of the works council
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Section 7Voting rights
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Section 8Eligibility
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Section 9¹Number of members of the works council
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Section 10
(cancelled)
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Section 11Reduction in the number of works council members
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Section 12
(cancelled)
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Section 13Time of elections to the works council
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Section 14Election procedure
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Section 14aSimplified electoral procedure for small establishments
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Section 15²Representation of employment categories and of male and female employees
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Section 16Appointment of the electoral board
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Section 17Appointment of the electoral board in establishments without a works council
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Section 17aAppointment of the electoral board in the simplified electoral procedure
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Section 18Preparation and conduct of the election
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Section 18aAllocation of executive staff for elections
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Section 19Contesting of elections
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Section 20Protection against obstruction and costs of the election
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Division Two
Term of office of the works council
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Section 21Term of office
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Section 21a³Transitional mandate
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Section 21bResidual mandate
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Section 22Continuation in office of the works council
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Section 23Dereliction of statutory duties
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Section 24Termination of membership
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Section 25Substitutes
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Division Three
Conduct of business of the works council
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Section 26Chairman
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Section 27Works committee
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Section 28Assignment of tasks to committees
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Section 28aAssignment of tasks to working groups
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Section 29Convening of meetings
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Section 30Meetings of the works council
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Section 31Attendance of trade union delegates
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Section 32Attendance of the disabled persons’ delegation
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Section 33Decisions of the works council
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Section 34Minutes
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Section 35Deferment of decisions
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Section 36Standing orders
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Section 37Honorary nature of post; loss of working time
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Section 38Releases
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Section 39Consultation hours
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Section 40Expenses of the works council and material facilities
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Section 41Prohibition of employees’ contributions
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Division Four
Works meeting
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Section 42Composition, sectional meetings, department meetings
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Section 43Ordinary works meetings and department meetings
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Section 44Time of meetings and loss of remuneration
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Section 45Subjects dealt with at works meetings and department meetings
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Section 46Delegates from industrial associations
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Division Five
Central works council
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Section 47Conditions for establishment, number of members, weighting of votes
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Section 48Removal from office of members of the central works council
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Section 49Termination of membership
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Section 50Competency
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Section 51Conduct of business
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Section 52Attendance of the central disabled persons’ delegation
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Section 53Meeting of works councils
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Division Six
Combine works council
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Section 54Establishment of the combine works council
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Section 55Composition of the combine works council and weighting of votes
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Section 56Removal from office of members of the combine works council
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Section 57Termination of membership
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Section 58Competency
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Section 59Conduct of business
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Section 59aAttendance of the combine disabled persons’ delegation
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Part Three
Youth and trainee delegation
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Division One
Youth and trainee delegation at the level of the establishment
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Section 60Establishment and function
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Section 61Voting rights and eligibility
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Section 62Number of youth and trainee representatives; composition of the youth and trainee delegation
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Section 63Election procedure
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Section 64Time of elections and term of office
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Section 65Conduct of business
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Section 66Deferment of decisions taken by the works council
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Section 67Participation in works council meetings
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Section 68Participation in joint discussions
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Section 69Consultation hours
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Section 70General duties
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Section 71Works meetings for young and trainee employees
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Division Two
Central youth and trainee delegation
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Section 72Conditions for establishment, number of members, weighting of votes
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Section 73Conduct of business and application of other provisions
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Division Three
Combine youth and trainee delegation
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Section 73aCondition for establishment, number of members, weighting of votes
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Section 73bConduct of business and application of other provisions
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Part Four
Collaboration by employees and co-determination
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Division One
General
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Section 74Principles of collaboration
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Section 75Principles for the treatment of persons employed in the establishment
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Section 76Conciliation committee
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Section 76aCosts of the conciliation committee
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Section 77Execution of joint decisions, works agreements
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Section 78Protective provisions
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Section 78aProtection of trainees in special cases
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Section 79Secrecy
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Section 80General duties
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Division Two
Employees’ rights to participate and to make complaints
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Section 81Employer’s obligation to inform and discuss
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Section 82Employee’s right to be heard and request explanations
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Section 83Access to personal files
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Section 84Right to make complaints
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Section 85Works council’s role in dealing with grievances
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Section 86Supplementary agreements
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Section 86aEmployees’ right of proposal
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Division Three
Social matters
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Section 87Right of co-determination
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Section 88Works agreements on a voluntary basis
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Section 89Health and safety as well as environmental protection at work
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Division Four
Structuring, organization and design of jobs, operations and the working environment
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Section 90Information and consultation rights
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Section 91Right of co-determination
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Division Five
Staff policy
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Subdivision One
General staff policy
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Section 92Manpower planning
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Section 92aSecuring employment
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Section 93Notification of vacancies
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Section 94Staff questionnaires, assessment criteria
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Section 95Guidelines for selection
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Subdivision Two
Vocational training
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Section 96Promotion of vocational training
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Section 97Vocational training facilities and programmes
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Section 98Implementation of vocational training in the establishment
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Subdivision Three
Individual staff movements
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Section 99Co-determination in individual staff movements
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Section 100Temporary staff movements
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Section 101Fines
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Section 102Co-determination in the case of dismissal
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Section 103Exceptional dismissal and transfer in special cases
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Section 104Removal of employees causing trouble in the establishment
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Section 105Executive staff
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Division Six
Financial matters
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Subdivision One
Information on financial matters
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Section 106Finance committee
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Section 107Appointment and composition of the finance committee
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Section 108Meetings
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Section 109Settlement of differences
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Section 109aTakeover
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Section 110Information of employees
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Subdivision Two
Alterations
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Section 111Alterations
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Section 112Reconciliation of interests in the case of alterations; social compensation plan
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Section 112aEnforceable social compensation plan in the event of staff cutbacks, establishment of new businesses
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Section 113Indemnities
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Part Five
Special regulations for particular types of establishments
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Division One
Maritime Shipping
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Section 114Basic principles
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Section 115Ship’s committee
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Section 116Fleet works council
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Division Two
Aviation
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Section 117Application to aviation
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Division Three
Establishments for political, religious, charitable and other purposes; religious communities
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Section 118Application to ideological establishments and religious communities
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Part Six
Offences punishable by imprisonment or fines
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Section 119Offences against bodies established under this Act and their members
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Section 120Breach of secrecy
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Section 121Minor offences
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Part Seven
Amendment of other laws
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Section 122(Amendment to the Civil Code)
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Section 123(Amendment to the Protection against Dismissal Act)
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Section 124(Amendment to the Labour Courts Act)
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Part Eight
Transitional and final provisions
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Section 125First elections under this Act
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Section 126Authorisation to make rules for the elections
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Section 127References
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Section 128Existing collective agreements containing provisions contrary to this Act
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Section 129(cancelled)
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Section 130Civil service
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Section 131Berlin clause
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Section 132
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