Introduction to labour law 1: Establishment of the employment relationship

Workplace representatives are confronted with a variety of legal problems and tasks in their daily work. Participation in a representational body therefore requires basic knowledge of relevant legislation and the case law issued regarding it, as well as its application. However, it is often difficult to navigate and keep track of the multitude of laws and regulations.

This training course provides basic structural knowledge of the multi-layered German labour law system and clarifies basic legal terms. It furthermore provides an overview of both the legal bases for German labour law and the legal problems that may arise in connection with the initiation and establishment of the employment relationship from an individual law perspective – taking into account the rights and obligations of both the employer and the employee during this stage.

In addition, the participation rights of the works council are part of the training course.

The training course at a glance:

• The legal basis for labour law and the history and structure of the labour law system
• Nature and function of labour law, basic concepts, sources of law
• Differentiation between individual and collective labour law
• Establishment of the employment relationship, obligations of the employer arising from the Evidence Act and from collective agreement regulations
• Specific contents of the employment contract, especially with regard to the Evidence Act
• Rights and duties under the employment contract
• Employer's right to issue instructions
• Practical cases from current case law

Due to the large number of collective agreements, entitlements under collective agreements can only be explained in this course through examples. This also applies to existing company regulations. The training course focusses on the basis provided within German labour law for the establishment of the employment relationship.