# De betriebsrat consultation
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Guide employers through works council (Betriebsrat) consultation obligations under German Betriebsverfassungsgesetz (BetrVG).

Guide employers through works council (Betriebsrat) consultation obligations under German Betriebsverfassungsgesetz (BetrVG). Use when planning hiring, reclassification, transfers, or dismissals in Germany (§§ 99–102), rolling out technical monitoring or AI systems, mobile work policies, or working-time changes that trigger § 87 mandatory codetermination, or when conducting operational changes (Betriebsänderung) requiring Interessenausgleich and Sozialplan under §§ 111–113. Also covers § 80 information rights, Einigungsstelle deadlock procedure, European Works Council (EBRG) requirements, and Betriebsvereinbarung drafting and validity. Triggers on: Betriebsrat consultation, BetrVG compliance, works council hearing, § 99 consent, § 102 Anhörung, § 87 Mitbestimmung, Interessenausgleich, Sozialplan, Nachteilsausgleich, Einigungsstelle, Betriebsvereinbarung, EWC, EBRG, SE-BetrVG, German labor law.

This skill guides employers, HR teams, and legal advisors through the full works council (Betriebsrat) consultation lifecycle under the Betriebsverfassungsgesetz (BetrVG). **Covers:** - § 99 consent procedure for hiring, grading, reclassification, and transfers - § 100 urgent provisional measures - § 102 Anhörung (dismissal hearing) — ordinary and extraordinary dismissals - § 87 mandatory codetermination across all 14 categories, including AI/monitoring (Nr. 6) and mobile work (Nr. 14) - § 80 general information rights and timing obligations - § 106 economic committee (Wirtschaftsausschuss) information - §§ 111–113 Betriebsänderung: Interessenausgleich, Sozialplan, and Nachteilsausgleich - § 76 Einigungsstelle (conciliation board) — formation, procedure, and binding decisions - § 77 Betriebsvereinbarung drafting, form requirements, and after-effect (Nachwirkung) - European Works Council (EBRG / Directive 2009/38/EC) and SE-BetrVG **Does not:** - Advise individual employees on works council election procedures - Draft collective bargaining agreements (Tarifverträge) — separate from BetrVG framework - Replace jurisdiction-specific legal counsel for contested Beschlussverfahren proceedings - Apply to public sector employees under Personalvertretungsgesetz (PVG/BPersVG) — separate statute **Germany only.** This skill applies exclusively to private-sector establishments subject to the Betriebsverfassungsgesetz (BetrVG) as amended (current version at gesetze-im-internet.de). **Key statutory framework:** | Statute | Relevance | |---------|-----------| | BetrVG (Betriebsverfassungsgesetz) | ...

## Jurisdictions

Germany



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