{"id":41165,"date":"2025-09-23T00:40:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T22:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2b-advice.com\/glossary\/betriebsrat\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T17:13:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T15:13:18","slug":"works-council","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/2b-advice.com\/en\/glossary\/betriebsrat\/","title":{"rendered":"Works Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Works Council<\/h1>\n<p><strong>What does works council mean?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A works council is the employee representative body in non-public institutions, i.e. in companies. The staff council is the counterpart to this in public authorities and other public institutions. The rights and duties of the works council are regulated in the BetrVG. It ensures that collective agreements, regulations, laws and company agreements are adhered to. 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