Economic chambers are not compulsory
Fair wage bargaining is also possible without compulsory membership.
Download PDFMembership is voluntary in almost all European countries. But there are significant differences when it comes to the rights and duties of the bodies representing workers. They are only permitted to conduct wage negotiations on behalf of their members in Luxembourg and two German states.
Read more ...- Author: Monika Köppl-Turyna, Dénes Kucsera, Hanno Lorenz
- Date: 21. November 2017
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