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Die Auswirkungen der EuGH-Rechtsprechung auf das Tarifvertragssystem in Deutschland (The impact of the case law of the European Court of Justice on the collective bargaining system in Germany)

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  • Seikel, Daniel
  • Absenger, Nadine

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Spaetestens seit den Urteilen des EuGH in den Faellen Laval (C-341/05), Viking (C-438/05), Rueffert (C-346/06) und Kommission gegen Luxemburg (C-319/06) ist deutlich geworden, dass die Rechtsprechung des Gerichtshofes erhebliche Auswirkungen auf die nationalen Systeme industrieller Beziehungen hat. Dieser Artikel untersucht aus politik- und rechtswissenschaftlicher Perspektive, welche Folgen die EuGH-Rechtsprechung auf das Tarifvertragssystem in Deutschland hat. Anhand von ausgewaehlten EuGH-Entscheidungen zeigen wir, dass die Rechtsprechung des Gerichtshofes haeufig Rechte und Handlungsmoeglichkeiten von Tarifparteien einschraenkt, angefangen beim Streikrecht bis hin zur Ausgestaltung und Geltung von Tarifvertraegen. Waehrend der EuGH im Bereich des individuellen Arbeitsrechts oft zugunsten der Arbeitnehmerinteressen entscheidet, gehen Urteile zum kollektiven Arbeitsrecht haeufig zu Lasten der Tarifautonomie. Kollektive Selbstbestimmungsrechte werden dadurch geschwaecht. (The rulings of the ECJ in the cases of Laval (C-341/05), Viking (C-438/05), Rueffert (C-346/06) and Commission v Luxembourg (C-319/06) have demonstrated that the Court’s adjudication has substantial effects on national systems of industrial relations. This article examines the consequences of the case law of the ECJ on the collective bargaining system in Germany from a law and political science perspective. We examine selected ECJ rulings and show that the Court’s adjudication restricts the rights and room for manoeuvre of social partners, affecting the right to strike as well as specific regulations in collective agreements. In the area individual labour law, the ECJ regularly rules in favour of employees. However, when it comes to collective labour law, the ECJ often decides to the detriment of collective bargaining autonomy. This weakens collective social rights.)

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  • Seikel, Daniel & Absenger, Nadine, 2015. "Die Auswirkungen der EuGH-Rechtsprechung auf das Tarifvertragssystem in Deutschland (The impact of the case law of the European Court of Justice on the collective bargaining system in Germany)," Industrielle Beziehungen - Zeitschrift fuer Arbeit, Organisation und Management - The German Journal of Industrial Relations, Rainer Hampp Verlag, vol. 22(1), pages 33-50.
  • Handle: RePEc:rai:indbez:doi:10.1688/indb-2015-01-seikel
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    Keywords

    European Court of Justice; labour law; collective bargaining;
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    JEL classification:

    • K31 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Labor Law
    • K33 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - International Law
    • J52 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Dispute Resolution: Strikes, Arbitration, and Mediation
    • J83 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Workers' Rights

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