Workplace & Culture

Mitbestimmung

co-determination

What it means

The legal principle giving employee representatives (via a Betriebsrat, and board seats at larger companies) a formal say in company decisions.

In practice

Mitbestimmung is why a Betriebsrat must sign off on things like new shift schedules or company-wide software rollouts.

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