Tech workers conference Berlin

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Tech worker comrades in Berlin are organizing a conference, and you’re invited!

Conference information #

Berlin Tech Workers Coalition will host the largest English speaking, tech worker-led conference in Germany, together with the trade unions ver.di B+B and IG Metall Berlin.

The event on Friday 11 April 2025 is open to all works council members (registration required). As a Works Council training per the German BetrVG 37(6), you might be able to do this training during working hours, and the conference fee could be paid by your employer.

Schedule #

Time	Panel
09:00	☕️ Morning Check in
09:30	Introduction and Welcome
10:00	Parallel roundtables on current workplace issues, identification of common issues, exchange of experiences, best practices
12:00	🥙 Lunch break (vegetarian/vegan food)
13:00	Workshop 1: Are “Performance Improvement Plans” (PiPs) even a thing in Germany? What are the employment law regulations and what is the role of the Works Council?
13:00	Workshop 2: Unions and works councils, what’s the difference? Legal framework for collaboration, union rights of works council members
13:00	Workshop 3: ESOPs, VSOPs and the role of the woco: What to do with employer offers stock options?
14:30	☕️ Coffee break
15:00	Workshop 4: Return to Office and the Works Council: Works agreements on mobile work, Recent developments in jurisdiction
15:00	Workshop 5: The works council’s role in workplace downsizing scenarios (mass layoffs)n
15:00	Workshop 6: Codetermination on remuneration: What are the woco’s rights and what differences are there between the unions’ collective agreements and works agreements?
16:30	☕️ Coffee break
17:00	Closing panel on workplace discrimination,the Gender Pay Gap and workers’ counter strategies
18:30	Reflection phase, next steps, end of conference
19:30	Get together 🕺🪩

Do you have any questions? Email the conference organizers: conference@techworkersberlin.com.