Legal Protection against Breaches of Duty on the Part of the German Works Council - A Fata Morgana? Book

General introduction: The German model; The model in American labor law.- Introduction to the issue.- Case law an the literature: Case law; Literature.- Restraint in Practice.- The relationship between the works council and the employees:The necessity of a system of legal protection against breaches of duty by the works council; The foundation of legal safeguards; The basis of claims; The official duties of the works council toward the employees; The respondent to a claim: the works council or the works council members?; The causality of a breacht of duty; Burden of proof; Fault; The legal consequences of breaches of official duties.- The relationship between the works council and the employer: The differences between the works council's legal relationships to the employer and to the employee; The nature of the legal relationship between the works council and the employer; The legal duties of the works council; Sanctions due to a breach of duty by the works council; Temporary relief for the employer.