This manual presents the complex regulations of public service collective agreements in a practical and application-oriented manner. The authors address all important questions regarding collective bargaining law, explain rulings that you need to know for your daily work, and offer pragmatic tips for navigating the entire personnel cycle. Difficult cases from consulting are also included. This way, you can implement collective bargaining law securely in practice, avoid mistakes, and make the most of your scope for action.

Contents:

• From hiring to termination of employment
• Recommendations for action regarding collective bargaining specifics on fixed-term contracts, expansion of directives, working hours, and their special forms
• Current information on the classification of employees into pay grades, calculation of annual special payments, and employment duration
• All facts about vacation, part-time work, and the impacts of illness, parental leave, and caregiving leave

New in the 2nd edition: current case law, updated status of collective agreements

Digital extras:

• TVöD and TV-L collective agreement texts
• Current information
• Legal texts
• Pay tables.