The Working Conditions in Wong Man Yee 07010257 Xin Yuchen 07051468
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The Working Conditions in
Wong Man Yee 07010257
Xin Yuchen 07051468
Case Studies: Hong Kong: Café de Coral Germany: Deutsche Bahn
The Role of Government The Role of EmployersThe Role of EmployeesComparison and Conclusion
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•one of the biggest fast food chain in Hong Kong
•Hourly wage rise by HKD 2 – HKD 5
•Forfeit of 45-minute paid meal breaks
•Café de Coral new pay scale crucial for the new minimum wage law
•Public immoral act
•Boycott
•Measure withdrawnWong Man Yee 07010257
October 26th, 2010. 1,700 railway staffs,organized by the industry
unions Transnet and German Railway Civil Servants and Trainees (GDBA)
union TRANSNET: striking for a wage agreement for the whole sector
Deutsche Bahn: these strikes are inappropriate The unions ended the strike
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GERMANY
Main Goal: “policy of full employment“
(“Vollbeschäftigung“) Duty: to control the
rate of unemployment of the working population under
1 ％ The Federal Labour
Court
HONG KONG
Main Goal: to enhance the economic development
Duty: to address the manpower needs of the business sector, foster employment, protect labour rights through legislation
The Labour and Welfare Bureau
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GERMANY
Collective Decision three major groups
formed by the employers:
BDI: Federation of German Industry
BDA:Confederation of German Employers
DIHK: Federation of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce
HONG KONG
Individual Decision the employers adjust
and determine the wages and the other welfares of the employees individually according to the economic conditions
no collective groups of employers to deal with the labour unions
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Germany Hong KongParticipation rate of workers
high low
Negotiation power high low
Coverage of the benefits
Whole sector(collective benefits)
Usually company-oriented
Major labor unions The German Confederation of Trade Unions (DGB)
-Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU)-The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (FTU)
Works council In medium size and big enterprises
Very rare
Co-determination at managerial level
For example in joint stock companies (AG), limited partnerships on shares (KGaA), limited companies (GmbH)
Very rare
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Termination of Employment
Germany Hong KongEmployer obliged to consult the works council before every case of dismissal
Termination without proper hearing of the works council is ineffective
Termination should be socially justified
Power of decision lies with the employers.
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Germany:
Government: Policy of Full Employment
Employers & Employees:
Collective Agreement,
Codetermination,
Participation of Employees
Hong Kong
Government: Give the Authority to the Markt
Employers & Employees:
Individual Decisions
Flexibility Xin Yuchen 07051468
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