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The Draft of German Employment Contract Law
Ulrich Preis 한국노동법학회 2009 노동법학 Vol.0 No.32
I come to the end of my presentation. There remains one last question to be answered. And this is the following: Why, in spite of the necessary and indisputable demand for reasonable regulation, could no major reform of our employment contract law be put through in Germany? My immediate answer is a little bit pessimistic: To me it seems that there is a depressing faintheartedness among German politicians which stands in sharp contrast to the unbroken power of the social partners, i.e. of the employers' associations and the trade unions. For decades both sides have been suppressing every single attempt to codify our employment contract law in a fair and well-balanced way. They are reluctant and unwilling to break out of their traditional argumentation patterns and simply refuse to assist in the development of new and innovative solutions. That's why Germany is incapable to reform itself in the central issues of labour and employment legislation. This concerns not only employment contract law, but also the regulation of industrial disputes which is totally left in the hands of the courts. So far, politicians ventured small steps - yet giant leaps are nowhere in sight. I can but state that this way will rather increase than decrease legal disunity and bolster more opacity to the detriment of our country's welfare. Am lover pessimistic? I hope not. The statements which I quoted to you at the beginning of my presentation and the overall support we have received for our draft so far give me some grounds for hope. Other EU member states intensely try to develop further their national labour and employment legislation to properly react to the changing conditions of our globalised economy and an ageing society. The Netherlands and the Scandinavian countries are often given as examples. I strongly believe Germany can make an effort, too, and do so likewise.