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On 20 March 2020, the Minister of Labour, Hubertus Heil (Social Democratic Party), issued a ministerial declaration that will continue to shape the topic of videoconferencing after the Corona crisis and represents a complete break with the previous legal concept in Germany. "We are therefore of the opinion that in the current situation ... participation in a works council meeting via video or telephone conference including online supporting applications ... is permissible. This applies both to the connection with individual works council members as well as to a virtual works council meeting. In our opinion, the resolutions passed in such a meeting are valid." Read more: https://www.ewc-news.com/en012020.htm
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