Staff Committee
Staff councils and representatives of the severely disabled
The main task of the GP is to represent the interests of employees vis-à-vis the administration. This work is based on the Lower Saxony Staff Representation Act (NPersVG). The various forms of participation and when they must take place are also regulated in this law.
In addition, the General Staff Council also concludes service agreements with the administration on specific topics and areas of responsibility. In cross-divisional and cross-company matters, the General Staff Council represents the interests of employees vis-à-vis the head of administration.
The General Staff Council currently consists of 19 full members plus the representative body for employees with disabilities and the youth and trainee representative body. The members of the General Staff Council are generally elected for four years. The last election took place in March 2020.
City of Wolfsburg
General Staff Council (GP)
Porschestrasse 49
38440 Wolfsburg
Chairman
Mr. Wagner
City Hall B
Room 454
Telephone: 05361 28-2384
Fax: 05361 28-2877
E-Mail: peter.wagner@stadt.wolfsburg.de
The General Representative Body for Severely Disabled Employees (GSV) was elected in December 2018 for the next four years by the five local representatives for severely disabled employees.
The GSV is responsible for matters relating to employees with severe disabilities that cannot be dealt with by the individual representatives for employees with severe disabilities and for overarching tasks at company level. It is also an advisory member of the ARGUS steering committee (occupational health and safety, health promotion and promotion of severely disabled employees).
The service agreement on integration has been in place at the City of Wolfsburg since 01.01.2002. It is a working instrument with goals and regulations for the integration of people with disabilities at the City of Wolfsburg. It contains the target that 6 percent of employees should be severely disabled people, and the proportion of trainees should also be 6 percent.
In 2015, the city of Wolfsburg employed an annual average of 313 severely disabled persons and persons with equivalent status. This corresponds to a mandatory employment rate of 7.71 percent.
The so-called bonus-malus regulation is a component of the integration agreement. This incentive and compensation system (internal compensatory levy based on 500 euros per month) rewards the operating units that employ a large number of severely disabled and equivalent employees. Those that do not meet the target must pay.
The service agreement also contains regulations on recruitment procedures, the disability-friendly design of workplaces, the working environment, working hours, breaks and job changes.
Since the beginning of 2006, the service agreement has been extended to include company integration management (BEM). There is an integration fund for the reintegration of employees whose performance has changed.
Since 2003, the GSV has focused more strongly on the issue of accessibility in its work as part of the "Barrier-free town hall" project and has made continuous progress.
City of Wolfsburg
Representative body for severely disabled employees (GSV)
Porschestrasse 49
38440 Wolfsburg
General representative
Ms. Böse
Town Hall B
Room 444
Telephone: 05361 28-2896
E-mail: sylva.boese@stadt.wolfsburg.de
Office
Town Hall B
Room 447
Telephone: 05361 28-2688
Fax: 05361 28-2877
E-mail: gsv@stadt.wolfsburg.de
In addition to the staff councils and the representatives of the severely disabled, youth and trainee representatives (JAVs) are also elected. All employees under the age of 18 and employees in training (including civil servant trainees and interns employed for more than six months) are entitled to vote and can be elected up to the age of 25.
The youth and trainee representatives are not independent bodies, but are bound to the existence of a staff representation. Their tasks consist of regulating all matters concerning the trainees which are not reserved for the decision of the entire staff council. The JAV works closely with the staff council on matters concerning young people and trainees.
Representatives of the other body may attend the respective meetings in an advisory capacity. In matters concerning employees in training, the entire JAV can usually participate in the staff council meetings and has voting rights in the relevant matters. Similar to the staff meeting, the JAV must hold at least one meeting of all trainee employees every year.