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Summary

European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), July 5, 2022

ECtHR 5 July 2022, app. no. 815/18 (Association of Civil Servants and Union for Collective Bargaining v. Germany), Unions, Collective Agreements

Association of Civil Servants and Union for Collective Bargaining – v – Germany

Summary

It can be within the State’s margin of appreciation to adopt legislation which renders conflicting collective agreements concluded by minority trade unions inapplicable. The ECtHR’s summary is available here.

Decision

The Court

  1. Decides, unanimously, to join the applications;
  2. Declares, unanimously, the applications admissible;
  3. Holds, by five votes to two, that there has been no violation of Article 11 of the Convention.