No Statement on the Tarif Treu Gesetz
Berlin: The Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs has not yet commented on the draft law for a collective bargaining loyalty law (Tariftreuegesetz) submitted by the Left Party in the Bundestag. A spokesman for the ministry told the “Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung” that the ministry had not yet examined the draft law in detail. The Left Party wants to use the law to ensure that companies that receive public contracts only employ workers who are paid collectively agreed wages.
The spokesman for the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs emphasized that the ministry generally supports the principle of collective bargaining loyalty. However, he said, it is important to carefully examine the details of such a law. The spokesman pointed out that the federal government had already taken steps to strengthen collective bargaining loyalty.
For example, the federal government has introduced a provision in the procurement law that requires companies to pay their employees at least the minimum wage when awarding public contracts. The spokesman also referred to the fact that the federal government has increased the funding for the enforcement of collective agreements by the customs administration.
The Left Party’s draft law goes beyond the federal government’s measures. The Left Party wants to oblige companies to pay their employees collectively agreed wages not only in public contracts, but also in all other contracts with the state or municipalities. The spokesman for the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs said that the ministry would carefully examine this proposal.
Keine Stellungnahme zum Tariftreuegesetz
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