Stuttgart (dpa / lsw) - The labor court in Stuttgart will hear a lawsuit challenging the works council election at the car manufacturer Porsche next Thursday. Several employees want the March election to be declared invalid because they believe electoral regulations have been violated, the court announced on Friday. The car manufacturer and the works council, on the other hand, did not see any errors in the election. At the end of April there was already a first hearing in court.
The plaintiffs complain, among other things, that in the absence of a joint operation, no joint election should have been carried out, the court further announced. Significant violations also existed in the case of notifications regarding the casting of votes and the casting of votes themselves. The information on the place, day and time of the possible voting was only announced on March 10, 2022, at a time when numerous employees were on short-time work. In any case, they were not sufficiently informed, according to the argument of the plaintiffs.
According to the works council and the company, no election regulations were violated. The joint works council election was already required under the Works Constitution Act, but was also secured by collective agreements, the court said. The works council also pointed out that the announcement of the vote had been made properly and in good time.
