Who can I contact if I have suggestions for improvement?
If you have an idea on how your work or the company can be improved, there are several people you can contact: usually your supervisor, the works council, and – if available – the workplace or health and safety committee. You can present your idea there.
You should know:
- First, talk to your supervisor or manager. You can present your idea directly there. This is often the simplest way.
- If there is a works council: You can make suggestions to the works council at any time – for example, on better processes, safer workplaces, or fair rules.
- If your idea relates to occupational safety or health: The works council is particularly important. They advocate for safe and healthy working conditions.
- All employees are allowed to make improvement suggestions: You have the right to submit your suggestions to the employer, your employer, or the works council – for example, on working conditions, processes, or safety.
- In many companies, there can also be a bonus if it is a good improvement suggestion. Talk to your works council about this.
Why is this important:
- Your idea can help make work safer and better for you and your colleagues.
- Your opinion counts: The works council ensures that employees are heard.
- Improvement suggestions can reduce stress, simplify processes, and minimize hazards.
Further information can be found here:
- Materials on occupational and health safety: Showing what tasks the works council has and how it ensures safe and good working conditions.
https://bmas.bund.de/DE/Arbeit/Arbeitsrecht/Arbeitnehmerrechte/Betriebliche-Mitbestimmung/betriebliche-mitbestimmung - ifb – Employees' right to make suggestions: Here it is explained how employees can submit ideas and suggestions to the works council.https://www.betriebsrat.de/betriebsratslexikon/br/vorschlagsrecht-der-arbeitnehmer