Worker participation is to be introduced by law in all major German enterprises in 1975 according to Federal Government plans. The new legislation which is to put the principle of the effective equality of labour and capital into practice has encountered fierce criticism, among employers in...

1. Setting the scene -- 2. The situation de jure : the regulation of board-level employee representation -- 3. The morphology of board-level employee representation -- 4. The board agenda and processes -- 5. The exercise of power at the board -- 6. The articulation of board-level employee...