Data Protection and Works Council
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2-Day Intensive Seminar
Exercise your co-determination rights legally and efficiently
Data protection is more than just a legal obligation – it’s an essential component of responsible committee work. However, handling sensitive personal data presents particular challenges for works councils. This practical seminar shows you how to work in compliance with the GDPR, the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), and Section 79a of the German Works Constitution Act (BetrVG) – securely, efficiently, and with a sound legal basis.
You will learn which data protection obligations apply to works councils, how to avoid typical mistakes, and which technical and organizational measures are necessary. Using concrete examples and tried-and-tested templates, you will learn how to implement data protection securely and efficiently within the committee. From storing sensitive data to collaborating with the data protection officer.
Goal: As a works council member, you will gain confidence in handling personal data, identify data protection risks early on, and conduct your committee work confidently, legally, and on equal footing with the employer.
Seminar Focus Areas
■ Fundamentals of the GDPR, the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), and Section 79a of the German Works Constitution Act (BetrVG) in the context of works council activities
■ Legal responsibility and practical implementation of data protection in the works council – including co-determination
■ Data protection-compliant data processing, storage, and deletion of sensitive information
■ IT security and organizational measures in the works council office
■ Collaboration with the data protection officer, even when holding a dual role within the council
■ Practical templates, tips, and guidance for data protection-compliant everyday works council activities
Understanding and legally compliant application of data protection
■ Introduction to the fundamentals of data protection law for works councils: GDPR, BDSG, and Section 79a BetrVG at a glance
■ Legal responsibility and tasks of the works council in handling personal data
■ Typical types of data in the works council office: Handling application documents, health data, meeting notes
■ What is permitted, what is not? – Data processing, storage, and deletion within the framework of co-determination in data protection
■ Cooperation with the data protection officer: responsibilities and communication
■ Employee rights: requests for information, corrections, and deletion rights
■ Implementing data protection in practice in the works council office
■ Data protection measures in everyday works council activities: access control, IT security, digital filing structures
■ Sample templates and practical examples: data protection notices, consent forms, deletion concepts
■ Typical sources of error and risks: recognizing and avoiding data breaches
■ Legal consequences of data protection violations: reporting and documentation obligations, fines, liability issues, reputational damage
■ Training and awareness within the works council: how to establish a data protection-friendly culture
■ Developing a data protection roadmap for your own works council office: defining and documenting measures, clear responsibilities and reporting channels for data breaches within the council
Times:
Start: 9:00 a.m.
End: 5:00 PM
Prices:
€899.00 plus VAT, including meals but excluding accommodation. Please book your own accommodation.
Discount:
For multiple works council members from the same company:
■ €869.00 for the second participant
■ €839.00 for each additional participant
AI Competence for the Works Council
All information about the event
1-Day Intensive Seminar
Know Your Rights – Actively Develop AI Works Agreements
Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the world of work – including in the works council office. Whether in personnel planning, performance evaluation, or recruitment: The use of AI raises many questions. What does artificial intelligence mean in concrete terms for the company? What are the consequences for employees? And how can the works council monitor and evaluate AI processes and exercise its co-determination rights regarding AI?
This practical AI training for works council members is aimed at those without prior AI knowledge and conveys the most important basics about AI in the workplace – including legal frameworks and co-determination rights when introducing AI in the company. The goal is to become proactive early on and to build AI expertise as a works council member. A special focus is placed on drafting works agreements and on the new mandatory training on AI topics, which has been in effect since February 2025.
Objective: You will learn how to use AI in the works council, critically examine processes, and responsibly support AI implementation together with the employer.
Seminar Focus Areas
■ What is Artificial Intelligence – Fundamentals, Definitions, and Differentiation
■ Areas of Application for AI in Companies and Their Impact on Employees
■ Co-determination Rights in AI Applications: Works Constitution Act (BetrVG), Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), EU AI Act, Social Code Book IX (SGB IX), Federal Employment Agency Act (BFSG)
■ Development and Drafting of Legally Compliant Works Agreements on AI
■ AI Tools in the Works Council Office: Potential and Sensible Uses
■ Mandatory Training from February 2025: Requirements and Options for Works Councils
Introduction and Practical Application: AI in Everyday Work
■ What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)? – Introduction and Basic Concepts Explained Simply
■ Reflecting on Your Own Experiences with AI in the Workplace
■ Discussion: How Does AI Change Our Work? Opportunities, Risks, and Operational Impacts
■ Using AI in the Works Council – What Potential Does AI Offer? Where are the limits and risks? Practical examples: AI applications in HR, communications, and production
Rights, rules, and scope for action
■ Information and co-determination rights under the German Works Constitution Act (BetrVG) regarding the use of AI
■ Participation rights of the representative body for severely disabled employees (SBV)
■ GDPR, BDSG & EU AI Act: What applies to the use of AI in the workplace?
■ Mandatory AI training from February 2025: What does it mean for your AI training in the works council?
■ Company agreements on AI: Structure, content, dos & don’ts
■ Transfer: Your roadmap to implementation in the committee – concrete steps for implementation in the committee
Times:
Start on the first day: 9:00 a.m.
End on the last day: 5:00 p.m.
Price:
€499.00 plus VAT
Discount:
For registration of multiple works council members from one company:
■ €449.00 for the 2nd participant
■ €399.00 for each additional participant
AI Tools, Microsoft 365 and Data Protection for Works Councils
All information about the event
2-Day Intensive Seminar
Understanding Your Rights, Ensuring Data Protection, Regulating AI
Microsoft 365 is standard practice in many companies – but what about data protection? Which functions are used, and where does data flow? Works councils face numerous questions regarding data protection, co-determination, and the use of digital tools such as Copilot, Workplace Analytics, and cloud services.
This seminar provides a concise and practical overview of how works councils can evaluate and actively participate in the use of Microsoft 365. You will gain insights into functions, risks, and licensing models, analyze data protection aspects, and learn how to structure your internal works council’s responsibilities for using MS Office: from framework agreements to module-specific works agreements. The seminar also clearly explains how to use AI applications like Copilot – including their legal classification.
Objective: You will learn how to regulate and use Microsoft 365 and AI tools like Copilot in compliance with data protection regulations and how to actively exercise your participation rights.
Seminar Focus Areas
■ Overview of Microsoft 365: Features, modules, and licensing models
■ Identifying opportunities and risks in company-wide deployment
■ Data protection & data flows: Information access based on tasks and roles
■ Utilizing co-determination potential with Microsoft 365 Copilot and AI applications
■ Technology impact assessment using Microsoft 365 as an example: Evaluating the impact on employees
■ Effectively applying the Works Constitution Act to protect against surveillance and safeguard interests
Introduction, Overview & Identifying Opportunities
■ You will receive an introduction to Microsoft 365, its structure, modules, and various licensing models
■ We will provide you with an overview of key applications such as Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, Viva, Graph, Planner, and Whiteboard
■ You will assess the opportunities and risks of using Microsoft 365 in your company
■ You will evaluate the potential impact on employees in digital collaboration and data usage
■ You will reflect on which applications are used in your company and whether they comply with data protection regulations and meet your needs be deployed
■ Provide an initial assessment: What regulatory needs arise for the works council in your company?
Co-determination, Data Protection & Design Options
■ Co-determination rights when using Microsoft 365 are explained based on the relevant sections of the German Works Constitution Act (BetrVG) (§§ 80, 87, 90, 95 ff., 111 ff.)
■ Data protection classification according to the GDPR and the special considerations for cloud solutions
■ The use of Microsoft 365 Copilot: potential risks and co-determination issues with AI tools are presented using application scenarios
■ AI and Copilot are classified with regard to the EU AI Act
■ The method of technology impact assessment is presented and applied practically using the example of Microsoft 365
■ Design options for works agreements through process-based agreements, framework agreements, and module-based agreements are demonstrated
■ In the practical application, you will identify areas for action and develop initial ideas for regulations
Times:
Start: 9:00 a.m.
End: 5:00 p.m.
Price:
€ €899.00 plus VAT, including meals but excluding accommodation. Please book your own accommodation.
Discount:
For multiple works council members from the same company:
■ €869.00 for the second participant
■ €839.00 for each additional participant
AI Competence for the Works Council
All information about the event
1-Day Intensive Seminar
Know Your Rights – Actively Develop AI Works Agreements
Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the world of work – including in the works council office. Whether in personnel planning, performance evaluation, or recruitment: The use of AI raises many questions. What does artificial intelligence mean in concrete terms for the company? What are the consequences for employees? And how can the works council monitor and evaluate AI processes and exercise its co-determination rights regarding AI?
This practical AI training for works council members is aimed at those without prior AI knowledge and conveys the most important basics about AI in the workplace – including legal frameworks and co-determination rights when introducing AI in the company. The goal is to become proactive early on and to build AI expertise as a works council member. A special focus is placed on drafting works agreements and on the new mandatory training on AI topics, which has been in effect since February 2025.
Objective: You will learn how to use AI in the works council, critically examine processes, and responsibly support AI implementation together with the employer.
Seminar Focus Areas
■ What is Artificial Intelligence – Fundamentals, Definitions, and Differentiation
■ Areas of Application for AI in Companies and Their Impact on Employees
■ Co-determination Rights in AI Applications: Works Constitution Act (BetrVG), Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), EU AI Act, Social Code Book IX (SGB IX), Federal Employment Agency Act (BFSG)
■ Development and Drafting of Legally Compliant Works Agreements on AI
■ AI Tools in the Works Council Office: Potential and Sensible Uses
■ Mandatory Training from February 2025: Requirements and Options for Works Councils
Introduction and Practical Application: AI in Everyday Work
■ What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)? – Introduction and Basic Concepts Explained Simply
■ Reflecting on Your Own Experiences with AI in the Workplace
■ Discussion: How Does AI Change Our Work? Opportunities, Risks, and Operational Impacts
■ Using AI in the Works Council – What Potential Does AI Offer? Where are the limits and risks? Practical examples: AI applications in HR, communications, and production
Rights, rules, and scope for action
■ Information and co-determination rights under the German Works Constitution Act (BetrVG) regarding the use of AI
■ Participation rights of the representative body for severely disabled employees (SBV)
■ GDPR, BDSG & EU AI Act: What applies to the use of AI in the workplace?
■ Mandatory AI training from February 2025: What does it mean for your AI training in the works council?
■ Company agreements on AI: Structure, content, dos & don’ts
■ Transfer: Your roadmap to implementation in the committee – concrete steps for implementation in the committee
Times:
Start on the first day: 9:00 a.m.
End on the last day: 5:00 p.m.
Price:
€499.00 plus VAT
Discount:
For registration of multiple works council members from one company:
■ €449.00 for the 2nd participant
■ €399.00 for each additional participant
Data Protection and Works Council
All information about the event
2-Day Intensive Seminar
Exercise your co-determination rights legally and efficiently
Data protection is more than just a legal obligation – it’s an essential component of responsible committee work. However, handling sensitive personal data presents particular challenges for works councils. This practical seminar shows you how to work in compliance with the GDPR, the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), and Section 79a of the German Works Constitution Act (BetrVG) – securely, efficiently, and with a sound legal basis.
You will learn which data protection obligations apply to works councils, how to avoid typical mistakes, and which technical and organizational measures are necessary. Using concrete examples and tried-and-tested templates, you will learn how to implement data protection securely and efficiently within the committee. From storing sensitive data to collaborating with the data protection officer.
Goal: As a works council member, you will gain confidence in handling personal data, identify data protection risks early on, and conduct your committee work confidently, legally, and on equal footing with the employer.
Seminar Focus Areas
■ Fundamentals of the GDPR, the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), and Section 79a of the German Works Constitution Act (BetrVG) in the context of works council activities
■ Legal responsibility and practical implementation of data protection in the works council – including co-determination
■ Data protection-compliant data processing, storage, and deletion of sensitive information
■ IT security and organizational measures in the works council office
■ Collaboration with the data protection officer, even when holding a dual role within the council
■ Practical templates, tips, and guidance for data protection-compliant everyday works council activities
Understanding and legally compliant application of data protection
■ Introduction to the fundamentals of data protection law for works councils: GDPR, BDSG, and Section 79a BetrVG at a glance
■ Legal responsibility and tasks of the works council in handling personal data
■ Typical types of data in the works council office: Handling application documents, health data, meeting notes
■ What is permitted, what is not? – Data processing, storage, and deletion within the framework of co-determination in data protection
■ Cooperation with the data protection officer: responsibilities and communication
■ Employee rights: requests for information, corrections, and deletion rights
■ Implementing data protection in practice in the works council office
■ Data protection measures in everyday works council activities: access control, IT security, digital filing structures
■ Sample templates and practical examples: data protection notices, consent forms, deletion concepts
■ Typical sources of error and risks: recognizing and avoiding data breaches
■ Legal consequences of data protection violations: reporting and documentation obligations, fines, liability issues, reputational damage
■ Training and awareness within the works council: how to establish a data protection-friendly culture
■ Developing a data protection roadmap for your own works council office: defining and documenting measures, clear responsibilities and reporting channels for data breaches within the council
Times:
Start: 9:00 a.m.
End: 5:00 PM
Prices:
€899.00 plus VAT, including meals but excluding accommodation. Please book your own accommodation.
Discount:
For multiple works council members from the same company:
■ €869.00 for the second participant
■ €839.00 for each additional participant
AI Competence for Works Councils
All information about the event
1-Day Intensive Seminar
Know Your Rights – Actively Develop AI Works Agreements
Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the world of work – including in the works council office. Whether in personnel planning, performance evaluation, or recruitment: The use of AI raises many questions. What does artificial intelligence mean in concrete terms for the company? What are the consequences for employees? And how can the works council monitor and evaluate AI processes and exercise its co-determination rights regarding AI?
This practical AI training for works council members is aimed at those without prior AI knowledge and conveys the most important basics about AI in the workplace – including legal frameworks and co-determination rights when introducing AI in the company. The goal is to become proactive early on and to build AI expertise as a works council member. A special focus is placed on drafting works agreements and on the new mandatory training on AI topics, which has been in effect since February 2025.
Objective: You will learn how to use AI in the works council, critically examine processes, and responsibly support AI implementation together with the employer.
Seminar Focus Areas
■ What is Artificial Intelligence – Fundamentals, Definitions, and Differentiation
■ Areas of Application for AI in Companies and Their Impact on Employees
■ Co-determination Rights in AI Applications: Works Constitution Act (BetrVG), Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), EU AI Act, Social Code Book IX (SGB IX), Federal Employment Agency Act (BFSG)
■ Development and Drafting of Legally Compliant Works Agreements on AI
■ AI Tools in the Works Council Office: Potential and Sensible Uses
■ Mandatory Training from February 2025: Requirements and Options for Works Councils
Introduction and Practical Application: AI in Everyday Work
■ What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)? – Introduction and Basic Concepts Explained Simply
■ Reflecting on Your Own Experiences with AI in the Workplace
■ Discussion: How Does AI Change Our Work? Opportunities, Risks, and Operational Impacts
■ Using AI in the Works Council – What Potential Does AI Offer? Where are the limits and risks? Practical examples: AI applications in HR, communications, and production
Rights, rules, and scope for action
■ Information and co-determination rights under the German Works Constitution Act (BetrVG) regarding the use of AI
■ Participation rights of the representative body for severely disabled employees (SBV)
■ GDPR, BDSG & EU AI Act: What applies to the use of AI in the workplace?
■ Mandatory AI training from February 2025: What does it mean for your AI training in the works council?
■ Company agreements on AI: Structure, content, dos & don’ts
■ Transfer: Your roadmap to implementation in the committee – concrete steps for implementation in the committee
Times:
Start on the first day: 9:00 a.m.
End on the last day: 5:00 p.m.
Price:
€499.00 plus VAT
Discount:
For registration of multiple works council members from one company:
■ €449.00 for the 2nd participant
■ €399.00 for each additional participant
AI Competence for Works Councils
All information about the event
2-Day Intensive Seminar
Understanding Your Rights, Ensuring Data Protection, Regulating AI
Microsoft 365 is standard practice in many companies – but what about data protection? Which functions are used, and where does data flow? Works councils face numerous questions regarding data protection, co-determination, and the use of digital tools such as Copilot, Workplace Analytics, and cloud services.
This seminar provides a concise and practical overview of how works councils can evaluate and actively participate in the use of Microsoft 365. You will gain insights into functions, risks, and licensing models, analyze data protection aspects, and learn how to structure your internal works council’s responsibilities for using MS Office: from framework agreements to module-specific works agreements. The seminar also clearly explains how to use AI applications like Copilot – including their legal classification.
Objective: You will learn how to regulate and use Microsoft 365 and AI tools like Copilot in compliance with data protection regulations and how to actively exercise your participation rights.
Seminar Focus Areas
■ Overview of Microsoft 365: Features, modules, and licensing models
■ Identifying opportunities and risks in company-wide deployment
■ Data protection & data flows: Information access based on tasks and roles
■ Utilizing co-determination potential with Microsoft 365 Copilot and AI applications
■ Technology impact assessment using Microsoft 365 as an example: Evaluating the impact on employees
■ Effectively applying the Works Constitution Act to protect against surveillance and safeguard interests
Introduction, Overview & Identifying Opportunities
■ You will receive an introduction to Microsoft 365, its structure, modules, and various licensing models
■ We will provide you with an overview of key applications such as Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, Viva, Graph, Planner, and Whiteboard
■ You will assess the opportunities and risks of using Microsoft 365 in your company
■ You will evaluate the potential impact on employees in digital collaboration and data usage
■ You will reflect on which applications are used in your company and whether they comply with data protection regulations and meet your needs be deployed
■ Provide an initial assessment: What regulatory needs arise for the works council in your company?
Co-determination, Data Protection & Design Options
■ Co-determination rights when using Microsoft 365 are explained based on the relevant sections of the German Works Constitution Act (BetrVG) (§§ 80, 87, 90, 95 ff., 111 ff.)
■ Data protection classification according to the GDPR and the special considerations for cloud solutions
■ The use of Microsoft 365 Copilot: potential risks and co-determination issues with AI tools are presented using application scenarios
■ AI and Copilot are classified with regard to the EU AI Act
■ The method of technology impact assessment is presented and applied practically using the example of Microsoft 365
■ Design options for works agreements through process-based agreements, framework agreements, and module-based agreements are demonstrated
■ In the practical application, you will identify areas for action and develop initial ideas for regulations
Times:
Start: 9:00 a.m.
End: 5:00 p.m.
Price:
€ €899.00 plus VAT, including meals but excluding accommodation. Please book your own accommodation.
Discount:
For multiple works council members from the same company:
■ €869.00 for the second participant
■ €839.00 for each additional participant