Staff Council
Tasks
Sections 71 through 87 of the Saxon Employee Representation Act (SächsPersVG) set forth the duties, obligations, and rights of the Staff Council.
- To propose measures that serve the professional, social, or personal interests of employees;
- to ensure that the laws, regulations, collective bargaining agreements, service agreements, and administrative regulations applicable to employees are implemented;
- to receive suggestions and complaints from employees and, if they appear justified, to work toward their resolution through negotiations with the head of the agency;
- to contribute to the advancement of these specific groups in cooperation with the Disability Advisory Service, the youth representative, the Equal opportunities officer, and the representative for foreign employees.
These tools enable the Staff Council to investigate your problems and complaints and take corrective action. We hope, however, that you will have as little need as possible to do so. We are eager to take up your suggestions—which we hope to receive in large numbers—and, whenever possible, put them into practice.
In addition, the Staff Council has rights of co-determination, participation, and consultation regarding numerous agency measures. Here are a few examples:
Hiring and pay grading. Not just temporary assignments to duties that correspond to the job requirements of a higher or lower pay grade. Transfers, reassignments, and termination. Denial or revocation of permission for secondary employment. Continued employment beyond the retirement age. Work schedule regulations. Vacation schedules. Measures to prevent workplace accidents, occupational diseases, and other health hazards (in collaboration with the safety officer). Design or redesign of workstations. Selection of participants for continuing education events. Determination of the timing of vacation leave if no agreement is reached between the parties involved.
Further info in our Intranet
Contact options
First floor
1st floor
When: Wednesday, October 21, 2026, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Where: Zittau: Z IV, Room 001 / Görlitz: G II, Room 010
The agenda will be announced at a later date.
Information on
Step Duration
Regarding the recognition of remaining periods when taking relevant professional experience into account, we have succeeded in convincing the Ministry of Finance to correct the corresponding implementation guidelines (DFH) (revised version dated August 2, 2017).
Employees whose remaining service periods were not recognized should request a correction to their pay grade assignment as soon as possible.