NON-UNION MEMBERS' LEVY
| GERMANY |
| SOLIDARITÄTSBEITRAG NON-UNION MEMBERS' LEVY |
Since non-union members employed by the employers bound by a collective agreement are almost always treated fully in accordance with its provisions, trade unions have in the past sought to incorporate in collective agreements the obligation on non-union members to pay to the appropriate union concerned, in place of the union membership subscription they save, a special levy as a contribution towards the costs of union activity.
The imposition of such a levy by collective agreement is held to be unlawful, since an agreement between the parties to a collective agreement to oblige third parties to pay levies is not covered by collective bargaining autonomy , which as a matter of principle encompasses only members of the organizations concluding the agreement.
Please note: the European industrial relations glossaries were compiled between 1991 and 2003 and are not updated. For current material see the European industrial relations dictionary.
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