Employee co-determination

Dialog with chemicals social partners

Dialog with chemicals social partners – works councils, trade unions and employer associations alike – as a principle of consultation in action is the global practice at LANXESS. As part of this, we also respect the freedom of association of our employees in accordance with the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Global Compact and comply with collective bargaining agreements. We regularly seek dialog with employee representative committees in Germany, Europe and worldwide, provide information on our corporate objectives and involve employee representatives in organizational changes at an early stage.

Key milestones

In 2020, we came to an agreement with the Central Works Council and the German Mining, Chemical and Energy Industrial Union (IGBCE) on jointly designing the work of the future. A key element of the agreement is the regular communication between the parties on the design of the digitalization process at LANXESS.
This dialog was continued in 2022, with regard to both the challenging economic situation and the further digitalization and introduction of new IT systems.

Fair practices outside europe

Fair dealings with employee representatives and trade unions are also a top priority for us outside Europe. At all our sites, we comply with International Labour Organization (ILO) standards with respect to our employees’ freedom of association. Where possible and in compliance with local laws and regulations, this includes regular exchange between local management and tradeunion representatives as well as binding, collectively agreed-upon regulations on remuneration and working conditions.