Art. 171
Every person shall be entitled to protection against the vicissitudes of life by means of sufficient social security within the framework of the laws
Art. 172
The rights and duties of the employees and employers shall be governed by a special law
Art. 173
Special provisions on the maximum daily and weekly labour hours shall be enacted by law
Art. 174
(1) 1 Each employee shall have a right to rest 2 This right shall be guaranteed on principle by a free weekend and by annual holiday with continued payment of remuneration 3 The special circumstances of individual professions shall be governed by a law 4 The loss of pay on bank holidays must be compensated
(2) The first of May shall be a bank holiday
Art. 175
1 The employees shall have a right of codetermination in all economic undertakings with regard to all matters affecting them and they shall have direct influence on the management and the administration in undertakings of significant importance 2 For this purpose, they shall form works councils in accordance with a special law 3 This law shall also include provisions on the involvement of the works council members in the recruiting and dismissal of employees
Art. 176
The employees, as equal members of the economy, shall participate in the tasks of shaping the economy together with the other active members of the economy
Art. 177
(1) Labour disputes shall be decided by the labour courts, which shall be composed of an equal number of employees and employers and an impartial chairperson
(2) Arbitral awards in labour disputes can be declared to be generally binding in accordance with the existing laws
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