Kommunaler Arbeitgeberverband Berlin

The Kommunaler Arbeitgeberverband Berlin (KAV Berlin) is a regional employers' association based in Berlin, Germany, that represents public-sector employers applying public collective-bargaining law. It acts as the employers' side in collective bargaining for its members, advocates their interests before policymakers at municipal and federal level, advises on labour and public tariff law, and provides seminars, publications and networking programmes. According to its own website, it has served as a strong interest representation for more than 25 years. KAV Berlin's members are public companies and institutions in Berlin from a range of sectors. As of September 2019 it had 91 members, including the Berliner Stadtreinigungsbetriebe (Berlin city cleaning services), the Berliner Wasserbetriebe (BWB, Berlin water utilities), the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG, Berlin public transport), the Charité university hospital, the Vivantes clinics, universities, cultural and social institutions, and housing companies. Together these members employ roughly 90,000 people, for whom KAV Berlin negotiates collective agreements with the trade unions. The association's main bodies are the board (Vorstand) and an advisory council (Beirat). The board chair is Martin Urban, HR director of the Berliner Stadtreinigungsbetriebe, and the managing director is the lawyer Claudia Pfeiffer. The board admits new members, concludes collective agreements and issues collective-bargaining policy recommendations, and sets fundamental strategic direction. A general assembly meets once a year, elects the board for two years and approves the budget. KAV Berlin is a member of the Vereinigung der kommunalen Arbeitgeberverbände (VKA), the umbrella organisation of municipal employers in Germany. On the federal level the VKA safeguards the interests of Berlin's public employers, and KAV Berlin is represented in numerous federal bodies such as the VBL (supplementary pension institution) and the Deutsche Rentenversicherung. Its services include a job exchange for member companies, seminars on topics such as job grading, cross-mentoring and other personnel-development measures, and events for exchange and networking.

The Kommunaler Arbeitgeberverband Berlin (KAV Berlin) is a regional employers' association that represents public-sector employers applying public collective-bargaining law in Berlin. Its own website states that it has acted as a strong interest representation for more than 25 years, indicating an organisational history spanning several decades, though the evidence provided does not give a precise founding year. KAV Berlin's core purpose is to act as the employers' side in collective bargaining for its members. It negotiates collective agreements with the trade unions on behalf of its members, who together employ roughly 90,000 people, and supports those operations in securing their competitiveness and future viability. As of September 2019 the association had 91 members, comprising public companies and institutions in Berlin from various sectors. These include the Berliner Stadtreinigungsbetriebe, the Berliner Wasserbetriebe (BWB), the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG), the Charité, the Vivantes clinics, universities, cultural and social institutions, and housing companies. The association's governance rests on two main bodies: the board (Vorstand) and the advisory council (Beirat). The board chair is Martin Urban, HR director of the Berliner Stadtreinigungsbetriebe, and the managing director is the lawyer Claudia Pfeiffer. The board admits new members, concludes collective agreements and issues collective-bargaining policy recommendations, and determines fundamental directional decisions. A general assembly of members takes place once a year; it elects the board for a two-year term and votes on the budget. KAV Berlin is a member of the Vereinigung der kommunalen Arbeitgeberverbände (VKA), the umbrella organisation of municipal employers in Germany. On the federal level, the VKA safeguards the interests of Berlin's public employers, and KAV Berlin is represented in numerous federal bodies such as the VBL and the Deutsche Rentenversicherung. On the regional level, KAV Berlin prepares collective negotiations and agreements and leads negotiations as the representative of the respective member through to the conclusion of an agreement; during negotiations it also handles press work around the collective talks. Beyond bargaining, KAV Berlin advises its members on all areas of labour law and public tariff law, advocates their employer interests before policymakers at municipal and federal level, and shares knowledge through practice-oriented seminars and current publications on employer-relevant topics. It organises events and develops member programmes, offering forums for exchange and networking. Its website highlights services including a job exchange (Stellenbörse) for current job and apprenticeship postings from member companies, regular seminars for further training, the 'kav berlin vernetzt' networking events, and cross-mentoring as an individual personnel-development measure.

• KAV Berlin has served as an interest representation for more than 25 years, according to its website.

• As of September 2019, KAV Berlin had 91 member companies and institutions.

Regional employers' association and collective-bargaining party for Berlin's public-sector employers, combining interest representation, legal advice, training and networking.

• Collective bargaining representation

  Negotiates collective agreements with trade unions on behalf of members.

• Labour-law and public tariff-law advice

  Advises members on all areas of labour law and public collective-bargaining law.

• Seminars

  Practice-oriented training, including on job grading.

• Stellenbörse job exchange

  Job and apprenticeship postings from member companies.

• Cross-mentoring

  Individual personnel-development measure.

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  Networking and exchange events.

1. 1Startseite - KAV Berlinkavberlin.de
2. 2Kommunaler Arbeitgeberverband Berlinwikidata.org
3. 3Kommunaler Arbeitgeberverband Berlinde.wikipedia.org