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Yahoo! GeoCities - Your Home On The Web®: "What distinguishes the Betriebsrat from its continental European cousins is an explicit set of codetermination rights on what are termed 'social matters'. Examples of those areas in which the works council has joint decision-making authority with management are the commencement and termination of working hours, principles of remuneration, the introduction of new payment methods, pay arrangements to include the fixing of job and bonus rates and other types of performance related pay, the regulation of overtime and reduced working hours, the introduction and operation of technical devices to monitor worker performance, and of course health and safety measures. In all such areas, failure to reach agreement leads to their adjudication through a conciliation board"