Overview
What this challenge is about.
Use employee survey data and the Works Constitution Act to build a proactive labor-relations strategy for a Munich SaaS scale-up. Earn a verifiable certificate.
The scenario
CloudSync is a venture-backed, 40-person business-to-business software-as-a-service company headquartered in Munich, transitioning from a flat startup to layered management after two years of rapid headcount growth. The tension is acute now because a critical mass of employees is openly weighing a formal works council, and the founders have a narrow window to respond before sentiment hardens.
The Brief
What you'll do, and what you'll demonstrate.
Design a German-law-compliant labor-relations strategy that resolves the workforce's core grievances and reduces unionization pressure without litigating or obstructing employees' right to organize.
Earning criteria — what you'll demonstrate
- Apply the German Works Constitution Act to a real works council formation scenario and cite it accurately
- Translate quantitative employee sentiment data into a prioritized, evidence-based action plan
- Distinguish lawful proactive engagement from unlawful obstruction of organizing rights
- Craft credible, de-escalating communication aimed at both employees and founders
- Balance commercial constraints against statutory co-determination obligations
Program Fit
Where this fits in your program.
Sharpens the same skills your degree expects you to demonstrate.
Aligned coursework coming soon.
Skills
Skills you'll demonstrate.
Each one shows up on your verified credential.
- Collective Bargaining
Apply collective bargaining to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Works Council Law
Apply works council law to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Conflict Resolution
Apply conflict resolution to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Strategic Communication
Apply strategic communication to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
Careers
Career paths this challenge builds toward
Completing this challenge demonstrates skills that transfer directly to these roles:
HR Legal Advisor
This challenge mirrors the core advisory job: reading workforce evidence, applying labor statute, and recommending a defensible, non-litigious path. You leave able to brief founders on co-determination risk and turn grievances into a lawful response plan.
This challenge sharpens
- works-council-law
- collective-bargaining
- strategic-communication
Employee Relations Manager
You practice the central skill of an employee relations lead: diagnosing tension from sentiment data and designing interventions that resolve conflict before it escalates, while protecting employees' organizing rights and the company's standing.
This challenge sharpens
- conflict-resolution
- works-council-law
- strategic-communication
Labor Relations Consultant
The brief replicates a consulting engagement end to end, from statutory analysis to a client-ready strategy and communication plan, building the judgment to advise scaling companies navigating works council formation and bargaining dynamics.
This challenge sharpens
- collective-bargaining
- conflict-resolution
- works-council-law