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821.42Federal actDeleteCompleted

Bundesgesetz vom 12. Februar 1949 über die eidgenössische Einigungsstelle zur Beilegung von kollektiven Arbeitsstreitigkeiten

Federal actLanguage DEDocument 12 February 1949In force 1 October 1949
Published verdict
Delete

The law looks obsolete, unjustified, or duplicative.

Summary

This 1949 law creates a federal conciliation body for collective labour disputes that cross cantonal borders. It is activated only at the request of the parties after direct negotiations fail and where no contractual parity-based conciliation or arbitration body exists. The body can compel attendance, information, and documents, issue mediation proposals, conduct binding arbitration if both parties agree, impose a temporary peace obligation banning industrial action during proceedings, and publicize failed disputes.

Verdict reason
The law mainly duplicates what parties can arrange themselves through voluntary conciliation and arbitration, yet adds state appointment, compulsory participation, fines, and a state-imposed peace obligation. Even by its own design it is residual and subsidiary to private mechanisms, which reveals the institutional flaw: government intermediation is not the primary or necessary solution here.
Review details
Status
Completed
Model
gpt-5.4
Method
better-switzerland-v2
Attempts
3
Input tokens
5384
Output tokens
173
Total tokens
5557
Estimated cost
$0.0161
Record metadata
Document date
12 February 1949
Entry into force
1 October 1949
Applicability
1 January 2013
Type
Federal act
Display ID
821.42
Canonical record
https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/cc/1949/1298_1398_1122
Family URI
https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/cc/1949/1298_1398_1122
Language
DE
Indexed sections (38)
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