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Abuse of power has many faces and is an ongoing issue in the industry and beyond. Basically, abuse of power is the misuse of a higher position to harm another person. The fear of non-renewal and, in the case of stage actors, also the fear of "artistic withdrawal of love" (by casting policy) lead to permanent silence.
Forms of abuse of power
Systematic non-greeting, withholding information, deliberately arriving unpunctually, name-calling, ridiculing, devaluing, permanently demanding high work performance, allowing too little rest time, not justifying decisions but pushing them through, racist remarks/gestures
Please contact our Membership Office info@gdba.de if you suspect abuse of power.
A municipal, state or regional theater is not only a place where art is produced, but also a company with many employees.
The management structures and persons therefore have a decisive task. Political decision-makers in particular are faced with the extremely complex task of laying the foundation for successful and socially relevant theater work in the coming years by selecting these position(s) and defining the structures in which they will operate.
Intendanzfindung
- Transparent selection processes
- Publicity of the calls for tenders and the selection criteria
- Visible selection criteria, especially with regard to diversity competence, management competence, personnel management, readiness for further training, critical faculties as well as social sustainability
- Verification of these skills in the application process, e.g. through assessment centers
- Mandatory involvement of selection committees with equal representation and diversity as of the earliest possible date
- Involvement of employees, associations, interest groups and employee:representatives
- Timely start of the process
Change of Intendancy
- The entire process of changing management must be designed to be transparent for the entire institution, not just for the employees who are involved in committees (e.g., works council or staff council).
- Accompanying employees in the change process, direct communication (not via the press.)
- Social sustainability: an end to theatrical folklore and the mistaken belief that new artistic signatures are only possible with the replacement of the entire artistic staff.
Ensembles must have more say in artistic decisions in the future.
Also:
- In order for boards to advocate for their constituents without direction or fear, they must be given non-renewal protection.
- The Solo and BT boards should be given the same rights as the Opera Chorus and Dance boards.
- Training right and obligation for board members - costs borne by the employer (cf. Works Constitution Act §37)
- Time off for trade union officials for trade union work
- Strengthening the boards (as a prevention against abuse of the part-time regulation).
- The participation rights of the management boards must be strengthened in the areas of "working time" and "part-time work".
Works and staff councils are our most important local partners when it comes to protecting, strengthening and enforcing the rights of employees at theaters. To strengthen them, we regularly offer NV Bühne training courses for works and staff councils.
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