Das Beschwerderecht nach dem Seearbeitsgesetz

Perception of employees’ complaints, commonly known as 'whistle-blowing', is changing. In Germany and the EU, there is a growing belief that whistle-blowers can contribute to the legal compliance of companies in a use-ful and modern manner. If properly regulated, complaints are a barely intrusive and effective tool with the far-reaching potential to eliminate and prevent grievances. They cannot only help protect the individual rights of employees, but are also capable of serving the general public’s interests. Those advantages do not even need to harm employers’ interests as a result; they too can benefit from complaints. This dissertation examines how the right to complain can do justice to all this and to what extent German labour law in general needs to be optimised. Two provisions of the German Maritime Labour Statute (SeeArbG) could possibly serve as a model in this respect as they already stipulate a comprehensive complaint system.