In the location's words:

Are you an employee in the state of Bremen? Then you are also a member of the Chamber of Employees and can therefore take advantage of numerous services. The Chamber of Employees is a corporation under public law and is based in Bremen.

Membership

Members of the Chamber of Employees are - according to the law on the Chamber of Employees in the state of Bremen - all employees in the state of Bremen (with the exception of civil servants). This currently includes over 400,000 employees subject to social security contributions and mini-jobbers. Unemployed people who last worked in the state of Bremen are also members of the Chamber of Employees.

As a public corporation, the Chamber represents the interests of its members. The Chamber of Employees emerged from the originally independent chambers for blue-collar and white-collar workers founded in 1921. These merged in 2001 to form the new Bremen Chamber of Employees.

Legal basis

The legal basis is the law on the Chamber of Employees in the state of Bremen, the structure and focus is set out in the statutes and the self-financing of the chamber by its members is regulated by the contribution regulations.

All employees and trainees employed in the state of Bremen are members of the Chamber of Employees. The contributions - 0.14 percent of the gross monthly wage from a minimum salary of more than 538 euros - are withheld by the employer and transferred to the tax office. (Status: 01.01.2023)

• Law on the Chamber of Employees in the State of Bremen dated August 16, 2022
• Statutes ofthe Chamber of Employees in the State of Bremen dated September 13, 2001
• Contribution regulations of the Bremen Chamber of Employees in the version dated October 7, 2021
• Contribution leaflet

These are the committees of the General Assembly

• "Economy, Labor and Infrastructure" Committee
• Committee "Labor Law and Co-Determination"
• Social Affairs, Health and Care Committee
• Bremerhaven" Committee