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Other employment law issues

Disciplinary and grievance procedures, internal rules, employment records, transfer of undertakings.

Germany :: Employee communications

An employer may not rely on the assumption that an email will arrive on the same day as it was sent to legally justify its actions …

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Germany :: Human rights

Germany is one of the founding fathers of the Human Rights Council and has a Permanent Representative in the UN and a former President of the Human Rights Council …

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Germany :: Applicable law

◉ Cross-border rights When drafting any employment-related contractual document it is always important to determine under which law the contract shall be administered …

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Germany :: Transfer of undertakings

This concerns the protection of employees when an establishment or part of an establishment changes ownership to another employer other than by operation of law …

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Germany :: Whistleblowing

There is no specific legislation on whistleblowing in Germany …

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Germany :: Female representation on supervisory boards

Germany’s largest companies have to ensure that 30% of seats on their supervisory board are held by individuals of the under-represented gender (in practice this is most likely to be women) …

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Germany :: Employee inventions

If an employee creates a patentable invention then they are obliged to notify their employers about its existence without delay …

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Germany :: Disciplinary procedures and actions

General disciplinary sanction schemes are not governed by statute, but may be contained in some collective bargaining agreements …

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Germany :: Corporate governance rules

A code of practice published in association with the takeovers law requires the earnings of management board members to be disclosed in published corporate accounts …

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FedEE Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement

The Federation of International Employers (FedEE) is committed to undertaking its activities in an ethical and humane way. We seek to verify that none of our Suppliers, Associates, Affiliates Representatives or Members is involved in unethical trade practices and operate our own employment policy in line with ILO conventions and the principles of best practice. Operational and strategic issues are the responsibility of the FedEE Board, whilst day-to-day running of FedEE is through its Secretary-General and contractual relationship with our operating affiliate FedEE Corporate Services Limited (FCSL). Our services are mainly engaged via FCSL and are principally in the fields of professional services, IT services, telecommunications, utilities and office supply. We undertake to pay our suppliers in a timely way and promote an organisational philosophy that promotes equality of opportunity, freedom of expression, tolerance and a liberal corporate stance. FedEE has its own code of conduct, developed many years ago, and seeks to both further that in the corporate world and adhere to it in our own organisation.