Recent news

Latest items of recent news relevant to Germany as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.

Germany: Accident insurance companies received 175,430 reports of COVID-19 infection during the first half of 2022

During the first half of 2022, accident insurance companies received 175,430 reports of COVID-19 infection – higher than cases for the whole of 2021 …

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Germany: Government considers fast track for migrants to fill job deficit

The Federal government is seeking to speed up the immigration process …

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Germany: Oral promise does not matter – no higher social plan compensation for union members

Members of a trade union are not entitled to a higher severance payment if this arrangement was only agreed on an oral basis …

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Germany: No compensation for vacation leave not taken

When there is death in service may the deceased person’s estate claim regular enhanced annual leave entitlements and overtime that would have been worked during the year the fatality took place …

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Germany: Basic training for substitute members of the works council

What entitlement to basic training exists when an inexperienced works council member is required to take over due to another member’s absence? The Chairman of a small Works Council had to have a serious operation that took him out of action for five months …

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Germany: Does an accident whilst commuting constitute an accident at work?

The Federal Social Court (BSG) agreed with lower courts that a journey home was not made invalid because a commuter dismounted a tram to collect a prescription …

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Germany: Temporary employment (2021)

Recent research carried out by the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) has found some curious facts about those in temporary employment …

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Germany: Recruitment of Turkish immigrant workers to Ease Airport Travel Chaos

An agreement has been reached to fill up to 3,000 vacant positions at German airports with Turkish immigrant workers …

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Germany: Violation of AGG in the absence of approval from the integration office?

An individual must be in a position to demonstrate that severe disability existed prior to termination in order to claim the necessity of clearance from the integration office …

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Germany: Disability-related additional costs of a holiday trip to be reimbursed by the social welfare agency

The Senate of the Federal Labour Court has found that the costs of an assistant during the vacation of a disabled person was the responsibility of the State …

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Germany: BAG limits the power of representation of works council chairmen

The Chairperson of a Works Council does not have the power to conclude agreements with the company in which the Council operates, unless there is a prior Council decision to back it up …

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Germany: Working time fraud through smoking breaks justifies termination

Thuringia State Labour Court has found, on Appeal, that an employee was lawfully terminated for taking undeclared and unrecorded smoking breaks …

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Germany: DGB proposal on workplace data protection law

The German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) has drawn up a proposed workplace data protection law …

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Germany: Audi was charged with gender stereotypes

Gender-sensitive language guidelines in company communications within carmaker Audi has generated a reactionary response …

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Germany: Steel workers strike deal for 6.5% wage hike

The Steel Industry agreement has been renewed for 18 months until 30th November 2023 …

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