Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Germany as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Germany: SBV elections
Employers should begin preparations for SBV elections this Autumn …
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Germany: Flat-rate tax-free allowance for home workers will end on 31st December 2022
The energy crisis and cost of energy bills is encouraging employers to consider extended home working this Winter …
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Germany: Court rules Easyjet layoffs invalid during pandemic
EasyJet found to have made a wave of dismissals unlawfully …
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Germany: Lufthansa, union reach pay deal for ground staff
Lufthansa has reached agreement with the Verdi trade union over pay for ground crew …
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Germany: Seven out of ten employees may be reached professionally during summer vacation
Survey reveals how commonly employees are still contactable during their annual leave …
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Germany: Probationary periods during fixed-term employment
The Probationary-period during fixed-term employment may no longer default to six months …
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Germany: Phone-granted sick note for mild respiratory diseases
Individuals with mild respiratory diseases may now obtain a sicknote from their physician over the telephone …
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Germany: Minimum wage of 12 euros
Employers are reminded that the statutory minimum wage will rise on 1st October to €12 (US$12 …
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Germany: A return envelope without sender information can lead to contesting the election
Electoral Boards organising voting for SBV councils representing the severely disabled must provide stamped, addressed envelopes (SAE) with betting slips …
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Germany: The works council has the right to information on the severe disability of employees
An employer must provide details of severely disabled employees to their works council, on request …
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Germany: Continued payment in case of illness
An employee did not disqualify themselves from the ongoing payment of wages due to contracting COVID-19 whilst on holiday …
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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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