Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Germany as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
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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Germany: Lawmakers approve €12 minimum wage
Agreement finally reached on changes to the minimum wage …
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Germany: Right of the works council to conclude a social plan
What happens if a workforce decides to form a works council because their company announces collective redundancies? The Federal Labour Court has judged that a company may not be forced to establish a social plan and consult a works council if its formation followed a management decision affecting the workforce …
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Germany: Federal labour court holds covid test requirement in the workplace is valid
Employers may unilaterally impose a coronavirus test on employees under their health and safety obligations …
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Germany: Falsification of the recovered status justifies dismissal
If an employee produces a fake proof of recovery instead of a vaccination or daily corona test then it is grounds for dismissal …
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Germany: Work-life balance
In keeping with other EU States, the government has decided to fully transpose into domestic law the EU Directive on work-life balance for parents and carers, Directive (EU) 2019/1158 …
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Germany: Steel tube manufacturer Vallourec closes plants
Closure of steel tube company plants met by surprisingly peaceful union reception …
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Germany: Collective bargaining coverage remains stable in 2021
The long-term decline in sectoral collective bargaining seems to have levelled off …
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