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