Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Germany as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Germany: Coronavirus pandemic’s impact on business trips (VDR)
Surveys have revealed how much business trips declined during the height of the pandemic …
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Germany: GBR must give its OK when Office 365 is introduced (Co-determination)
Office 365 should only be introduced into a company on the basis of codetermination …
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Germany: New rules concerning works council elections and operations introduced
New rules concerning works council elections and operations have now been introduced …
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Germany: Proof of the document has been served
Courts take a very rigid view about proof that a particular legally-bound document has been delivered in the post …
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Germany: Drunk driving with a company car does not always justify a termination
What happens when an employee has an accident in a company car during their own time, but is over the alcohol limit …
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Germany: Digital access rights
According to a legal opinion commissioned by the Hugo Sinzheimer Institute (HSI) of the Hans Böckler Foundation, employee representatives already have established digital access rights to those they represent …
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Germany: No entitlement to remuneration during the corona lockdown
The Federal Labour Court (BAG) has ruled that employers do not have to continue paying those on “mini-jobs” if suspension of the company has taken place by official order …
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Germany: Works council has a say in time recording
A State Labour Court reference to the Federal Labour Court over the introduction of electronic time recording …
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Germany: Sick leave after termination
The Federal Labour Court (BAG) takes a sceptical view of an employee resignation accompanied by a claim for sickness absence during the notice period …
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Germany: Employee reference
The Federal Labour Court has ruled that an employer may not issue an employee reference in a tabular form, with ratings provided under separate headings …
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Germany: No entitlement to employment despite certified exemption from the mask requirement
A Labour court has ruled that although an employee is exempt from wearing a mask on medical grounds, they may still be dismissed …
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Germany: Transfers around the home office: Pay attention to co-determination
What happens if a restructuring company decides to allow employees to work from home – will codetermination trigger, even if it does not change any other aspect of their job? Back in 2016, a company closed three offices and moved employees to a fourth …
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Germany: Holidays 2022
Employers next year will once again have to face the prospect of public holidays acting as bridging days to encourage employees to take extended periods of leave at the same time …
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Germany: Falling from a standing position – no entitlement to benefits from statutory accident insurance
The Social Court in Stuttgart has dismissed a claim that tripping on the platform during a commute to work constituted an industrial accident …
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Germany: Vaccination status
An amendment of the Corona Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance (Corona-ArbSchV) by the Federal Cabinet has allowed employees to be silent about their vaccination status …
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