Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Germany as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Germany: The right to not shortlist a job candidate
An employer will generally have the right to not shortlist a job candidate who is registered as self-employed if the candidate informs them they plan to shortly become self-employed …
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Germany: Return to office – employer may instruct employees to return
The Munich State Labour Court has ruled that an employer may order an employee back to the office whenever they choose, barring a state direction to the contrary …
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Germany: Part-time employment
The weekly limit to part-time employment whilst receiving the parental leave allowance has just risen from 30 to 32 hours …
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Germany: Companies cannot ask about employees’ Covid vaccination status – labor minister
The German cabinet remains hesitant about allowing employers to know about their employee’s vaccination status …
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Germany: Pension subsidy for low-wage earners almost doubled in 2020
Last year, 82,050 employers utilized the pension contribution subsidy for low paid employees …
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Germany: Negotiated wage increases under entirely new collective agreements (2021)
Negotiated wage increases under entirely new collective agreements concluded so far this year average just 1 …
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Germany: Whistleblower bill rejected before it reaches parliament
Now that the draft Whistleblower Protection Act (Hinweisgeberschutzgesetz) remains in limbo there is a real prospect that it will come into force by default …
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Germany: Historic decline in the number of new apprenticeship contracts in 2020
Sharp decline in the number of new apprenticeship contracts in 2020 …
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Germany: Tax concession for the cost of a kindergarten
Parents may not claim the full sum for the cost of a kindergarten as special expenses in their tax return if their employer has paid them a tax-free lump sum …
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Germany: BAG suspends decision on night surcharge
How much of a premium should be paid for night work, particularly irregular night work? There are over 400 pending cases before the Federal Labour Court on the issue of “night surcharges” …
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Germany: Top court′s order on foreign nursing home workers
The cost of employing many low paid workers, especially from abroad, has potentially escalated to excessive levels because of a Federal Labour Court (BAG) Ruling …
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Germany: Authorities modify COVID-19 entry restrictions
Non-essential travellers from Israel, Turkey and the USA now have to quarantine for 10 days, unless they can prove they have full vaccination cover or immunity due to past infection …
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Germany: Volkswagen to buy up majority stake in rental company Europcar
The decision of VW to take a majority share in “Europcar Mobility” indicates that it anticipates the future of car ownership to be through monthly plans and car sharing …
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Germany: In lieu rights not lost due to sick leave
A German collective agreement giving the right to time off, rather than a wage increase remains effective even if the employee is on sick leave when the scheduled leave dates fall due …
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Germany: High compensation for missing daycare space
Where a working mother registered her need for childcare with her local authority immediately after her child’s birth, she had a right to damages if no place was available when she needed it …
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