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