Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Germany as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Germany: Tight entry restrictions (Covid-19)
There are currently tight entry restrictions on non-nationals/residents entering the country …
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Germany: Sector agreement: film workers win improved working hours
Negotiations between the Film Producers’ Alliance and trade unions Ver …
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Germany: Whistleblower protection act
The Federal Ministry of Justice has finally completed its drafting and initial submission for a Whistleblower Protection Act (Hinweisgeberschutzgesetz) …
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Germany: Employment references may not be signed with clearly different typefaces – LAG Hamburg
The Hamburg State Labour Court (LAG) has ruled in a case that illustrates the excessively pedantic inclinations of the German judiciary …
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Germany: May a Works Council chairman be DPO?
The Federal Labour Court (BAG) has referred an important question to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) – may a Works Council Chairman lawfully also hold the post of Data Protection Officer (DPO) for their Company? The Thuringian State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (TLfDI) had, in their wisdom, ruled that the appointment of a DPO in such circumstances rendered the appointment invalid and that the company concerned could therefore be prosecuted for not making a valid appointment …
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Germany: BAG on the scope of the right to copies of employees pursuant to Art. 15 DSGVO
Employers should always be aware that under Art 15(1) of the GDPR any documents or correspondence, however confidential, could be subject to a data access request from an employee if it contained references to them …
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Germany: Tesla is on a collision course with Germany’s biggest union
The US Automaker Tesla continues to resist a strange mix of threats and overtures from the German industrial Union IG Metall concerning representation at its major factory being built near Berlin …
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Germany: Deutsche Bank and call centre employees agree on pay deal
Deutsche Bank has reached a pay settlement with 650 staff at call-centres in Berlin and Essen …
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Germany: Fixed-term employment contracts with objective reason
It is already a problem for employers in Germany if they wish to hire fixed-term employees “without objective reason” …
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Germany: Number of new training contracts in 2020 fell by 9.4%
According to the preliminary data from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), around 465,000 people concluded a new apprenticeship contract within the dual system (enterprise/vocational school) in 2020 …
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Germany: Parental allowance 2020: proportion of fathers up to just under 25%
Approximately 1 …
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Germany: 101,400 patients were in the hospital in 2019 because of insomnia
Insomnia can not only reduce employee performance, but also lead to serious ongoing health problems …
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Germany: Inflation rate at +1.7% in March 2021
Consumer prices in Germany have now risen for three months in succession and the annual rate in March 2021 was 1 …
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Germany: Works council election
The Federal Labour Court has ruled that a works council election will be rendered invalid unless all votes are cast via a slip enclosed in a sealed envelope …
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Germany: Closing loophole
Although Works Council members are protected against dismissal during their period of office and for one year after leaving it, the same does not apply for any employee who is responsible for proposing the establishment of a works council …
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