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The closure of the Aachen, Babenhausen and Karben factories of automotive supplier Continental has led IG Metall and IG BCE unions to question the current right of Supervisory Board Chairmen to have the casting vote on all tied resolutions …

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28% of companies offered short-time working in November, with the proportion at 91% amongst hotels and travel agencies …

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What happens if an individual contractor accepts a constant succession of orders for their services over a crowdworking online platform? At what stage does the relationship become one of “employment”? A case recently heard by the Federal Labour Court (BAG) involved 2978 tiny orders over an 11-month period …

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The Regional Labour Court of Nuremberg has rejected a work council’s request to make German the official operating language in a Spanish-owned company with branches across Germany (1 TaBV 33/19, 18 …

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The approach of Christmas has always traditionally involved the gathering of staff, if not for a full-blooded party – then at least a drink after work, or get-together around the communal kitchen …

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The new eID card for EU citizens has now been issued, making it easier to undertake a number of transactions, especially online …

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Entitlement to a Christmas bonus continues to be a common benefit across the country, with 87% of those covered by collective agreement in western Lander receiving it, compared to 90% in eastern Lander …

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The Federal Labour Court has referred a case to the European Court of Justice that could have widespread implications for the treatment of part-time workers …

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The Federal Constitutional Court has ruled that if an employer dismisses an employee for extreme racist behaviour, no freedom-of-expression right will apply to render that dismissal as unfair …

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The Baden-Württemberg State Labour Court (LAG) has ruled that any criticism by an employer of a works council member for their competence as a works council representative may not be noted on their personnel file …

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Excessive private use of the Internet during working time may justify instant dismissal, according to the Regional Labour Court of North Rhine Westphalia (Cologne, 7 …

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The parliamentary group of the SPD party – currently governing Germany in coalition – has adopted a position paper setting out proposals for reform of the Works Constitution Act and co-determination rights …

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A recent meeting of the Bundestag (Federal Parliament) Committee on Social Affairs considered why the growth of works councils in companies had slowed very markedly in recent years …

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The Baden-Württemberg State Labour Court (LAG) has ruled the results of the Works Council elections at Daimler HQ back in 2018 as invalid …

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The Federal government has before it a draft ordinance concerning the health and safety of self-employed workers on construction sites …

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