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An amendment to the Act against Restraints of Competition (GWB) has just come into force …

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The Federal Labour Court has recently referred a case back to a regional labour court because it could not determine whether an employer had sufficient justification for paying a female employee less than male counterparts under the “Pay Transparency Act” (PTA) …

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If an employee threatens their employer with taking sick leave during a dispute with them, in order to avoid a workplace instruction, they may be dismissed immediately for gross misconduct …

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A national campaign called “LüftenHilft” is being undertaken to alert everyone to the importance of ventilation in preventing the spread of coronavirus …

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The Düsseldorf Regional Labour Court (Az 6 Sa 522/20) has held that the unauthorized private use of a company car does not, in itself, justify dismissal …

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Commerzbank AG has reached agreement with its Group Works Council over the restructuring of its business during 2021-24 …

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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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