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Berlin’s Neutrality Act has unwittingly become a battleground between groups that are doing everything but take a nonsecular viewpoint to support, or oppose, the islamic headscarf issue …

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Is Twitter a permissible platform for Works Councils (WCs) to communicate with employees? In a 2017 case, the lower court in Göttingen, Lower Saxony, originally thought not (No …

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According to a Federal Labour Court ruling [BAG 7 …

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Informal discussions are taking place between the automotive manufacturer Opel and the trade Union IG Metall on a permanent arrangement for a four-day week after the health crisis is over …

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An employee who is injured on a skiing trip organised by their employer to entertain customers has been found not to be entitled to claim from employers liability insurance for an injury that took place on the trip …

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Two surveys undertaken by the University of Cologne indicate that 80% of respondents considered that their managers lacked training in the supervision of employees in a home office …

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The distribution company Amazon has had yet another tussle with the courts, trying to fight the German Federal Labour Court (BAG) and Federal Constitutional Court on their own ground …

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The Labour Court in Berlin-Brandenburg has ignored, on appeal, a landmark European Court of Justice (ECJ) Ruling in respect to the detailed recording of working time in favour of a ban under Art …

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Companies have, for many months, been concerned about quarantine rules relating to those returning from business trips to “at risk” areas …

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What happens when a branch or country manager is unable to directly communicate with their German works council in the German language? Does this infringe codetermination rights in any way? The Nürnberg Regional Labour Court was recently called upon to consider this very question and its conclusion was “no” …

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The government has recently extended the current Kurzarbeit (“short time work”) scheme until the end of 2021 …

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If an employee has been absent from work due to illness or injury for a long period, they are entitled to a period of reintegration when they return to work …

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The German Maternity Protection Act makes it generally unlawful to dismiss a pregnant employee, those who have recently given birth, or those who have had a miscarriage …

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The doubling of the state subsidy for zero emission vehicles in July, together with existing factory subsidies, means that €9,000 ($10,700) support now exists to those purchasing electronic vehicles …

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The first comparative wage information claim under the Transparency in Remuneration Act (EntgTranspG) has been considered by the Federal Labour Court (BAG) …

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