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It remains uncertain in many countries whether annual leave that is untaken should expire at the end of the year it falls due, or should be carried over for a fixed or indefinite period …

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A new collective agreement between the ING bank and the Verdi trade union has established a new €500 (US$589) annual training budget for each employee over the next 3 years …

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A report on labour market and pay equality since reunification carried out by the Institute for Economic and Social Sciences (WSI) in the Hans Böckler Foundation has revealed some interesting facts …

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The reform of parental benefit has been on the cards for some time …

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May a company pension scheme that restricts those joining it to be aged 55 and under always exclude older workers from joining it? The Federal Labour Court recently considered the situation of a Norwegian process engineer who had initially joined a company when under age 55, but had been confirmed in a permanent position after several years, by which time they were over the normal limit …

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A Labour Court in Berlin has found that an employer may not legally force its general works council to hold meetings on a virtual basis …

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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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