Recent news

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” …

Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.

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

Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.

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 …

Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.

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 …

Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.

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 …

Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.

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

Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.

Foreign employers frequently overlook the rights of severely disabled employees in Germany to receive additional annual leave …

Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.

It will be commonly assumed that individual employees will have the right to give, or withhold, consent independent of the Works Council (WC) that represents them …

Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.

How far may an employer go to discipline an employee who exhibits irresponsible public conduct during their own private time? The Labour Court in Osnabruck has accepted the graveness of any act that makes fun of the coronavirus risk …

Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.

The use of independent contractors and subcontractors in the meat industry will become unlawful from 1st January 2021 …

Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.

An important new interpretation has been made by the Federal Labour Court (BAG) concerning the law on the promotion of pay transparency between men and women (EntgTranspG) …

Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.

Whilst countries, such as Lithuania, are taking active steps to encourage investment from outside the EU, Germany is working hard to block unwanted investments in its existing corporate sector …

Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.

The seemingly innocent actions of an employee sending non-sensitive data to another organisation may fall foul of the law in Germany …

Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.

With the global pandemic causing a sudden spike in the number of online seminars, presentations and meetings, it’s timely and important to point out that the term ‘webinar’ enjoys protected trademark status in Germany …

Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.

As the lockdown eases, companies are having to face up to the fact that much demand has been lost for good …

Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now.