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The Lower Saxony Labour Court has ruled that the mere suspicion that an employee may be involved in terrorist activity does not justify their immediate dismissal …

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The Federal Labour Court has found that where a former employer fails to compensate a former employee in line with a contractual post-compete obligation either party may revoke the post-compete restrictions imposed upon them (10AZR 392/17 [31/01/18]) …

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A major hypermarket brand within the Metro wholesale and retail group – Real – has decided to leave the Association of German Retailers (HDE) and join the Business Association for Work Conditions in Retail and Service Companies (AHD) …

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In the past, a problem often arose when an employee was promoted to a Managing Director (MD) post …

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The new federal coalition government has published its plans for the next four years …

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The communications company Deutsche Post/DHL, in negotiations with the trade union Verdi, has offered a two-year wage deal for its 130,000 German employees …

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The works council of the Deutsche Telekom subsidiary ‘T Systems’ are seeking to block the division of the business into two separately registered companies covering IT systems and consultancy services …

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Reuters has reported that a survey carried out in December 2017 amongst 51,000 VW workers in Germany has found that two-thirds see no improvement in corporate culture since the diesel emissions scandal two and a half years ago …

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The federal government is trying to establish some legislative enticements to lure UK financial companies to choose Frankfurt as their new European hub after Brexit …

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One aspect of the recent IG Metall/Suedwestmetall deal was that employees with childcare difficulties or either sick or elderly relatives will be able to reduce their weekly hours from 35 to 28 for a period of up to two years …

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A new collective wage agreement for approximately 28,000 ground employees has been concluded between Lufthansa and the Verdi trade union …

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A 27-month wage deal has just been concluded between the union IG Metall and Suedwestmettal Employers’ Federation …

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The trade union IG Metall has announced that during the 2018 wage round they will be asking employers to increase average wage rates by 6% and introduce a 28-hour full-time week for a two-year period – with a minimum impact on pay …

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The number of people in work rose by 1 …

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It is coming up to the works council election period, so employers should make sure that they follow correct procedures and ensure that the process is conducted fairly …

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