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Companies employing 200 or more people in Germany will soon have to comply with the Transparency of Remuneration Act …

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In 2016 the average gross hourly earnings of female employees in Germany were 21% lower than for male employees …

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Deutsche Bank has revealed that only 10% of its bankers and traders will receive a bonus payment this year – and that the payout will be spread over the next five years …

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A new integration law has been passed by the Bavarian parliament aimed at dealing with the large influx of immigrants into the state …

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Data protection authorities in ten different German Lander (states) are currently undertaking a coordinated investigation into 500 large companies to determine how they handle data transfers to countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA) …

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The latest draft Employee Leasing Act (“AÜG”) currently before Germany’s lower house of parliament (Budesrat) requires all temporary workers to be employed directly by the lender …

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The German coalition government has agreed to put forward legislation that would increase women workers’ rights to information about equal pay …

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Concern is growing in the German government about the number of company takeovers that are in the pipeline concerning Chinese enterprises, many of whom are state owned, or partly state-owned …

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Class action lawsuits are not currently permitted under German law …

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According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) German real wages climbed by 2 …

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GERMANY: A two-year deal has been reached between the German utility company RWE and the trade union IG BCE which reflects the low level of electricity demand in Germany’s sluggish economy …

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Over a million refugees have poured into Germany in the last year and now the German government is becoming deeply concerned about their job prospects …

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Frankfurt’s Higher Labour Court has ruled that the dismissal of several employees by Commerzbank in Germany was not lawful, even though it was ordered by the New York State Department of Financial Services in response to a misdemeanor …

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The German Airline Lufthansa has concluded an agreement with the cabin crew union UFO that will help to secure the company’s future …

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The automaker Volkswagen AG has concluded a 20-month pay agreement with the trade union IG Metall covering 120,000 employees in its German operations (Volkswagen Financial Services …

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