Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Germany as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Germany: Court departs from position on employee representation thresholds for supervisory boards
The Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main in Germany has made an important ruling on supervisory boards, which could have serious implications for multinational employers if confirmed by the higher courts …
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Germany: Application of minimum wage challenged
The European Commission has commenced legal action against Germany in relation to the application of its minimum wage legislation …
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Germany: High labour costs in manufacturing industry
According to the Federal Statistical Office, in 2014 the average cost of labour in Germany was 31 …
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Germany: Employers ordered to reimburse work council training costs
An employer has been ordered by the Federal Labour Court (BAG) to reimburse the works council for the cost of sending one of its members to a seminar on bullying …
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Germany: Alcoholic employee entitled to sick pay
The German Federal Labour Court (BAG) recently considered whether an employer had an obligation to continue paying wages during sick leave to an alcoholic employee who had suffered a relapse …
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Germany: Quotas for female participation in supervisory boards
A law has been passed in Germany that will require companies to give 30% of seats on a supervisory board to women from January 1st 2016 …
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Germany: Rise in cross-border commuters
According to the Swiss Federal Statistical Office, the proportion of foreign cross-border commuters working in Switzerland rose by 3 …
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Germany: Largest increase in real earnings since 2008
The Federal Statistics Office of Germany has reported that the index of real earnings in the country grew by 1 …
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Germany: Holiday and bonuses do not count towards the minimum wage
The Berlin Labour Court in Germany has confirmed that additional annual leave pay and bonuses should not be included in the calculation of the minimum wage …
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Germany: Court imposes restrictions on employee monitoring
In a recent ruling, the German Federal Labour Court (BAG) established limits to the accepted monitoring of employees who are believed by their employer to be feigning sickness …
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Germany: Employers and unions agree on 3.4% pay hike
IG Metall, Germany’s Industrial Union of Metalworkers, has negotiated a 3 …
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Germany: Summary dismissal of a trainee possible for suspected breach of duty
Germany’s Federal Labour Court has decided for the first time that a trainee may be summarily dismissed if there is a strong suspicion that they committed a fundamental breach of duty …
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Germany: Work council has no say in Facebook page
The Higher Labour Court of Düsseldorf in Germany recently found that a works council had no right to influence the setup of an employer’s social media page …
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Germany: Wage deal agreed
German airline Lufthansa has reached an agreement with Eurowings that will affect the wages of approximately 300 pilots …
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Germany: Decision on unused leave when changing employers
Germany’s Federal Labour Court has clarified that an employee who changes employers in the middle of the year must be able to demonstrate that they still have outstanding annual leave if they wish to claim it from their new employer …
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