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Three people toasting together with a coffee

Fired for skipping courses! When works council members skip training courses and incorrectly document working hours.

01.04.2025
Tanja Radoux

Pie chart symbolising the individual company shares

When employers give away company shares. The Federal Fiscal Court clarifies when the gifting of company shares is not subject to income tax.

25.03.2025
Andreas Tontsch

Two hands putting two puzzle pieces together

Company integration management (BEM program): once, twice, three times? When employers are required to perform or offer company integration management multiple times in one year.

18.03.2025
Dr. Markus Dreyer

Woman works at remote work in front of her computer

When employers instruct employees to come back into the office. The Cologne Higher Labor Court recently ruled that the issue is not as simple as issuing an instruction.

11.03.2025
Julia Bruck

Inflation compensation payments during parental leave.

Inflation compensation payments during parental leave. Why it is possible to suspend inflation compensation payments during parental leave.

18.02.2025
Alexander Maximilian Kossakowski

Pay transparency: Damages, compensation & class action lawsuits.

Pay transparency: Damages, compensation & class action lawsuits. How legal protection for employees is regulated for breaches of the Pay Transparency Directive.

04.02.2025
Klaus Neumann

Stay away from personal social media accounts!

Stay away from personal social media accounts! Applicants’ personal social media accounts are off limits for background research when recruiting.

21.01.2025
Albrecht von Wilucki

New source of attachment of earnings: the inflation compensation bonus?

New source of attachment of earnings: the inflation compensation bonus? News on the inflation compensation bonus as attachable income

07.01.2025
Jan Tibor Lelley

Sick or not sick? That is the question!

Sick or not sick? That is the question! How credible is a sickness certificate shortly before the end of the employment relationship?

17.12.2024
Thomas Geißler

Wer Zielvorgaben zu spät festlegt, zahlt …

Those who set targets too late pay the price… If employers set targets too late, they are required to pay the full agreed variable salary.

10.12.2024
Jan Tibor Lelley

Long-term illness – when can employees be dismissed?

Long-term illness – when can employees be dismissed? Great care is necessary if employers would like to dismiss employees on long-term sick leave

03.12.2024
Dr. Markus Dreyer

Time off for everyone between Christmas and New Year.

Time off for everyone between Christmas and New Year. How employers can send their employees on vacation during the holiday season.

26.11.2024
Julia Bruck

Anti-vaxxers: Release from work yes, warning no.

Anti-vaxxers: Release from work yes, warning no. The German Federal Labor Court clarifies the legal aspects of dealing with employees who refused vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic.

19.11.2024
Alexander Maximilian Kossakowski

Information and reporting obligations under the Pay Transparency Directive

Information and reporting obligations under the Pay Transparency Directive. What employees may ask, what employers must disclose.

22.10.2024
Klaus Neumann

Unable to work due to illness but attending a trainer course?

Unable to work due to illness but attending a trainer course? Employers could benefit from investigating questionable certificates of incapacity for work.

15.10.2024
Julia Bruck

Does approval of annual financial statements discharge the managing director?

Does approval of annual financial statements discharge the managing director? The Brandenburg Higher Regional Court has ruled that it does not – at least not always and not automatically.

08.10.2024
Peter Fissenewert

Cannabis intoxication in the workplace?

Cannabis intoxication in the workplace? Why it makes sense to clearly regulate the issue of cannabis in the workplace now.

01.10.2024
Jürgen Masling

Pay Transparency Directive: The right comparison group.

Pay Transparency Directive: The right comparison group. The rules of the Equal Pay Directive for determining comparison groups.

10.09.2024
Klaus Neumann

Bullying among colleagues: Is the employer required to pay compensation?

Bullying among colleagues: Is the employer required to pay compensation? When is an employee who has been bullied entitled to claim compensation?

03.09.2024
Sabine Feindura

Phishing e-mail: Liability risk for GmbH managing directors?

Phishing e-mail: Liability risk for GmbH managing directors? If managing directors fall into a phishing e-mail trap, they are not always liable for any damage caused.

27.08.2024
Peter Fissenewert

Bribe accepted: Transferred to employer in full!

Bribe accepted: Transferred to employer in full! Employees who take bribes must transfer the bribe in full.

20.08.2024
Jan Tibor Lelley

Be careful when handling personal employee data!

Be careful when handling personal employee data! Why a works council member who emailed a voters list to himself was dismissed without notice.

13.08.2024
Alexander Krol

Third-party GmbH managing directors: No vacation extras.

Third-party GmbH managing directors: No vacation extras. The Federal Vacation Act applies to external managing directors of a GmbH – provided that they are “employees”.

30.07.2024
Peter Fissenewert

Pay Transparency Directive: Equal or equivalent work.

Pay Transparency Directive: Equal or equivalent work. Equal or equivalent work as a central concept of “Equal Pay”.

16.07.2024
Klaus Neumann

Bonuses and variable salaries: Pitfalls for pay discrimination?

Bonuses and variable salaries: Pitfalls for pay discrimination? These rules will apply in future with regard to equal pay for variable remuneration components.

21.05.2024
Klaus Neumann

Vacation days as currency in the war for talent.

Vacation days as currency in the war for talent. How individual wage and vacation arrangements in employment contracts can attract employees.

15.05.2024
Julia Bruck

Management shareholdings: taxable wages?

Management shareholdings: taxable wages? Here’s the recent ruling of the Federal Fiscal Court on management shareholdings.

08.05.2024
Andreas Tontsch

SMS messages from employers when off work.

SMS messages from employers when off work. Federal Court rules that employees do not have an absolute right to unavailability when off work.

23.04.2024
Alexander Krol

Is the gender asterisk discriminatory?!

Is the gender asterisk discriminatory?! Federal Labor Court ruled that use of the gender asterisk in German job advertisements is not discriminatory.

26.03.2024
Jürgen Masling

Banning smartphones in the workplace.

Banning smartphones in the workplace. Regulating private smartphone use in the workplace is not subject to co-determination by the works council.

12.03.2024
Dr. Markus Dreyer

The special audit at a GmbH.

The special audit at a GmbH. What you need to know about the control instrument of minority shareholders at a GmbH.

27.02.2024
Peter Fissenewert

Focus on employee activism – light & shadow.

Focus on employee activism – light & shadow. Challenges and strategies when dealing with activists at the company.

20.02.2024
Jan Tibor Lelley

“Equal Pay”: the EU Pay Transparency Directive – Part 1.

“Equal Pay”: the EU Pay Transparency Directive – Part 1. A directive which needs to be put into practice without delay.

31.01.2024
Klaus Neumann

When managing directors reach their limits.

When managing directors reach their limits. The personal liability of managing directors for their own inability and supervisory negligence.

19.12.2023
Peter Fissenewert

Preparation is key!

Preparation is key! How employers can prepare for public opposition to unpopular labor law measures.

29.11.2023
Nina Lüssmann, Volker Perlen

We Wish You a Merry Christmas!

We Wish You a Merry Christmas! Labor law information regarding company Christmas parties.

14.11.2023
Jürgen Masling

Varying night shift bonuses: BAG sees no problem.

Varying night shift bonuses: BAG sees no problem. Regular or sporadic night work: Night shift bonuses may vary.

26.09.2023
Nikolai Lasaroff

German Federal Court of Justice rules on the liability of managing directors of limited liability companies.

German Federal Court of Justice rules on the liability of managing directors of limited liability companies. Landmark decision regarding the liability of the managing director of the limited partner GmbH toward the GmbH & Co. KG.

22.08.2023
Peter Fissenewert

Employers & transfer bonuses: The solution for personnel acquisition?

Employers & transfer bonuses: The solution for personnel acquisition? How transfer bonuses or hiring bonuses offered by employers can motivate people to change jobs.

15.08.2023
Mathias Kühnreich

Sustainable business travel done successfully.

Sustainable business travel done successfully. Impulses and tips for travel management keeping in mind environmental aspects.

08.08.2023
Alexander Maximilian Kossakowski

A done deal: the Continuing Education Act is coming.

A done deal: the Continuing Education Act is coming. The “Act on Strengthening the Subsidization of Vocational Training and Continuing Education” was passed.

18.07.2023
Jan Tibor Lelley

Selbstbestellung von Vorstandsmitgliedern einer AG zu Geschäftsführern in Tochter-GmbH.

Self-appointment of members of the board of management of a German stock corporation as managing directors at subsidiary GmbHs. Members of the management board of a stock corporation must be exempt from the prohibition on self-contracting in order to be appointed as managing directors of subsidiaries.

Protection of minority shareholders in corporate law: the stock corporation (AG).

Protection of minority shareholders in corporate law: the stock corporation (AG). How the protection of minority shareholders in a stock corporation works.

20.06.2023
Peter Fissenewert

Eliminating violence and harassment in the world of work: ILO Convention 190 ratified.

Eliminating violence and harassment in the world of work: ILO Convention 190 ratified. Built on an international foundation, the way has been paved for the law for protection against violence and harassment.

13.06.2023
Jan Tibor Lelley

CJEU: Finally a decision on the maximum transfer duration?

CJEU: Finally a decision on the maximum transfer duration? How the CJEU addresses the term “temporary” from Section 1 (1) of the Act on Temporary Agency Work (AÜG).

30.05.2023
Julia Bruck

Minority protection: Protecting minority shareholders in the GmbH.

Minority protection: Protecting minority shareholders in the GmbH. Does company law provide sufficient protection for minority shareholders in the GmbH?

23.05.2023
Peter Fissenewert

Managing Partner or Director: Social insurance, yes or no?

Managing Partner or Director: Social insurance, yes or no? When is social insurance mandatory for a managing director of a GmbH and when is it not.

09.05.2023
Tobias Grambow

New work: Sabbatical as an opportunity for further education, regeneration or travel.

New work: Sabbatical as an opportunity for further education, regeneration or travel. Answers to six common questions which employers ask regarding employee sabbaticals.

02.05.2023
Julia Bruck

Problem identified, but not yet solved: Are more foreign skilled workers coming soon?

Problem identified, but not yet solved: Are more foreign skilled workers coming soon? The new Skilled Immigration Act can only be the beginning. Further steps are essential.

25.04.2023
Jan Tibor Lelley, Dr. Yuanyuan Yin

Crowdworking update: The European Parliament agrees on position regarding platform work directive.

Crowdworking update: The European Parliament agrees on position regarding platform work directive. New regulations for platform workers fail to understand the needs of entrepreneurs and freelancers.

04.04.2023
Jan Tibor Lelley

Working in the metaverse: What legal issues do virtual and augmented reality create?

Working in the metaverse: What legal issues do virtual and augmented reality create? What employers need to know now about new work with digital twins.

28.03.2023
Albrecht von Wilucki

New work: Desk sharing – essential rules for employers –

New work: Desk sharing – essential rules for employers – Overcome skepticism, ensure co-determination, occupational safety and data protection.

Corporate Immigration: News zur Entsendung von Mitarbeitern in die USA in H-1B Status.

Corporate Immigration: News on posting employees to USA in H-1B status. The initial registration for the annual H-1B visa lottery for specialty occupations runs from March 1-17.

Hilde Holland
Rechtsanwältin

EU directive for wage transparency: Brussels intends to enforce equal pay for women.

EU directive for wage transparency: Brussels intends to enforce equal pay for women. Employers will be required to disclose gender pay gap information.

21.02.2023
Sabine Feindura

Federal Labor Court: Vacation is only forfeited if the employer informs the employee.

Federal Labor Court: Vacation is only forfeited if the employer informs the employee. No automatic expiry after three years – duty to cooperate even in the event of long-term illness.

10.01.2023
Julia Bruck

Secondary employment: Answers to 9 frequently asked questions from employers.

Secondary employment: Answers to 9 frequently asked questions from employers. Additional income or voluntary work – rights, obligations and pitfalls for HR.

13.12.2022
Michael Winckler

The holidays are coming: Christmas celebrations seen through the lens of labor law.

The holidays are coming: Christmas celebrations seen through the lens of labor law. 10 questions and sometimes surprising answers about Christmas parties – whether virtual or real-life

08.11.2022
Klaus Neumann

Personnel leasing update: Greater freedom and availability of short-time working benefits.

Personnel leasing update: Greater freedom and availability of short-time working benefits. The Federal Labor Court allows a longer maximum period of temporary employment through collective agreements.

25.10.2022
Mathias Maria Knorr

Post-contractual non-competition clause: BAG decides on compensation for non-competition.

Post-contractual non-competition clause: BAG decides on compensation for non-competition. Employer-friendly ruling regarding restricted stock options.

04.10.2022
Julia Bruck

The SARS-CoV-2 occupational health and safety regulation will come back into force as of October 1.

The SARS-CoV-2 occupational health and safety regulation will come back into force as of October 1. New Federal Labor Court ruling on company hygiene concept.

27.09.2022
Dr. Yuanyuan Yin

EU Directive on minimum wage and collective bargaining: What lies ahead for employers?

EU Directive on minimum wage and collective bargaining: What lies ahead for employers? Germany fulfills the requirements regarding minimum wages, but not collective wage agreements.

06.09.2022
Jan Tibor Lelley

Pseudo self-employment in healthcare: What clinics and practices need to know.

Pseudo self-employment in healthcare: What clinics and practices need to know. Caution with vacation and sickness cover – status determination procedure can provide protection.

30.08.2022
Dennis Gonta

Noch nie war sie attraktiver: Die Mitarbeiterbeteiligung.

Employee participation has never been more attractive. The Future Financing Act provides 3x higher tax allowance.

09.08.2022
Ernst Brückner, Dr. Yuanyuan Yin

Vacation forfeited due to long illness: Information obligation only in the first year?

Vacation forfeited due to long illness: Information obligation only in the first year? Ruling from the Hamm State Labor Court on vacation compensation despite inability to work.

26.07.2022
Julia Bruck

Important: Far-reaching changes in the Act on Proof: What applies from August onward?

Important: Far-reaching changes in the Act on Proof: What applies from August onward?

05.07.2022
Dr. Yuanyuan Yin

Endless vacation? Eight to-dos for employers for trust-based leave.

Endless vacation? Eight to-dos for employers for trust-based leave. Greater flexibility and freedom when organizing leave requires a carefully-worded employment contract.

28.06.2022
Julia Bruck

Where-you-want jobs: How much leeway does labor law allow?

Where-you-want jobs: How much leeway does labor law allow? Companies are granting employees greater flexibility – Five dos and don’ts for HR.

21.06.2022
Tanja Radoux

Labor law and structural change (6): Further education instead of a pension bridge.

Labor law and structural change (6): Further education instead of a pension bridge. Innovative ideas for transfer companies as the hub from one job to the next.

14.06.2022
Jan Tibor Lelley

Has the time come for salaries to go green?

Has the time come for salaries to go green? ESG criteria now shape remuneration models.

17.05.2022
Thomas Geißler

Global Mobility: The dos and don'ts of mobile work or remote work from abroad.

Global Mobility: The dos and don’ts of mobile work or remote work from abroad. What employers need to know regarding labor law, taxes and social security.

26.04.2022
Mathias Maria Knorr

Structural change and labor law (4): When are voluntary severance programs the right solution?

Structural change and labor law (4): When are voluntary severance programs the right solution? The risks and pitfalls of severance payments and severance agreements for transformation processes.

19.04.2022
Jan Tibor Lelley

The end of mandatory home office – What changes, what stays the same?

The end of mandatory home office – What changes, what stays the same? From labor law to cyber security – the legal pitfalls of mobile and hybrid working.

24.03.2022
Julia Bruck, Mathias Kühnreich

Berlin Labor Court: Fixed-term employment contract with electronic signature not valid.

Berlin Labor Court: Fixed-term employment contract with electronic signature not valid. Important formal requirements regarding eSignatures – Does the new EU directive offer progress?

22.03.2022
Dr. Andreas Lang

Agile working as a driver for transformation: Is labor law keeping pace?

Agile working as a driver for transformation: Is labor law keeping pace? Structural change and labor law (3) – Company agreements for an agile mindset.

08.03.2022
Jan Tibor Lelley

Crowdworking – Part 2: The future of work or a precarious new situation?

Crowdworking – Part 2: The future of work or a precarious new situation? The EU aims to strengthen the rights of platform workers.

22.02.2022
Felix Hebert

Crowdworking Teil 1: Essenslieferdienst muss Rad und Smartphone für Kuriere stellen.

Crowdworking – Part 1: Food delivery service must provide couriers with a bike and smartphone. German Federal Labor Court ruling with consequences for the new and old economy – Check compensation agreements.

15.02.2022
Thomas Geißler

Grippezeit und Arbeitsrecht: Wissenswertes für Arbeitgeber über Prävention und Arbeitsausfall.

Flu season and labor law: What employers need to know about prevention and absences from work. Regulations and case law concerning flu vaccination, absence cover and sick children.

18.01.2022
Dr. Yuanyuan Yin

Mit Weiterbildung die Transformation anschieben.

Advancing transformation through continuing education. Structural change and labor law (1) – Intelligent concepts for the skills of the future.

11.01.2022
Jan Tibor Lelley

Vacation law: Nine common questions and answers about the best time of the year

Vacation law: Nine common questions and answers about the best time of the year. From minimum vacation leave to sick leave to sabbaticals – what do employers need to know?

04.01.2022
Julia Bruck

E-Mobilität im Fuhrpark: Klimaschutz kann sich für Arbeitgeber mehrfach lohnen.

E-mobility in the vehicle fleet: Climate protection can pay off for employers in many ways. Ways to create a CO2-saving company fleet with e-cars, job bikes and mobility budgets.

21.12.2021
Alexander Krol

Auch bei Schnee- und Eiswetter gilt: Ohne Arbeit kein Lohn.

Even during snowy and icy weather: No work, no pay. Interesting facts about travel risks, wages reductions and warnings in the event of delays due to sudden cold.

07.12.2021
Felix Hebert

Was bringt der Ampel-Koalitionsvertrag für Arbeitgeber?

What does the new coalition government agreement have in store for employers?

The new German coalition government intends to make important changes ranging from further education, remote work and the minimum wage, to fixed-term contracts and co-determination.

30.11.2021
Jan Tibor Lelley, Tobias Grambow

Working from home – What is changing, what is staying?

Working from home – What is changing, what is staying the same? From labor law to cyber security – the legal pitfalls of mobile and hybrid working.

23.11.2021
Julia Bruck, Mathias Kühnreich

Last Christmas – Christmas parties were often canceled: Time for a labor law update in 2021.

Last Christmas – Christmas parties were often canceled: Time for a labor law update in 2021. Ten sometimes surprising rules for Christmas parties – virtual or real.

16.11.2021
Alexander Maximilian Kossakowski

The holidays are coming: Vacation planning for Christmas and New Year.

The holidays are coming: Vacation planning for Christmas and New Year. Christmastime is fast approaching. Answers to 4 common questions regarding vacation planning.

02.11.2021
Julia Bruck

Distressed M&A: Welche arbeitsrechtlichen Chancen und Risiken birgt der Einstieg von Investoren aus China?

Distressed M&A: What opportunities and risks under labor law are related with the entry of investors from China? More Chinese company acquisitions expected – What SMEs need to know now.

12.10.2021
Jan Tibor Lelley, Dr. Yuanyuan Yin

Management shareholding: The Federal Fiscal Court provides clarification on taxation.

Management shareholding: The Federal Fiscal Court provides clarification on taxation.
Profits from management shareholding programs are regarded as income from capital investments.

05.10.2021
Ernst Brückner

VG Koblenz: No entitlement to compensation for employers in the event of quarantine.

VG Koblenz: No entitlement to compensation for employers in the event of quarantine. A two week absence from work is a calculable risk for employers.

EU strategy for occupational safety: Risks from digital and ecological changes on the radar.

EU strategy for occupational safety: Risks from digital and ecological changes on the radar. Social partners should contribute to solutions – Commission learns lessons from the pandemic.

31.08.2021
Jan Tibor Lelley, Yuanyuan Yin

What comes after mandatory remote work?

What comes after mandatory remote work? The distancing, hygiene, mask and ventilation rules and testing processes remain in place for now. But will employees be required to return to the office?

Burden of proof for overtime – Is the employer’s technical time recording sufficient evidence?

Burden of proof for overtime – Is the employer’s technical time recording sufficient evidence? Lower Saxony State Labor Court: Mandatory time recording has no significance in proving overtime.

03.08.2021
Jürgen Masling

Furlough/reducing working hours to "zero" (Kurzarbeit “Null”) also reduces vacation entitlement

Furlough/reducing working hours to “zero” (Kurzarbeit “Null”) also reduces vacation entitlement. Judgment of the Regional Labor Court of Düsseldorf dated March 12, 2021 (Ref.: 6 Sa 824/20)

01.06.2021
Sabine Feindura

Employer has to Pay for Overtime Without Active Notice. Judgment of the Labor Court Emden, Ref.: 2 Ca 144/20.

Employer has to Pay for Overtime Without Active Notice. Judgment of the Labor Court Emden, Ref.: 2 Ca 144/20.

11.05.2021
Julia Bruck

Coronavirus Tests at Work. Employers must offer their employees coronavirus tests -however, employees do not have to accept the offered coronavirus tests.

Coronavirus Tests at Work. Employers must offer their employees coronavirus tests -however, employees do not have to accept the offered coronavirus tests.

29.04.2021
Albrecht von Wilucki, Julia Bruck, Tobias Vößing

CJEU: On-Call Duty May Be Working Time In Individual Cases.

CJEU: On-Call Duty May Be Working Time In Individual Cases. Extent of leisure time restrictions essential.

13.04.2021
Julia Bruck

German Health and Safety Control Act Enters Into Force.

German Health and Safety Control Act Enters Into Force. German Health and Safety Control Act (“Arbeitsschutzkontrollgesetz”) prohibits the meat industry from hiring contractors on a so-called contract to produce a work (“Werkvertrag”).

23.03.2021
Julia Bruck

Caution Regarding Certification of Home Office Days for the Home Office Allowance.

Caution Regarding Certification of Home Office Days for the Home Office Allowance. Employees Working at Home may reduce their Income for Tax Purposes by up to 600 Euros per Year.

16.02.2021
Sabine Feindura

No Access to Workplace Without a Coronavirus Test?

No Access to Workplace Without a Coronavirus Test? According to the Labor Court Offenbach, companies are allowed to deny employees access to the workplace if they refuse to take a coronavirus test.

14.02.2021
Jan Tibor Lelley

Federal Labor Court Strengthens Women's Right to Equal Pay.

Federal Labor Court Strengthens Women’s Right to Equal Pay. Federal Labor Court makes German Transparency in Wage Structures Act more stringent – Lower pay for a woman indicates gender-based discrimination.

27.01.2021
Julia Bruck

Employers are Responsible For Recording Working Hours.

Employers are Responsible For Recording Working Hours. Judgment of Labor Court Emden on February 20, 2020 (Ref.: 2 Ca 94/19).

26.01.2021
Ines Heydasch

Corona and the Obligation to Vaccinate in the Workplace.

Corona and the Obligation to Vaccinate in the Workplace. Are Vaccine Refusers Facing Termination or Unpaid Leave of Absence?

Corona Pandemic: Employer Is Able to Order Wearing of Face Mask

Corona Pandemic: Employer Is Able to Order Wearing of Face Mask. Verdict of the Siegburg Labor Court dated December 16, 2020, Ref.: 4 Ga 18/20.

Corona – Substantial Expansion of Entitlement to Children's Sick Pay.

Corona – Substantial Expansion of Entitlement to Children’s Sick Pay. The adoption of the temporary new version of Article 45 (2a) of the German Social Security Code V is imminent.

15.01.2021
Julia Bruck

Federal Labor Court: Crowdworkers can be Employees

Federal Labor Court: Crowdworkers can be Employees. Federal Labor Court decides on crowdworkers’ employee status for the first time (Ref.: 9 AZR 102/20).

05.01.2021
Julia Bruck

Federal Labor Court: Travel To And From Work Needs To Be Remunerated as Working Hours.

Federal Labor Court: Travel To And From Work Needs To Be Remunerated as Working Hours. Travel Time to the First and From the Last Customer Appointment Must Be Fully Remunerated as Working Hours.

22.12.2020
Julia Bruck

CJEU to Decide on Limitation Periods for Entitlement to Paid Leave.

CJEU to Decide on Limitation Periods for Entitlement to Paid Leave. Federal Labor Court Refers Question to the CJEU – Ref.: 9 AZR 266/20 (A).

01.12.2020
Julia Bruck

Employers' Representative Does Not Need to Speak German

Employers’ Representative Does Not Need to Speak German. No Obligation for Employers' Representatives to Speak German if Translation is Guaranteed.

Cut-off Date Provisions for Annual Bonuses.

Cut-off Date Provisions for Annual Bonuses. Companies Are Allowed to Link Annual Bonuses to a Cut-off Date.

27.10.2020
Julia Bruck

Representative Body for Severely Disabled Employees Only Responsible For Interests of Severely Disabled Employees

Representative Body for Severely Disabled Employees Only Responsible For Interests of Severely Disabled Employees.

20.10.2020
Julia Bruck

ECJ: Right to Paid Annual Leave Despite Dismissal

ECJ: Right to Paid Annual Leave Despite Dismissal. Employees Keep Entitlement to Holidays After Unlawful Dismissal and Rehiring.

06.10.2020
Julia Bruck

Home Office – Opportunity or Labor Law Trap?

Home-Office. Opportunity or Labor Law Trap?

29.09.2020
Jan Tibor Lelley, Julia Bruck

European Court of Justice Strengthens Protection Against Discrimination in the Workplace.

European Court of Justice Strengthens Protection Against Discrimination in the Workplace. Discrimination also possible without a particular applicant.

08.09.2020
Julia Bruck

Reduction of Minimum Vacation Entitlement During Short-Time Work

Reduction of Minimum Vacation Entitlement During Short-Time Work. Minimum vacation entitlement is automatically reduced pro rata temporis, according to a recent ECJ ruling.

18.08.2020
Julia Bruck

Corona Pandemic: Increased Requirements for Standardized Occupational Safety and Health

Corona Pandemic: Increased Requirements for Standardized Occupational Safety and Health. Economic Boosting and Occupational Safety and Health.

04.08.2020
Jan Tibor Lelley, Julia Bruck

Employment Contracts Limited with Objective Reason

Employment Contracts Limited with Objective Reason. Federal Labor Court Sets Upper Limit for Number and Duration of Repeat Fixed-Term Employment Contracts.

Managing Director’s Contracts: Choice of Contract Type is Binding

Managing Director’s Contracts: Choice of Contract Type is Binding

09.06.2020
Jan Tibor Lelley, Julia Bruck

No Crash Landing, please The coronavirus pandemic has become the corona crisis.

No Crash Landing, please. Are Remote Offices, short working hours and short-time work only the harbingers of company closures, mass dismissals and social compensation plans?

27.05.2020
Jan Tibor Lelley, Tobias Grambow

Digitalisierung fordert Arbeitgeber und Betriebsräte.

Digitalization Challenges Employers and Works Councils. Digital concepts have shown us that many things are possible, but not everything is welcome or allowed.

14.05.2020
Jan Tibor Lelley