In the past, the argument was often made that a female employee might not be entitled to a differential compensation claim due to lower pay compared to a male colleague, if the higher salary of the male colleague who...more
3/15/2023
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Contract Terms ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Germany ,
Labor Courts ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Gap ,
Wage and Hour
On October 15, 2021, amendments to the Election Regulations for the Implementation of the Works Constitution Act (Wahlordnung or WO) went into effect. As a result, the changes in the Works Council Modernization Act...more
As usual, there are some important changes in German employment law that went into effect at the beginning of the new year. Below are eight of the most important new developments about which employers may want to be aware....more
In the past, Germany’s Federal Social Court (Bundessozialgericht or BSG) has been reluctant to classify employee accidents that employees sustain in their homes as occupational accidents covered by the statutory accident...more
On November 24, 2021, the “traffic light” coalition, consisting of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), the Free Democratic Party (FDP), and Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (the Greens), reached an agreement on its coalition...more
12/17/2021
/ Collective Bargaining ,
Employment Contract ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
Germany ,
Labour Code ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Member State ,
Minimum Wage ,
Political Parties ,
Remote Working ,
Social Security ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
Works Council
On November 10, 2021, Germany’s Federal Labor Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht) ruled (Case No. 5 AZR 334/21) that employers must provide employed bicycle couriers with all the equipment essential for the performance of their...more
The Act to Promote Works Council Elections and Works Council Activities in a Digital Working World (which is also known as the “Works Council Modernization Act” or Betriebsrätemodernisierungsgesetz) went into effect in...more
8/20/2021
/ Amended Legislation ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Committee Meetings ,
Conciliation ,
Data Protection ,
E-Signatures ,
Electronic Communications ,
Electronic Records ,
Germany ,
Mediation ,
Personal Data ,
Remote Working ,
Virtual Meetings ,
Works Council
Germany’s nationwide “emergency brake” system - the public health framework of rules and restrictions first implemented by the German government in April 2021 to help contain the spread of COVID-19 - expired on June 30, 2021,...more
At the beginning of 2021, extensive changes in German employment law came into effect, including some of particular significance to employers. In addition, on January 19, 2021, the German Federal Government implemented...more
2/25/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
EU ,
Germany ,
Health and Safety ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Labor Code ,
New Legislation ,
Part-Time Employees ,
Remote Working ,
Sick Pay ,
Tax Relief ,
Time Extensions ,
UK Brexit ,
Wage and Hour