Surprisingly, the German Federal Employment Court (BAG) decided on 13 September 2022 that an obligation exists for employers in Germany to comprehensively record employees’ working time (case reference 1 ABR 22/21). For...more
The pandemic has driven many employees out of the office and regular working from home has become more and more the norm. However, our practical experience shows that the current legal basis, legal requirements and the...more
SUMMARY - In Germany, a new act relating to the immigration of skilled workers (Fachkräfteeinwanderungsgesetz) came into force on 1 March 2020. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, labour migration and the new act are...more
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In Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften eV v Tetsuji Shimizu (C-684/16), the European Court of Justice (the ECJ) decided that the provisions of the EU Working Time Directive (the Directive) and...more