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Welcome back to our “cross-border perspectives” series, where we compare employment law and practice from an international perspective, drawing on the experience of local and international employment lawyers who deal with...more
The European Court of Justice recently found that a collective agreement provision on overtime pay potentially violated the prohibition of discrimination against part-time employees as well as the prohibition of...more
AUSLÄNDERHETZE ALS KÜNDIGUNGSGRUND? Sie wollen „Deutschland den Deutschen“ vorbehalten, meinen damit ausschließlich sich selbst (nicht etwa die Kassiererin im Supermarkt) und grölen „Ausländer raus“. Sowohl ihre Kleidung...more
Die Statistiken sind eindeutig: Im Jahr 2023 fehlten Arbeitnehmer in Deutschland krankheitsbedingt durchschnittlich 15,2 Tage. Damit hat der Krankenstand in Deutschland einen neuen Höchstwert erreicht. Oft bestehen Bedenken,...more
In this issue of Employment Flash: the new DOL rule on independent contractors, SCOTUS’s unanimous Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower ruling, plus labor law developments in California, Delaware, D.C., New York, the EU, Germany and...more
Folgt auf die Kündigung des Arbeitgebers die Vorlage von Arbeitsunfähigkeitsbescheinigungen, die den Zeitraum bis zur Beendigung des Arbeitsverhältnisses passgenau abdecken, kann deren Beweiswert erschüttert sein. Das BAG...more
Geht der Kündigungsschutzprozess für den Arbeitgeber verloren, freuen sich viele Arbeitnehmer auf die rückwirkende Auszahlung des ausstehenden Gehalts: Sie fordern Annahmeverzugslohn. Dabei vergessen sie oft, dass auf den...more
Das Bundesarbeitsgericht hatte sich in einer aktuellen Entscheidung (BAG, Urteil vom 24. August 2023 – 2 AZR 17/23, PM) damit auseinander zu setzen, inwiefern Äußerungen, die in privaten WhatsApp-Chatgruppen getätigt wurden,...more
The German Federal Labour Court has clarified the rules on when an employee who makes offensive comments about colleagues in a private chat can be dismissed. According to a recent decision of the German Federal Labour...more
New York, Minnesota and NLRB Act To Limit Noncompetes - New York Legislature Passes Bill To Ban Post-Employment Noncompetes - On June 20, 2023, the New York state Legislature passed a bill that bans post-employment...more
The vast majority of employers in Germany are aware by now that caution is required when formulating job advertisements in order to avoid being confronted with accusations of discrimination and the associated claims for...more
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
Bundesarbeitsgericht (BAG) konkretisiert Rechtsprechung - Gemäß § 7 Abs. 4 BUrlG ist Urlaub abzugelten, wenn er wegen Beendigung des Arbeitsverhältnisses ganz oder teilweise nicht mehr gewährt werden kann. Nachdem das BAG...more
On September 13, 2022, the German Federal Labor Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht) ruled (1 ABR 22/21) that employers are required to record the working hours of their employees. The reasoning for the decision was published on...more
Today, the German Federal Labor Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht) ("FLC") made two important decisions on vacation which are of great importance for employers in Germany: In the first decision (9 AZR 266/20), the FLC held that...more
In a surprising decision of 13 September 2022 (1 ABR 22/21), the BAG ruled that companies are already obliged to introduce a system for recording working time. With this decision, the BAG has surpassed the German legislator:...more
Überraschend hat das Bundesarbeitsgericht (BAG) mit Beschluss vom 13. September 2022 (1 ABR 22/21) entschieden, dass für Unternehmen schon jetzt eine Verpflichtung zur Einführung eines Systems der Arbeitszeiterfassung...more
Nach einem aktuellen Urteil des Landesarbeitsgerichts Baden-Württemberg vom 25. März 2022 (7 Sa 63/21) kann die (betriebs-)öffentliche Zugänglichmachung von Schriftsätzen aus arbeitsgerichtlichen Verfahren mittels Dropbox, in...more
Am 10. November 2021 entschied das Bundesarbeitsgericht (BAG), dass Arbeitnehmende, die als sogenannte „Rider“ Speisen und Getränke mit dem Fahrrad ausliefern, grundsätzlich einen Anspruch auf Bereitstellung eines...more
Labor court proceedings are of great importance in Germany. Employees and employers often meet again in court, especially when it comes to the termination of their employment relationship. The German labor court procedure has...more
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
Auswirkungen einer CORONA-Infektion auf Entgeltansprüche - 1. ENTSCHEIDUNG DES LAG DÜSSELDORF - Mit Urteil vom 15. Oktober 2021 hat das LAG Düsseldorf (Az.: 7 Sa 857/21) ebenso wie die Vorinstanz die Klage einer...more
During the Corona pandemic, bike delivery services experienced a boom in Germany. One provider has been newly listed on the major German stock index DAX, another one is the fastest-growing German unicorn of all times. Major...more
The German Federal Labor Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht – BAG) confirmed the judgement of the Regional Labor Court of Hesse (Hessisches Landesarbeitsgericht – LAG Hessen, file no. 14 Sa 306/20) with its judgement of 11 November...more