The German Federal Labour Court has ruled an employee was
entitled to mileage reimbursement for driving to his new place of
work when his relocation to another branch was declared
invalid.
The relocation of employees is a perennial issue. Even though
much has been written in case law and literature about the
requirements for a legally effective relocation, the question often
arises as to what risks an employer bears if it relocates an
employee to another position ineffectively. The Federal Labour
Court recently had to decide a case in which an employee asserted
claims for damages against his employer due to an invalid
geographic relocation (BAG, ruling dated November 28, 2019 - 8 AZR
125/18, press release no. 42/19).
