In Tarifverträgen kann der Anspruch auf eine jährliche Sonderzahlung, mit der auch geleistete Arbeit vergütet wird, vom Bestand des Arbeitsverhältnisses zu einem Stichtag außerhalb des Bezugszeitraums im Folgejahr...

The Hamburg Higher Labor Court and Federal Labor Court have fundamentally altered the legal landscape for serving employment-related notices in Germany, ruling that registered letterbox delivery no longer constitutes a legally secure method of service. This decision arose from a case examining whether an employer properly fulfilled its obligation to conduct company integration management before terminating an employee for illness-related reasons, with the court finding that the digitized delivery process la

Since 2006, when the General Equal Treatment Act came into force in Germany, most decisions about discrimination have dealt with alleged discrimination based on age. Is this surprising?

Das BAG betont erneut die Wichtigkeit einer Anhörung des betroffenen Arbeitnehmers als Wirksamkeitsvoraussetzung für den Ausspruch einer außerordentlichen Verdachtskündigung.

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.

The German Federal Labor Court has issued critical rulings on occupational pensions that reshape how employers must interpret salary conversion arrangements and pension plan eligibility. These decisions clarify when collective bargaining agreements can validly exclude mandatory employer subsidies and establish that apprentices may accrue pension entitlements under certain plan rules.

If an employee in Germany is the subject of an internal investigation and the suspicion of misconduct is substantiated, his or her employers often faces a ...

In der Praxis häufig unbekannt ist das Rechtsinstitut der sog. „Anlasskündigung", bei deren Vorliegen ein Entgeltfortzahlungsanspruch des Arbeitnehmers auch über das Ende des Arbeitsverhältnisses hinaus bestehen kann.

An employee getting training at the employer's expense and then quitting can be an expensive business for the employer.

Employers may not always want (or be able to afford) to offer employees promotions or perks on a permanent basis.

On July 13, 2016, the Frankfurt Higher Labor Court held the dismissal of an employee in response to demands by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) was invalid.

Since the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting move toward home office for many employees, unions have been looking for ways to enter employers virtually...

Most companies in some way or another process personal data. Companies who reach specific thresholds are obliged to appoint a Data Protection Officer.

Bei Beendigung des Arbeitsverhältnisses wartet für Arbeitgeber eine unliebsame Aufgabe: die Ausstellung des Arbeitszeugnisses. Für Arbeitgeber ist durch die Ausstellung des Arbeitszeugnisses in der Regel nichts gewonnen, der Aufwand für dessen (ordnungsgemäße) Formulierung ist indes oftmals groß.

German labor law is known beyond its borders for its far-reaching protection against dismissals.

Streitigkeiten um Annahmeverzugslohnansprüche bleiben weiterhin im Fokus der arbeitsgerichtlichen Rechtsprechung.

European anti-discrimination law does not protect mock applicants, i.e. applicants who are not interested in being hired, but solely apply in order to bring claims on the grounds of discrimination.

Powerful trade unions often are a thorn in the side of employers. But if a company tries to reduce the trade unions' influence, it may violate the freedom of association under Article 9 section 3...

The Regional Labor Court of Lower Saxony has issued significant rulings clarifying that whistleblower protection only applies when employees utilize the designated reporting channels established by their organization. These decisions establish important precedents for how companies must structure their whistleblower systems and what protections employees can expect when reporting misconduct.

Questions concerning the expiry and time-barring of holiday claims have been the subject of labour court disputes since time immemorial.