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ArticleFederal Court Of Justice Permits Use Of Ad BlockersFree content yes – but only without advertising, please. This is where the business model of ad blockers comes in to meet this request: it allows Internet users to have online advertising suppressed.GermanyMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentSKW Schwarz
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ArticleEffectiveness Of Preclusion Periods In Employment ContractsPreclusion periods included in employment contracts to assert existing claims keep being the subject of labor court proceedings. In a more recent decisionGermanyEmployment and HRSKW Schwarz
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ArticleNewsletter Confectionery Industry Special – 2020 EditionOn the occasion of the upcoming International Sweets and Biscuits Fair in Cologne (Germany), we are pleased to introduce our newsletter providing current information for the confectionery industry.GermanyStrategySKW Schwarz
ArticleDie beteiligungsfreie Implementierung eines Mitarbeiterbeteiligungsprogrammes einer ausländischen GesellschaftDer Betriebsrat hat kein Beteiligungsrecht, insbesondere kein Auskunftsrecht nach § 80 BetrVG im Rahmen von Mitarbeiterbeteiligungsprogrammen.GermanyGovernment, Public SectorSKW Schwarz
ArticleZum Begriff Des Aushandels Bei Allgemeinen GeschäftsbedingungenEine AGB-Kontrolle gem. §§ 305 ff. BGB ist infolge eines „Aushandelns" dann nicht durchzuführen, wenn der konkrete Inhalt einer Klausel zwischen den Parteien verhandelt worden ist.GermanyEmployment and HRSKW Schwarz
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