In IT and communications, the Bundesagentur für Arbeit may in future grant approval irrespective of the qualification as a skilled worker.

In coordination with the EU Commission, the federal government has launched numerous support measures and state aid in the form of grants, loans...

Yesterday the Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy sent out a circular on awards in the hopefully short corona crisis.

On April 1, 2020, the European Commission published a "Guidance on using the public procurement framework in the emergency situation related to the COVID-19 crisis".

In its decision, the German Federal Labor Court (BAG) recently distinguished between temporary and "limited" permanent employment contracts.

In connection with the coronavirus, prices for transport services have increased, in some cases very considerably, such as when a reduction in freight space necessitates rebooking and rescheduling.

The COVID-19 virus (commonly known as the "coronavirus") is affecting companies' commercial activities around the world, with particular impact on supply chains and employment and insurance law.

The COVID-19 pandemic brings to light penal and fine regulations that have hitherto led a shadowy existence. In particular, quarantine requirements and curfews and the punishability of violations thereof are currently under discussion.

The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) has ruled, upon submission by the Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, OGH)

BAG [Bundesarbeitsgericht – German Federal Labor Court] of June 26, 2019 - 5 AZR 178/18

In its decision of 8 August 2019 (Ref.: 29 W 940/19), the Munich Higher Regional Court commented for the first time on the German Act on the Protection of Business Secrets (GeschGehG).

The coronavirus is not only harmful to health but also to our finances, leading to considerable financial losses for many companies and employees

The employer may reduce the vacation entitlement of a worker on parental leave by one twelfth for each full calendar month.

State Labor Court (Landesarbeitsgericht; LAG) Baden-Württemberg dated December 20, 2018 - 17 Sa 11/18

If an employee spreads a rumor via WhatsApp that a colleague has been convicted of rape, this may justify dismissal without notice.

This would be desirable in view of the fact that it would significantly simplify the handling of cancelation agreements with consensual phases of release from work.

A clause in a preworded pension commitment stipulating a minimum of ten years of marriage as per the date of death as a prerequisite for the disbursement of survivors' benefits violates German general terms and conditions...

The transfer of an employee after the loss of job to the care of an in-house "Job Service and Placement" unit constitutes a transfer requiring consent within the meaning of Sec. 99 para. 1 BetrVG

In recent weeks, the corona-related effects on the economy have led to hectic activities by the EU Commission.

While the coronavirus continues to spread, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority ("BaFin") also published a document on the Minimum Requirements for Risk Management ("MaRisk")