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Endless leave – ECJ must decide on the limitation period for unexpired leave entitlements
In its decision of 29 September 2020 (9 AZR 266/20), the Federal Labour Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht – BAG) referred…
ArbG Emden: Employers are supposedly already obliged to set up an objective, reliable and accessible time recording system
In the opinion of the Emden Labour Court (ArbG Emden, decision of 20 February 2020 – 2 Ca…
ZL Aktuell – Employment and Labour Law 09/2020
BAG: Employer’s right to information after termination Employees are obliged to inform the employer about the placement proposals…
EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR LAW 08/2020
LAG Hamburg: Participation of the works council in determining the required personnel The Regional Labor Court (Landesarbeitsgericht –…
Works Council may be dissolved after refusal to work with the personnel manager
The Regional Labor Court (Landesarbeitsgericht – LAG) Düsseldorf decided on 23 June, 2020 on the question whether the…
Work prohibited! – The strikebreaker ban for temporary workers is constitutional
With its decision of 19 June, 2020, the Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht – BVerfG) has now confirmed what…
Lost in Translation – Employer representative does not have to speak German with the works council
The works council is not entitled to demand that the employer’s representative speaks German if sufficient translation is…
New SARS-CoV-2 Occupational Safety Rule comes into force
On Tuesday last week, the German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales…
EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR LAW 08/2020
LAG Hamburg: Participation of the works council in determining the required personnel The Regional Labor Court (Landesarbeitsgericht –…
Federal Labour Court: Effectiveness of preclusion periods in old contracts
In its ruling of September 24, 2019, the Federal Labour Court (BAG) dealt with the requirements for the…