The German Central Tax Office (BZSt) announced Correction of CRS-System Error
Recently, the German Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt) released a newsletter, “Infobrief CRS 07/2019” regarding the correction of an error in the...
The Federal Supreme Court has stopped discriminating dismissals of CEOs (managing directors)
CEOs represent the employer and are therefore not classified as employee and thus are not protected against discriminating dismissal – OR? Time and...
Revised version: Globalization and digitalization have reached GoBD
By letter of July 11, 2019, the German Federal Ministry of Finance (Bundesministerium für Finanzen, “BMF”) published the revised version of the German...
Watch Out when Co-Working!
Inventions, Works and Trade Secrets in Co-Working Spaces
Latest News on the notification of collective redundancies - instant announcement of terminates possible
If an employer plans to lay-off more than a specified number of employees within 30 calendar days he is obliged to file an official notification with...
Employees with access to confidential information: What does the new German Trade Secrets Act (“GeschGehG”) mean for employers?
Employers are well advised to particularly protect their corporate know-how. The coming into effect of the new German Trade Secrets Act (“GeschGehG”)...
Update for the tax draft bill on RETT-Blocker avoidance
Article 19 (amendment of German Real Estate Transfer Tax Law) of the Federal Ministry of Finance’s current draft bill to provide further tax...
Never-ending leave entitlement?
“Consulting the law facilitates the finding of justice.” What sounds like a matter of course has no longer been applicable to vacation laws for some...
No revocation right for cancellation agreements
Following the ruling (6 AZR 75/18) dated 7 February 2019 issued by the German Federal Labour Court employees cannot revoke a cancellation agreement...