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From December 31, 2023, the assumed approval for electricity distribution network operators’ public electromobility charging points will cease to apply. By such date, electricity grid operators must choose one of two legal …

Is a clause in a supplementary pension scheme effective according to which a company disability pension requires the receipt of a statutory pension for reduced earning capacity and is only paid if the employment relationship …

Since January 1, 2021, member states have already been paying 80 cents per kilogram of non-recycled plastic waste to the European Union (EU). However, this is not a plastic tax, but a levy on plastic waste. This difference …

Pursuant to Art. 650f (1) BGB (German Civil Code), contractors in construction projects may demand from their customers a security deposit for the remuneration not yet paid in the amount of ten percent of the claim for …

As of October 4, 2023, the SV-Meldeportal (reporting portal for German social security purposes; hereinafter “SI Reporting Portal”) is going to replace sv.net. In the following, you will learn what the replacement means for …

Does a suspected working time fraud justify an ordinary termination? The Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Regional Labor Court had to deal with this question in its decision of March 28, 2023 (case no. 5 Sa 128/22).

Italy's real estate market suffers the consequences of international macroeconomic scenarios with rising interest rates and inflation. Despite turbulences the Italian market remains attractive.

The economic picture in the UK is currently largely driven by two interconnected factors – high inflation and rising interest rates. The Bank of England increased the base rate again this year to 5.25% in August 2023, the …

An employee who makes strongly insulting, racist, sexist and violent comments about superiors and other colleagues in a private chat group can only invoke a justified expectation of confidentiality against extraordinary …