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Digital employment contracts and temporary employment contracts will be permissible - Text form instead of written form

In its decision of June 6, 2023 (case no. 9 AZR 272/22), the German Federal Labor Court (“BAG”) ruled that, once the “thanks and wishes for the future” wording has been included in an employment reference, employers can …

Promoting a diverse workforce by specifically asking about diversity characteristics such as religion, migration background, sexual orientation and social origin has been defined as goal by an increasing number of companies. …

80 percent of the world’s species that live on land are found in forests. This habitat is being decimated worldwide by approximately the size of ten football pitches every minute. Deforestation is mainly fueled by commercial …

With an interdisciplinary team, Baker Tilly advises on the tax, legal and financial due diligence as well as on post-closing structuring issues. 

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has recently made an important decision in connection with personalized online advertising and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (file no. C-604/22). The decision relates to a …

Baker Tilly provides Autoquip Corp. with business, tax and legal advice on the acquisition of J.A. Becker & Söhne GmbH & Co. KG, a global supplier of compressor and lifting technology.

Upcoming changes and what companies should know now

Pursuant to Art. 40 (1) BetrVG (German Works Constitution Act), the works council is entitled to reimbursement of the costs incurred in connection with the works council member’s participation in a training session pursuant …