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  • 04/08/2025
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Occupational pension scheme: Old collective agreement can exclude employer contribution

The German Federal Labor Court (“BAG”) has ruled that an “old” collective agreement can effectively deviate from the employer contribution provided for in the German Company Pensions Act (“BetrAVG”). This has consequences for …

  • 03/25/2025
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BAG overturns forfeiture clause for share options after termination

The Federal Labor Court has ruled that “vested” employee stock options may not expire immediately or on an accelerated basis following termination by the employee. This has far-reaching consequences for employee participation …

  • 03/04/2025
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Social insurance obligation for freelance teachers only from 2027

Thanks to a transitional regulation, the social security obligation for freelance teachers will not apply until 2027. However, there are legal pitfalls. Educational institutions should therefore act now and check their …

  • 02/24/2025
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Probationary period in a fixed-term employment contract - how long can it be?

The Berlin-Brandenburg Regional Labor Court has confirmed that the probationary period in fixed-term employment contracts must not exceed 25 percent of the contractual term. Employers should take note of the ruling when …

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German Federal Labor Court: No obligation to look for a job early during a leave of absence

The German Federal Labor Court has now ruled that employers may not simply stop paying salaries if employees released from work do not look for a new job or take up new employment within their notice period.

  • 01/29/2025
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Electronic salary statements: BAG allows purely digital provision

The German Federal Labor Court (BAG) has recently ruled that companies may also provide purely digital salary statements.

  • 01/16/2025
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Online sick note after termination: When employers can doubt an online sick note

Dismissed - and suddenly incapable of work? Employers can challenge the high evidential value of a certificate of incapacity for work, for example, if the sick note covers exactly the notice period. However, online sick notes …

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Trade union fails with motion: court rejects exclusion of a member from the staff council

On November 7, 2024 (case reference: 19 A 9/24), the Schleswig-Holstein Administrative Court ruled that the requirements for excluding the chairperson of the staff council from the staff council were not met. In particular, …

  • 11/19/2024
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Labor law consequences of the German Bureaucracy Relief Act IV for employers – big goals, small impact?

On October 18, 2024, the German Federal Council approved the draft for a Bureaucracy Relief Act IV (“BEG IV”). The BEG IV was published in the Federal Law Gazette on October 29, 2024 and will essentially come into force on …

  • 10/16/2024
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“Diarra decision” against FIFA shows: Labor markets are the focus of European competition authorities

In its “Diarra decision”, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has overturned certain transfer rules of world football’s governing body FIFA. The background to this is the case of former French international Lassana Diarra. …

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