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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 …

The Hamburg Labor Court and the German Federal Labor Court recently ruled on two independent issues – namely the use of ChatGPT by employees and the ban on the use of private smartphones during working hours – and decided in …

Düsseldorf Regional Labor Court clears the way to labor courts: Employment of a GmbH managing director on the basis of an employment contract is also valid within the scope of a merger under German reorganization law.

If an employee who is unfit for work submits, after having received a notice of termination, one or several (follow-up) certificates of incapacity for work which perfectly match the term of the notice period, and if he starts …

Many sectors are still experiencing a shortage of skilled workers. The German government wants to counteract this with an enhanced Skilled Labor Immigration Act. The Act is intended to improve the legal framework in order to …

With its decision of October 17, 2023 (Case no. 1 ABR 24/22), the German Federal Labor Court ruled that a prohibition for employees to use their mobile phones for private purposes during working hours is not subject to …

When workforce requirements fluctuate, agreements to work on call can provide employers with the flexibility they need. However, in order to meet the affected employees’ need for protection, the German Law on Part-Time Work …

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 …

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).

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 …