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With the 2019 “time-clock decision”, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the European Union’s (EU) Member States must oblige employers to implement an objective, reliable and accessible system by means of which the …

In proceedings initiated by the works council of a mobile operator, the Regional Labour Court (LAG) of Munich has ruled that the works council has a right to information from the employer regarding the hours worked, also in …

The obligation to provide employers with a digital certificate of incapacity for work (“eAU”) from 2023 will eliminate bureaucracy the paper-based certificate requires.

The achievement of company-related targets is repeatedly used as valuation standard for performance-related target agreements. The Baden-Württemberg Regional Labor Court (decision of August 24, 2022 – 4 Sa 53/21) has now …

The headlines are piling up, the appeals from the German government are unmistakable: in order to secure the energy supply in the upcoming winter, citizens should save energy, not only at home, but also at work. But what do …

Employees are entitled to an annual leave. The European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) decision of September 22, 2022 (C-102/21, C-518/20, C-727/20) in connection with vacation law further strengthens such entitlement.

In June, the German Federal Social Court ruled that lawyers working as a company’s managing partners can generally be subject to social security contributions. In the underlying case, five lawyers working as managing partners …

A recent decision by the German Federal Labor Court (BAG, decision dated March 1, 2022 – 9 AZR 260/21) once again shows that particular caution is required with regard to the wording of continuing education and training …

After two years of travelling abstinence and lifted entry restrictions, many employees have been drawn to high-risk corona regions or virus variant regions again since the beginning of the year – despite continuing high …

On 25 March 2022 the Regional Labour Court (Landesarbeitsgericht – LAG) Hessen has clarified the practice-related questions as to which requirements have to be met for a reservation proviso in the case of a temporary transfer …