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When the new government enters the Bundestag, the minimum wage is expected to increase from €9.82 to €12.00 before the end of this year. Due to this not inconsiderable future burden, employers should always check which …

Employees can resolve to elect a company-wide works council irrespective of the statutory company structures, provided there are no collectively agreed regulations and no works council has yet been formed in this company.

Currently, employees may enter their workplace, where physical contacts between employers and employees or third parties cannot be excluded, only if they are vaccinated, recovered or tested and carry with them, have available …

In order to get a grip on the rapidly worsening Corona situation, stricter regulations at the workplace apply as of today until March 19, 2022, among other things with the vaccinated-tested-recovered (“3G”) rule.

In a digitalized world, the question of whether employment contracts can be signed electronically is becoming increasingly important.

The year 2021 is slowly but surely drawing to a close. During this time of year, employers and employees alike often wonder what happens with vacation days which have not yet been taken.

In a decision announced yesterday, Wednesday, October 13, 2021 (file no. 5 AZR 211/21), the German Federal Labor Court overturned a decision of the Lower Saxony Regional Labor Court from March 2021 (file no. 11 SA 1062/20) …

According to the BAG’s latest decision, the evidentiary value of a certificate of incapacity for work is diminished if the certificate confirms an employee’s incapacity for work immediately after a notice of termination and …

The BAG declared an exclusion clause in an employment contract – also known as an "exclusion period regulation" or "forfeiture clause" – which limits liability due to intent contrary to Art. 202 Sec. 1 BGB (German Civil Code) …

As part of the status determination procedure it can be bindingly clarified upon application whether an employment is subject to social security contribution. The procedure is carried out by the Clearing Department of the …