The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, first identified in Wuhan, China, has spread beyond China's borders to dozens of countries, infecting tens of thousands of people and causing a mounting number of fatalities....more
As the new year begins, it is a good time to look at key developments in German labor and employment law in 2019 and look ahead in 2020. With respect to 2019, corporate legal and human resources departments should be aware of...more
The Situation: The German Federal Labor Court had to decide on the question whether a seemingly fixed-term employment is actually an indefinite employment. Prior to the latest hire, the same employee was already employed for...more