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
Some employers like the concept that employees must repay a bonus if the employee is no longer employed as of a certain date. This may be permissible in Germany, but only under narrow circumstances.
On June 27, 2018, the...more
The German Federal Labor Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht) ("BAG") held, on August 14, 2018, that it is permissible for an employer to promise employees a premium if they refuse to participate in a strike.
The plaintiff in this...more
8/23/2018
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