On 23 June 2022, the German parliament passed a bill to implement an EU directive on transparent and predictable working conditions into German law. Changes to the German Evidence Act (Nachweisgesetz – NachwG) are of...more
Due to rapidly increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases over the past few weeks, an amendment of the German Infection Protection Act (the Act) was passed last week. The amendments will enter into force on 24 November 2021. The...more
Quick action by politicians was required: In this episode, we present the amendments to the German Infection Protection Act that have just been passed and which employers must now observe on a daily basis: What does the...more
Last year, the German Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (the Ministry) introduced specific health and safety regulations in the light of the pandemic. Today, the Ministry issued the new SARS-CoV-2 Occupational...more
The COVID-19 emergency led the Member States of the European Union to adopt appropriate preventive measures aimed at achieving a healthy and safe resumption of work activities and avoiding the spread of the virus at the...more