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Paid Leave

The following paper aims to succinctly address the question "Under what circumstances is an employee entitled to paid leave?” This guide offers an overview of legal aspects of paid leave in the requisite jurisdictions....more

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Whistleblowing in Germany: what employers need to know

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Germany’s new Whistleblower Protection Act is now in force. Large and medium-sized companies need to act quickly to comply and avoid possible fines....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

German Whistleblower Protection Law Brings New Obligations for Companies - What Employers Need to Know Now

With a delay of almost one and a half years, the German legislator has implemented the so-called Whistleblower Directive (Directive (EU) 2019/1937) into German law: In mid-December 2022, the German Bundestag had passed the...more

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Hinweisgeberschutzgesetz – Handlungsbedarf für Unternehmen

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Ein umfassendes, einheitliches Hinweisgeberschutzsystem existiert in Deutschland bis dato nicht. Dies soll sich nun ändern: Am 27. Juli 2022[1] hat das Bundeskabinett den Entwurf eines Hinweisgeberschutzgesetzes (HinSchG-E)...more

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NAVEX Next Virtual Conference – Whistleblowing Round Up

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On 9 June 2022, NAVEX hosted the 2022 European Risk and Compliance Virtual Conference, in which industry leaders and experts came together to discuss all the latest news, trends, updates and challenges surrounding company...more

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Germany's new draft bill to transpose the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive

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Germany's Federal Ministry of Justice submitted a new draft bill to transpose the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive. The EU Whistleblower Protection Directive should have been transposed by 17 December 2021 already. This...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Neues zum Whistleblowing – Meinungsfreiheit und Staatsbürgerpflicht vs. Loyalität im Arbeitsverhältnis

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Zumeist sind es Arbeitnehmer, die Missstände oder Straftaten melden, welche ihnen im Zusammenhang mit ihrem Arbeitsverhältnis bekannt geworden sind. Mangels ausdrücklicher gesetzlicher Regelung besteht jedoch für Arbeitnehmer...more

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Enhanced Maternity Protections in Germany are Taking Effect

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In May 2017, the German Federal Government passed a reform known as the German Maternity Protection Act, aimed at protecting the health and well-being of the woman and her (unborn) child during pregnancy, after birth and...more

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German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) Releases Online Whistleblowing System

On January 1 2017, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (“BaFin”) set up an online whistleblowing system allowing anyone to anonymously report alleged violations of supervisory law. BaFin is the national...more

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