Now things are to move quickly. After the prevailing legal view was that most German employers outside the medical and nursing professions could not even ask about their employee's vaccination status, the three political...more
For as long as the threat of infection from COVID-19 remains, businesses will have to maintain a safe and healthy workplace to an increased degree. In order to clarify and sort out the large number of recommendations, the...more
On 19 January 2021, the German Chancellor and Federal Prime Ministers passed a new resolution on further measures to combat the Corona pandemic. The Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs implemented this resolution in...more
A few days ago, the much-anticipated official Corona-Warn-App, commissioned by the German government, went live – and has since been downloaded over 10 million times. The goal is to convince as many people as possible to use...more
The COVID-19 crisis led to drastic changes in employment. Although measures have been taken by the German legislator and the government to secure jobs, staff cuts appear inevitable for many companies as the crisis progresses....more
Due to the pandemic-related increase in remote work, questions come up who will end up bearing additional costs – such as increased electricity costs and expenses for cell phone and internet plan. There is also a need for...more
The German government has agreed on additional benefit packages worth billions. Companies that recently implemented short-time work and their employees are to profit from this....more
In the wake of COVID-19, many companies in Germany implemented short-time work (Kurzarbeit) in order to safeguard jobs and save on personnel. In our previous blog, we outlined the application process and provided an overview...more
Employee health and safety are top of mind when it comes to work in times of the pandemic – and when starting to take steps to return to a new normal where business continues even as outbreaks may flare up. When the lockdowns...more
For working parents who are unable to fulfil their working duties due to the closure of kindergarten, day care centre and/or school as a result of the pandemic, the German parliament has passed a new law in a fast-track...more
Für berufstätige Eltern, die infolge der pandemiebedingten Schließung von Kindergarten, Kindertagesstätte und/oder Schule ihrer Arbeitspflicht nicht nachkommen können, hat der Gesetzgeber im Eilverfahren ein neues Gesetz...more
The consequences of the spread of the novel coronavirus (Sars-CoV-2) have reached the German labour market. Many companies are daily confronted with new and complex legal questions regarding the handling of...more
Die Folgen der Ausbreitung des neuartigen Coronavirus (Sars-CoV-2) haben den deutschen Arbeitsmarkt erreicht. Viele Unternehmen werden täglich mit neuen komplexen Rechtsfragen zum Umgang mit dem Coronavirus im...more
Der Bundestag hat am 13. März 2020 das "Gesetz zur befristeten krisenbedingten Verbesserung der Regelungen für das Kurzarbeitergeld" in einem Schnellverfahren verabschiedet, das den Unternehmen den Zugang zu Kurzarbeitergeld...more
This updated overview provides multinational employers practical advice to develop their coronavirus response strategy on an international level and to ensure a safe working environment for their employees under local...more
On March 13, 2020 the German parliament passed the “law on the crisis-related temporary improvement of the regulations for short-time work allowance” (Gesetz zur befristeten krisenbedingten Verbesserung der Regelungen für das...more
This updated overview provides multinational employers practical advice to develop their coronavirus response strategy on an international level and to ensure a safe working environment for their employees under local...more
This updated overview provides multinational employers practical advice to develop their coronavirus response strategy on an international level and to ensure a safe working environment for their employees under local...more
This overview provides multinational employers practical advice to develop their coronavirus response strategy on an international level and to ensure a safe working environment for their employees under local employment and...more