One of the difficult realities of running a business is that companies occasionally find themselves needing to make reductions to their staff headcount, be it because of workplace shutdowns due to economic difficulties,...more
1/8/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Collective Redundancies Directive ,
EU ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Germany ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Member State ,
Notification Requirements ,
Reduction of Force ,
Restructuring ,
Termination ,
Trade Unions ,
WARN Act ,
Worker Representation
On December 20, 2022, the German Federal Labor Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht, BAG) issued two important decisions on untaken paid leave with significant implications for all employers in Germany:...more
Following the enactment of the Directive on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions (the “Directive”), EU Member States have had to implement into their national laws additional information obligations on employers....more
Der deutsche Gesetzgeber hat das Nachweisgesetz überarbeitet, das die inhaltlichen Vorgaben für Arbeitsverträge regelt. Arbeitsverträge müssen nun zusätzliche Angaben und Informationen für die Arbeitnehmer beinhalten. Bei...more
After long public discussions, the short-time allowance is increased. The corresponding draft law was passed yesterday by the Bundestag.
The following changes then occur:
•The short-time work allowance is gradually...more
The COVID-19 pandemic presents many employers and their local works councils with difficult-to-solve problems. Urgently required company agreements cannot be concluded, as negotiations with the works council previously...more
In times of the corona crisis and related administrative orders for quarantine and company closures, the question of compensation claims arises for many companies. This question has become even more topical since the...more
The following information is intended to help you assess whether and how the introduction of short-time work is possible and useful in your company. The federal government has now made it easier to draw short-time benefits...more
HOT TOPICS FOR MULTINATIONAL EMPLOYERS: PRIVACY IN THE WORKPLACE, THE EU GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION, AND BREXIT -
Increasing digitalisation of the workplace means that many routine activities nowadays entail the...more
EU Employment Issues In M&A Transactions -
Across industry sectors, there is one thing that all organizations have in common—people. Every organization needs a workforce to steer it in the right direction. This means...more
11/2/2015
/ Acquired Rights Directive ,
Anonymization ,
Asset Deals ,
Austria ,
Collective Redundancies Directive ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Discrimination ,
Due Diligence ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employee Transfers ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Tribunals ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
France ,
Human Trafficking ,
International Data Transfers ,
Modern Slavery Act ,
National Minimum Wage Regulations (NMWR) ,
Personal Data ,
Stock Deals ,
Target Company ,
UK ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework ,
Works Council
Employees are a company’s greatest asset, but if the company gets hiring decisions wrong, employees could also be the company’s greatest expense. Accordingly, recruiting the right people and retaining and promoting the best,...more
International attention to misappropriation of trade secrets has never been at a higher level. In early May 2014, a U.S. federal grand jury indicted several Chinese military officials for allegedly misappropriating trade...more