Executive Summary-
As Europeans across the continent head to the ballot box in a contentious election year, employers are navigating numerous challenges—from potential employment law changes to managing divisive political...more
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -
After years of disruptions from the pandemic, artificial intelligence, shifting regulations and changing employee preferences, are European workplaces finally reaching a consensus on the “new normal”?
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In its September 2022 decision on the recording of working hours (Case No. 1 ABR 22/21), the German Federal Labor Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht, or BAG) not only attracted a great deal of attention among employers and employees...more
Equal pay for equal work and work of equal value: the legal foundations of this principle have been enshrined in European and German laws for decades. Lawmakers attempted to strengthen actual enforcement by enacting the...more
After almost three months, Germany’s Federal Labor Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht, or BAG) has published the reasons for its decision that employers must record working hours in Germany. The guidelines for recording working time...more
According to a recent decision from the German Federal Labor Court, necessary travel time spent in the employer’s interest generally has to be compensated like working time. This decision impacts business travel, especially...more
Under the new German Remuneration Transparency Act, employers face complex review and reporting obligations. The gender pay gap in Germany for comparable work and equivalent job qualifications is still nearly 7%. In order to...more
7/12/2017
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Equity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Germany ,
New Legislation ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Wage and Hour