Jul 06, 2023 Can video surveillance be used by employers in Germany as evidence to support dismissal? A recent decision suggests it might. By Hendrik Witt Julia Förster A recent ruling of the German Federal Labour Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht) (BAG) on 29 June 2023, emphasizes the need for transparency...
May 16, 2023 Whistleblower Protection: Germany implements the EU Directive, at last! By Boris Dzida Julia Förster Germany adopted the Whistleblower Protection Act (‘Act’) on 12 May, which implements the EU Whistleblowing Directive (‘Directive’). It...
Apr 20, 2023 German government paper confirms current trends in employee data protection law By Tibor Szigetvari Hendrik Witt Julia Förster Sebastian Rombey +1 more... Show less The core German legal basis for processing employee personal data was recently annulled by the European Court of Justice (CJEU). The...
Jul 12, 2022 Covid-19: An update on workplace protocols across Europe By Raquel Flórez Laura Llangozi Amy Rentell Julia Förster +1 more... Show less Employers have been navigating the fast-changing and complex Covid-19 related legal landscape for over two years now. Although the rules...
Jul 12, 2022 Pregnant women and Covid-19 risk at the workplace By Amy Rentell Julia Förster Leonhard Prasser This blog post follows another one on the current Covid-19 measures and challenges for employers across Europe. Employers should also be...
Jun 02, 2022 Employment of displaced people from Ukraine in Germany By Julia Förster Tobias Kalb Jean-Francois Gerard Laura Llangozi +1 more... Show less This blog post is part of a series that intends to explore local employment law landscapes across Europe in relation to the war in...
Sep 16, 2021 WorkLife 2.0: workplace Covid-19 testing and vaccination protocols – yet another update By Julia Förster Charles Smye Olga Chislova Laura Llangozi Léna Gonzalez Leonhard Prasser +3 more... Show less Return to office policies were a hot topic this summer as employers were busy preparing for the September re-opening of workspaces. The...
Apr 28, 2021 Data protection in Germany: Federal Labour Court dismisses employee’s blanket request for email correspondence By Hendrik Witt Julia Förster According to a decision by Germany’s Federal Labour Court (‘the Court’), an employee must specify which (copies of) email correspondence...