A recent ruling of the German Federal Labour Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht) (BAG) on 29 June 2023, emphasizes the need for transparency...
Freshfields Risk & Compliance
Julia Förster
Counsel, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Germany adopted the Whistleblower Protection Act (‘Act’) on 12 May, which implements the EU Whistleblowing Directive (‘Directive’). It...
The core German legal basis for processing employee personal data was recently annulled by the European Court of Justice (CJEU). The...
Employers have been navigating the fast-changing and complex Covid-19 related legal landscape for over two years now. Although the rules...
This blog post follows another one on the current Covid-19 measures and challenges for employers across Europe. Employers should also be...
This blog post is part of a series that intends to explore local employment law landscapes across Europe in relation to the war in...
Return to office policies were a hot topic this summer as employers were busy preparing for the September re-opening of workspaces. The...
According to a decision by Germany’s Federal Labour Court (‘the Court’), an employee must specify which (copies of) email correspondence...