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What Is 'Coffee Badging' And How Should Employers Respond?

This form of symbolic presence, known as ‘coffee badging', may seem inconspicuous at first, but it points to fundamental tensions in modern working life.

Germany Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

Cross-Border Catch-Up: Germany's Working Hours Recording Requirements (Podcast)

In this episode of our Cross-Border Catch-Up podcast series, Goli Rahimi (Chicago) and Tatjana Serbina (Berlin) break down Germany's evolving requirements...

Germany Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Federal Labour Court Strengthens Equal Pay: A Single Comparator Suffices – No "Preponderant Probability" Required

The Federal Labour Court has made clear that, to trigger the presumption of sex-based pay discrimination, it is sufficient to compare oneself with a single, better-paid colleague of the opposite sex performing the same or work of equal value.

Germany Employment

PL

PwC Legal Germany

Germany's Federal Labor Court Rules On Loss Of Annual Leave In Event Of Long‑Term Illness

On July 15, 2025, the German Federal Labor Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht – BAG) further refined its case law on the lapse of annual leave where an employee is long term incapacitated for work due to illness.

Germany Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

The Reform Of The EWC Directive – New Compliance Obligations For Multinational Companies In Sight

Germany Employment

OP

Oppenhoff

Key Issues Regarding Medical Certificates And Continued Payment Of Remuneration

Germany Employment

Hangarter Legal

Company Pension Strengthening Act II ("BRSG II") – Draft By The Federal Government – What It Brings And Who Benefits From It!

Germany Employment

PL

PwC Legal Germany

Strengthening Employee-Driven Innovation At Munich Airport

Germany Employment

innosabi

Fluent In AI: How To Build An AI-literate Workforce

Germany Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

'Footprint Conversations' In Germany

Germany Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

When Beauty Hurts The Pay Cheque – New Tattoo Ruling In Germany

Germany Employment

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Company Pension Schemes: Must-haves And Minimisation Of Liability When Implementing By Means Of Direct Insurance

Germany Employment

OP

Oppenhoff

Long Time No See-Der Richtige Umgang Mit Urlaubsansprüchen Langzeiterkrankter

Germany Employment

KA

Kuttner Attorneys at Law

Fallstricke Bei Der Ausstellung Von Arbeitszeugnissen

Germany Employment

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Kliemt.HR Lawyers

Transfer Pricing And Customs Valuation: Navigating Germany's Regulatory Landscape In 2025

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NERA

Action Required For Providers Of Connected Devices: Challenges Under The EU Data Act

Germany Privacy

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Pay Discrimination Based On A Pair Comparison – Consequences Of The Federal Labour Court's Decision

Germany Employment

OP

Oppenhoff

James Bond's "Moneypenny" – Professional, Loyal, And Understanding – But Also Characterful?

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Bardehle Pagenberg

Alvarez & Marsal Webinar: European Restructuring And Corporate Distress In 2025 (Video)

Germany Insolvency

AM

Alvarez & Marsal

Ab Wann Profitieren Teilzeitbeschäftigte Von Überstundenzuschlägen?

Teilzeitbeschäftigte dürfen beim Entgelt nicht anders behandelt werden als Vollzeitbeschäftigte, es sei denn, es liegt ein sachlicher Grund für die unterschiedliche Behandlung vor.

Germany Employment

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Kliemt.HR Lawyers

Kein Verfall Von Urlaubsansprüchen Bei Mehreren Aufeinanderfolgenden Beschäftigungsverboten

Während eines mutterschutzrechtlichen Beschäftigungsverbots bleibt der Urlaubsanspruch unberührt. So sieht es das Gesetz in § 24 Satz 1 MuSchG vor.

Germany Employment

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Kliemt.HR Lawyers

Job Architecture: The Key To Modern HR Work And Legally Compliant Remuneration

Job architecture is the basis for many areas of human resources. In particular, it provides the basis for the remuneration system.

Germany Employment

OP

Oppenhoff

Job Architecture: Schlüssel zu moderner Personalarbeit und rechtssicherer Vergütung

Die Stellenarchitektur, engl. Job Architecture, ist die Basis vieler Bereiche des Personalwesens. Im Besonderen ist sie die Basis der Entgeltsystematik.

Germany Employment

OP

Oppenhoff

Germany's Legislative Push For E-Mobility: What Employers Need To Know

AM

Alvarez & Marsal

EU: Revision Of European Works Councils Directive Nears Final Approval

European Union Employment

AO

A&O Shearman

From Competitor To Competitor

Germany Employment

AO

A&O Shearman

Focus On Labour Law - 2nd Quarter 2025

Germany Employment

OP

Oppenhoff

Fokus Arbeitsrecht 2. Quartal 2025

Germany Employment

OP

Oppenhoff

Bürokratieentlastung Im Arbeitsrecht: Kleine Schritte, Aber In Die Richtige Richtung

Germany Employment

MB

Mayer Brown

Employment Law Aspects Of The Coalition Agreement At A Glance

Germany Employment

AO

A&O Shearman

EU Pay Transparency Directive – Worker's Right To Receive Information

European Union Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Coalition Agreement 2025: New German Government's Plans For Labor And Employment Laws

Germany Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

German Federal Labor Court Finds Certain Virtual Stock Option Forfeiture Clauses May Unreasonably Disadvantage Employees

Germany Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Employment Law Aspects Of The Coalition Agreement At A Glance

The coalition agreement between the CDU/CSU and the SPD, titled "Responsibility for Germany," was announced on April 9, 2025.

Germany Employment

AO

A&O Shearman

EU Pay Transparency Directive – Worker's Right To Receive Information

EU countries must implement the regulations of the EU Pay Transparency Directive into local laws by June 7, 2026.

European Union Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Coalition Agreement 2025: New German Government's Plans For Labor And Employment Laws

A new coalition agreement between Germany's Christian Democratic Union and the Social Democratic Party contains several labor and employment law proposals.

Germany Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

German Federal Labor Court Finds Certain Virtual Stock Option Forfeiture Clauses May Unreasonably Disadvantage Employees

On March 19, 2025, the German Federal Labor Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht or BAG) held in Case No.: 10 AZR 67/24 that certain forfeiture clauses...

Germany Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Pay Transparency vs Pay Privacy: How To Succeed In Both

Germany Privacy

IL

Ius Laboris

Updates On Supply Chain Due Diligence: The EU Forced Labour Regulation

At the end of last year, the EU Member States adopted Regulation (EU) 2024/3015 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2024 on prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 – known as the EU Forced Labour Regulation.

Germany Employment

L

Littler

Overtime Pay For Part-Time Workers: Legal Clarity From Germany's Highest Labor Court

The German Federal Labor Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht, or "BAG") has ruled that part-time employees must be treated the same as full-time employees when it comes to overtime pay.

Germany Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Künftig weniger Bürokratie? – Was das BEG IV für Arbeitgeber bedeutet

Alle 12 Minuten werden in Deutschland rund 107 neue Arbeitsverträge abgeschlossen.* Klingt beeindruckend! Noch beeindruckender ist der bürokratische Aufwand, der mit jeder Neueinstellung verbunden ist

Germany Employment

L

Littler

Die US-Wahl 2024: Was Unternehmen in den USA jetzt erwartet

Die US-Wahl 2024 war in vielerlei Hinsicht historisch. Neben den internationalen Krisenherden in Europa und dem Nahen Osten polarisierten nationale Themen wie Immigration.

Germany Employment

L

Littler

Überstundenzuschläge auch für Teilzeitkräfte? Endlich Rechtsklarheit durch das BAG!

Germany Employment

L

Littler

Gender Discrimination In Company Pension Schemes In Germany: Need For Action And Cost Risks

Germany Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Fourth Bureaucracy Reduction Act – Practical Questions & Answers

Germany Employment

OP

Oppenhoff

Trade Unions Have No Digital Access Right To The Company – German Federal Labour Court Sets Limits To Institutional Freedom Of Association

Germany Employment

OP

Oppenhoff

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

Germany Employment

Hangarter Legal

Re-Skilling And Up-Skilling: How To Win The 'War For Talent'

Germany Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

Temporary Agency Work: Contracts Finally Permitted In Text Format

Germany Employment

N

Noerr

Employment Law Newsletter Issue 3 2024

Germany Employment

LR

Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

Labour & Employment Law Newsletter Issue 2 2024

Germany Employment

LR

Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

Labour & Employment Law Newsletter Issue 1 2024

Germany Employment

LR

Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

Pay Attention Episode 8: Ordnung Muss Sein - Implementing The Pay Transparency Directive In Germany

Germany Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

Germany Employment

HK

HEUKING

Employment & Benefits – 2024 Highlights And 2025 Outlook

Germany Employment

MB

Mayer Brown

Germany: Employment & Benefits – 2024 Highlights And 2025 Outlook

Germany Employment

MB

Mayer Brown

Temporary Employment Without Borders?

Germany Employment

N

Noerr

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