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'Footprint Conversations' In Germany

As global pressures reshape German industry, businesses are rethinking their operations and workforce strategies in a way they haven't done before.

Germany Employment

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Ius Laboris

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

There has been some discussion in Germany recently over the question of sick pay entitlement, an employer's obligation to pay sick pay and the degree of control an employer has over the entitlement.

Germany Employment

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Addleshaw Goddard

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

Companies often implement company pension (betriebliche Altersversorgung, "bAV") indirectly via a direct insurance company as an external pension provider.

Germany Employment

OP

Oppenhoff

Long Time No See-Der Richtige Umgang Mit Urlaubsansprüchen Langzeiterkrankter

Die Krankenstände im privaten und öffentlichen Sektor befinden sich auf einem historischen Rekordniveau. Für viele Unternehmen bedeutet das zunächst einmal Unsicherheit – vor allem im Hinblick auf die wirtschaftlichen Folgen

Germany Employment

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Kuttner Attorneys at Law

Fallstricke Bei Der Ausstellung Von Arbeitszeugnissen

Germany Employment

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Kliemt.HR Lawyers

Kein Verfall Von Urlaubsansprüchen Bei Mehreren Aufeinanderfolgenden Beschäftigungsverboten

Germany Employment

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Kliemt.HR Lawyers

Ab Wann Profitieren Teilzeitbeschäftigte Von Überstundenzuschlägen?

Germany Employment

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Kliemt.HR Lawyers

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

Germany Employment

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Oppenhoff

Job Architecture: Schlüssel zu moderner Personalarbeit und rechtssicherer Vergütung

Germany Employment

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Oppenhoff

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

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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

Ocean Vision Legal: Saving The Ocean Through Law (Ocean Litigation And Ocean Rights) (Video)

Germany Environment

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Ocean Vision Legal

EU AI Act: Key Compliance Considerations Ahead Of August 2025

European Union Technology

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

The UPC Has Already Reshaped The European Litigation Landscape: Insights From Its First Two Years

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Second Medical Use Claims At The UPC: What Are The Infringement Prerequisites And Legal Standards? (Video)

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Bardehle Pagenberg

An Update On The German LkSG For US-based Multinationals – Draft Amendments And A New Round Of Compliance Inquiries

Germany Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

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

Die Wirtschaft ächzt unter zu viel Formalia, schon die Ampel wollte da Abhilfe schaffen. Ihr Bürokratieentlastungsgesetz, das nun voll in Kraft tritt, soll die Hemmschuhe abstreifen.

Germany Employment

MB

Mayer Brown

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

Germany Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Pay Transparency vs Pay Privacy: How To Succeed In Both

Germany Privacy

IL

Ius Laboris

Quick Guide: Terminating An Employment Relationship In Germany

Germany Employment

Hangarter Legal

Focus On Labour Law - 1st Quarter 2025

Germany Employment

OP

Oppenhoff

Beyond Borders – Episode 2: What You Need To Know About German Employment Law (Podcast)

Germany Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Extraordinary Termination Due To Off-Duty Conduct

Germany Employment

L

Littler

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

Germany Employment

L

Littler

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

Germany Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

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

Germany Employment

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Littler

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

Germany Employment

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Littler

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

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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

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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

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Littler

Überstundenzuschläge auch für Teilzeitkräfte? Endlich Rechtsklarheit durch das BAG!

Germany Employment

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Littler

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

The digitalisation of work is having a profound impact on the skills that employers need from their workforce, resulting in the competing challenges of skilled worker shortages and widespread redundancies.

Germany Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

Temporary Agency Work: Contracts Finally Permitted In Text Format

Germany's federal government adopted the Fourth Bureaucracy Reduction Act (Bürokratieentlastungsgesetz – BEG IV) after the third reading in parliament on 26 September 2024, thus taking a key step towards the digitalisation of personnel management.

Germany Employment

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Noerr

Employment Law Newsletter Issue 3 2024

The summer is behind us. Everyone is back from their holidays. It's the time of year when strategies are developed and new projects are initiated.

Germany Employment

LR

Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

Labour & Employment Law Newsletter Issue 1 2024

Spring has finally arrived. We are pleased to present you with the first edition of our newsletter for the current calendar year.

Germany Employment

LR

Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

Labour & Employment Law Newsletter Issue 2 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

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Noerr

"Are They Allowed To Do That?" Sick Visits To 'Conspicuously Ill' Employees

Germany Employment

GW

Gowling WLG

Personeel Uitzenden Of Detacheren Naar Duitsland

Germany Employment

Van Diepen Van der Kroef Advocaten

Search For 'Digital Natives' Lands Employer In Hot Water

Germany Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

EU: Parliament Gives Final Approval To Forced Labour Ban

European Union Employment

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Linklaters

Gekündigt, Aber Nicht Gegangen: Strategien Für Arbeitgeber Bei Unfreiwilliger Weiterbeschäftigung

Germany Employment

KA

Kuttner Attorneys at Law

KI Im Arbeitsrecht – Überblick & Update

Germany Technology

KA

Kuttner Attorneys at Law

BMAS: Überraschende Regelungen im Referentenentwurf zur Arbeitszeiterfassung

Germany Employment

VL

vangard | Littler

BAG zu Entgeltgleichheit: Verhandlungsgeschick ist kein Rechtfertigungsgrund für ungleiche Vergütung

Germany Employment

VL

vangard | Littler

Employer Must Cover Additional Costs For In-Person-Training Of Works Council Members

Germany Employment

LG

L&E Global

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