Germany: Health & Safety

Germany's healthcare reform introduces a new framework for partial incapacity for work, allowing employees to work reduced hours while recovering from illness. The legislation, effective January 2028, establishes specific requirements for physician certification, employer consent, and the partial performance of work at 25%, 50%, or 75% capacity. Employers must now prepare their processes and organizational structures to handle this significant change in workplace health management.

Germany is developing a new framework for organisational resilience, centred on the idea of the ‘resilience scenario’, a state between normal operations and a declared emergency.

With the recently announced healthcare reform, the German Federal Government intends, for the first time, to codify the concept of so-called partial incapacity for work.

Picture this – you're at your Monday morning meeting and can't help but notice an unusually high number of seats empty. Could it be a case of the winter flu making it's rounds...

Mit dem Beschluss zur Arbeitszeiterfassung vom 13. September 2022 (Az. 1 ABR 22/21) hat das Bundesarbeitsgericht (BAG) nicht nur für viel Aufmerksamkeit...

In the metaverse, the real world is linked with the virtual world. Professional activities can also benefit from the metaverse: employees meet each other in virtual rooms...

This fall and winter season, employers in Germany have several developments in German employment law to put on their radars, including optional bonus pay due to the spike in energy costs...

In zwei Entscheidungen hat das LAG Düsseldorf kürzlich deutlich gemacht, dass die Vorlage eines gefälschten Impfnachweises grundsätzlich einen wichtigen Grund für eine außerordentliche Kündigung darstellen kann.

In the third quarter of 2022, employers faced several landmark labour court decisions as well as legislation that will have a tangible impact on HR operations.