What to expect in employment law in Germany in 2022
Legal innovations Amended regulations apply to this year’s works council elections taking place from March 1 to May 31, 2022. Pursuant to Section 24 (2) of the Election Regulations of October 8, 2021...
View ArticleGlobal Employment Law: The “Great Enlightenment”: Why and how employees have...
In the next in the Transforming Workplace global series we examine why and owe employees have rethought their relationship with work. The “Great Enlightenment”: Why and how employees have rethought...
View ArticleGlobal Employment Law: What do your employees want and need? Transforming...
During the pandemic, employees rethought their relationship with work. Employees now seek roles that offer competitive remuneration with other benefits including flexibility, health, well-being and...
View ArticleNecessary contents of employment contracts – change in law as of August 1, 2022
The “Act on Proof of the Existence of an Employment Relationship” (Nachweisgesetz – NachwG) requires employers to set out the essential contractual terms of the employment in writing to their...
View ArticlePart Year workers holiday not pro-rated
The UK Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed the appeal in the case of Harpur Trust v Brazel which considered the holiday entitlement of those workers who are on permanent contracts but only work for...
View ArticleObligation to record working time
The German Federal Labor Court (BAG) has surprisingly ruled (BAG, 13.09.2022 – 1 ABR 22/21) that employers are legally required to record not only overtime and Sunday work, but all of their employees’...
View Article“Quiet quitting” has been included in Collins Dictionary’s top 10 words of...
For most, a contract of employment (or similar written terms of employment) and job description will set out the terms and conditions of the working relationship with their employer. Among other...
View ArticleClaims for holiday pay – Supreme Court holds worker can claim for historic...
The Supreme Court has given its judgment in the case of Chief Constable of Northern Ireland v Agnew and ors and dismissed the appeal, holding that the workers could claim back for a whole series of...
View ArticleRemoval of the bankers’ bonus cap
With effect from 31 October 2023 the “bonus cap”, which previously limited the variable remuneration of certain bank staff to 100% of their fixed pay (or 200% with shareholder approval) has been...
View ArticleThe criminal offence of failing to comply with collective redundancy...
The Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (TULRCA) imposes duties on employers who are proposing to dismiss at least 20 employees as redundant at one establishment within 90 days or...
View ArticleTerritorial Jurisdiction – where is the employee’s base?
In Yacht Management Company Ltd v Gordon the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has upheld a decision of the Employment Tribunal, that there were numerous factors to support the Tribunal’s conclusion...
View ArticleGlobal Employment Law: The “Great Enlightenment”: Why and how employees have...
In the next in the Transforming Workplace global series we examine why and owe employees have rethought their relationship with work. The “Great Enlightenment”: Why and how employees have rethought...
View ArticleGlobal Employment Law: What do your employees want and need? Transforming...
During the pandemic, employees rethought their relationship with work. Employees now seek roles that offer competitive remuneration with other benefits including flexibility, health, well-being and...
View ArticleNecessary contents of employment contracts – change in law as of August 1, 2022
The “Act on Proof of the Existence of an Employment Relationship” (Nachweisgesetz – NachwG) requires employers to set out the essential contractual terms of the employment in writing to their...
View ArticlePart Year workers holiday not pro-rated
The UK Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed the appeal in the case of Harpur Trust v Brazel which considered the holiday entitlement of those workers who are on permanent contracts but only work for...
View ArticleObligation to record working time
The German Federal Labor Court (BAG) has surprisingly ruled (BAG, 13.09.2022 – 1 ABR 22/21) that employers are legally required to record not only overtime and Sunday work, but all of their employees’...
View Article“Quiet quitting” has been included in Collins Dictionary’s top 10 words of...
For most, a contract of employment (or similar written terms of employment) and job description will set out the terms and conditions of the working relationship with their employer. Among other...
View ArticleClaims for holiday pay – Supreme Court holds worker can claim for historic...
The Supreme Court has given its judgment in the case of Chief Constable of Northern Ireland v Agnew and ors and dismissed the appeal, holding that the workers could claim back for a whole series of...
View ArticleRemoval of the bankers’ bonus cap
With effect from 31 October 2023 the “bonus cap”, which previously limited the variable remuneration of certain bank staff to 100% of their fixed pay (or 200% with shareholder approval) has been...
View ArticleThe criminal offence of failing to comply with collective redundancy...
The Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (TULRCA) imposes duties on employers who are proposing to dismiss at least 20 employees as redundant at one establishment within 90 days or...
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