28.03.2021

Dismissal of an employee after serious racist remarks lawful

Press Release of Dusseldorf Regional Labour Court dated 23 March 2021 If an employee insults his colleagues with statements such as: "I wished for a gas chamber, but I didn't get it. The Turks should be…

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08.03.2021

Friendship Ends at Lunch - Works Council's Right of Co-Determination in the Implementation of the Corona Regulations

Curried sausage, schnitzel with chips, lentils with spaetzle, spaghetti bolognese, bami goreng, chicken fillet with vegetables, curry with rice, meatballs, burgers, sausages with mashed potatoes and fish…

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28.02.2021

The Home Office Telegram

SARS-CoV-2 ++Stop++ Corona Pandemic ++Stop++ Conference of Minister Presidents of 19 January 2021 ++Stop++ Employer's Duty to Enable Home Office Where Implementable ++Stop++ Home and Mobile Office ++Stop++…

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14.02.2021

Dear Employee, Unfortunately I Do Not Have a Workplace for You Today

With this headline I am of course not credible when I claim that I do not follow "GNTM" (Germany's next top model). But I do know the show, roughly the format and - from wherever - Heidi Klum's saying when…

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25.01.2021

"First Employer to Kick Out Vaccination Refusers"

Much is said and much is written about these two stars. They are being protected by bodyguards - as is appropriate for big stars. The two are much sought after, many want to see and feel them, but - also…

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11.01.2021

Still No James Bond at the Movies and No End to Lockdown for Working Parents

My name is not James Bond, but Schmid, Erik Schmid. I am not a double zero agent and do not have the license to kill, if I had it I would not be allowed to write about it. But I am a triple father and…

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07.12.2020

A'Tis the season to be jolly… Coronavirus: The virtual work Christmas party

Without the coronavirus pandemic, this would be the time for company Christmas celebrations. How nice it used to be... hot mulled wine as a welcome drink, festively decorated premises, a good atmosphere…

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23.11.2020

The Probationary Period during the Corona Pandemic

The corona pandemic is dominating life, There must be no contact with friends, the author therefore stays at home, and his blog appears in German rhymes. No more pizza at the Italian restaurant…

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11.11.2020

Termination without Notice Due to Private Internet Use

Private use of the business e-mail account and private use of the business Internet access despite a prohibition agreed in the employment agreement can justify a termination without notice. Inadmissibility…

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11.11.2020

Coronavirus Protests and the Limits of Labour Law

The coronavirus pandemic poses great challenges for the country and is unsettling in various ways. Recently, a protest in Leipzig against the measures to contain the pandemic made headlines. The so-called…

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09.11.2020

Whoever Does Not Comply with the Rules of the Game (Corona Hygiene Concept) ...

In football, infringements of the rules of the game, such as fouls, unsporting behaviour or assaults, are punished with a yellow or red card and thus a sending-off. "Go to Jail. Go directly to Jail. Do not…

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25.10.2020

Beep, beep, beep – At The Sound of the Next Tone: Certificate of Incapacity for Work, Issued by Phone

There it is again, the medical certificate of incapacity to work by telephone (AU). It's been a long-standing tradition when it comes to ordering pizza: Beep Beep "Pizza Avanti Good Evening", "Good…

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