28.08.2022

Revolution in the co-determination rights of works council?

Erfurt/Munich, 29 August 2022 – The Federal Labour Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht, BAG) will decide on 13 September 2022 with regard to the question whether the works council may require the employer to…

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24.08.2022

An order to wear a surgical face mask as a safeguard against the Coronavirus does not entitle the wearer to a hardship supplement under the collective wage agreement for industrial cleaners

Judgment of the Federal Labour Court of 20 July 2022 in Case No. 10 AZR 41/22 An employer’s order for employees to wear medical face masks (surgical masks) as a safeguard against the Coronavirus does…

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23.08.2022

Discrimination is presumed when the employment of a severely disabled worker is terminated without the agreement of the Integration Office

Judgement of the Federal Labour Court of 2 June 2022 in Case No. 8 AZR 191/21 Failure to obtain the agreement of the Integration Office in accordance with § 168 of the Ninth Volume of the Social Code…

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21.08.2022

Vacation in quarantine? – The ECJ will now decide

Federal Labour Court of 16 August 2022 in Case No. 9 AZR 76/22 (A) The Federal Labour Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht, BAG) submitted a question to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for a preliminary…

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21.08.2022

Take caution with full and final settlement clauses!

Judgment of the Regional Court of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern of 20 April 2022 in Case No. 5 Sa 100/21 Employers should consider carefully whether it makes sense to use so-called full and final settlement…

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15.08.2022

ADVANT Beiten Advises Glenrock International on the Sale of two grocery retail markets in Mülheim an der Ruhr und in Nuremberg

Frankfurt am Main, 16 August 2022 – The international law firm ADVANT Beiten has comprehensively advised real estate investor Glenrock International Limited on the sale of two grocery retail markets in…

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11.08.2022

Formation of a GmbH from home possible since 1 August 2022

Possibility of online formation through the Digitalisation Directive Until now, anyone wishing to establish a GmbH in Germany had to visit a notary in person. However, in times when video conferences…

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10.08.2022

Regional Labour Court of Schleswig-Holstein: Compensation claim for discrimination after applying for a job via eBay Classified

Judgment of the Regional Labour Court of Schleswig-Holstein of 21 June 2022 in Case No. 2 Sa 21/22 An applicant, who used the chat function on the online portal “eBay Kleinanzeigen” to apply for a job…

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04.08.2022

Federal Cabinet approves Whistleblower Act

Background The Whistleblower Act implements the EU Whistleblower Directive, which seeks to establish standard protections for informants throughout the EU. Implementation is long overdue, as the…

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02.08.2022

So tell me, what do you think about the minimum wage?

The Insolvency Law Senate of the Federal Labour Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht, BAG) was again asked to provide a clear answer to this pivotal question on 25 May 2022 (Case No. 6 AZR 497/21). The case…

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19.07.2022

FIFA, UEFA and Super League – Who is the Bad Guy from a Competition Law Perspective?

After the European Super League had almost been forgotten, the debate about the highly controversial project is now resurging again. In April 2021, twelve top European football clubs announced their…

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14.07.2022

ADVANT Beiten berät ENVIRIA bei 500 MW-PV-Joint Venture mit Q ENERGY

Frankfurt am Main, 15 July 2022 – ADVANT Beiten has advised ENVIRIA Energy Holding GmbH, Frankfurt, on a comprehensive joint venture with the recently founded green electricity company Q ENERGY. The two…

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