06.02.2022

Collective redundancies must be notified even in the case of dismissal due to illness

Judgment of the Regional Labour Court of Dusseldorf of 15 October 2021 in Case No. 7 Sa 405/21 The Regional Labour Court (Landesarbeitsgericht) in Dusseldorf held that, where the thresholds are…

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02.02.2022

ATAD Implementation Act Changes in CFC-Regulations

This blog post is the third part of the series on the ATAD Implementation Act. You can access the previous contributions regarding Hybrid mismatches and the changes in Exit Taxation via the corresponding…

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30.01.2022

ATAD Implementation Act - Changes in Exit Taxation

This blog post is the second part of the series on the ATAD Implementation Act. You can find the previous blog post regarding so-called hybrid mismatches at Link. ATAD Implementation Act and the Exit…

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26.01.2022

ATAD (Anti Tax Avoidance Directive) – Implementation Act - Hybrid mismatches

On 25 June 2021, the Federal Council adopted the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive ("ATAD") (ATAD Implementation Act). It was published in the Federal Law Gazette on 30 June 2021. With the Act, the ATAD from…

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26.01.2022

Federal Labour Court: Compensation for a severely disabled applicant due to a failure to notify the position to the Employment Agency

Judgment of the Federal Labour Court of 25 January 2021 in Case No. 8 AZR 313/21 If an employer breaches provisions containing procedural and/or support obligations designed to benefit persons with…

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23.01.2022

Delivery cyclists have a right to a bike and a mobile phone

Judgment of the Federal Labour Court of 10 November 2021 in Case No. 5 AZR 334/21 You see them everywhere, tearing through the city on their bikes while glancing at their smartphones: delivery cyclists…

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10.01.2022

On the Interpretation of the EU Blocking Regulation by the ECJ

The Prelude On 21 December 2021, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) delivered the first judgment on the interpretation of the EU Blocking Regulation in Case C-124/20 Bank Melli Iran. Five months…

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24.11.2021

Changes in the German Sales Law - Necessary adjustments to Terms and Conditions

Extensive changes to the German sales law will come into force on January 1, 2022. These changes go back to the European Directive on certain aspects concerning contracts for the sale of goods (RL (EU)…

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16.11.2021

Regional Labour Court of Schleswig-Holstein: Claims to payment in lieu of leave that has already accrued are covered by the financial settlement clause in courtled settlement

Judgment of the Regional Labour Court of Schleswig-Holstein of 9 June 2021 – Case No, 3 Sa 82/21 In its judgment of 9 June 2021 (Case No, 3 Sa 82/21), the Regional Labour Court of Schleswig-Holstein…

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25.10.2021

Federal Ministry of Finance publishes letter of guidance regarding unconstitutionality of interest rate on tax claims and refunds

In our blog post dated 2 September 2021 we already reported on the long-awaited decision by the Federal Constitutional Court regarding the unconstitutionality of the interest on tax claims and tax refunds,…

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19.10.2021

(Remote) Working in another country – Challenges and (digital) solutions for companies

“Digitalisation of the working world” – a recent buzzword, that has been used so often it hardly seems new anymore. Most times, this means digital forms of work for employees, such as working from home or…

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19.10.2021

Reasonable remuneration of works councils – gazing into a crystal ball?

Judgment of the Regional Court of Braunschweig of 28 September 2021 in Case No 16 KLs 85/19 The Regional Court of Braunschweig acquitted managers of VW in proceedings for a breach of trust concerning…

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