Many employees and employers are familiar with the problem: the handwritten signature of the boss or employee is missing on official documents, rendering the document virtually useless. But this is now set to end, at least in part. On March 13, 2024, the German Bundestag passed the 4th Bureaucracy Reduction Act, which also affects large parts of employment law. Thus
Since 2020, there has been a statutory minimum wage for trainees in Germany. This minimum remuneration applies to all training companies that are not subject to collective bargaining. The minimum remuneration for trainees is redefined every year and applies to all new training contracts concluded in that year. For those starting their training in 2024, the minimum remuneration is: 1.
Following a ruling by the Federal Court of Justice (BGH, judgment of 10.01.2023, Ref.: 6 StR 133/22), the Volkswagen Group felt compelled to reduce the salary of a works council member who had been released from his duties by two pay grades. Is VW allowed to do this? No, ruled the Lower Saxony Higher Labor Court (LAG) (judgment of 8 February 2024, Ref.: 6 Sa 559/23) and thus agreed with the Braunschweig Labor Court (ArbG).
