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February 12, 2024 Labor law, Tax law-tax advice, Tips & guide

Sunday surcharge: not a must, but clearly regulated

People work from Monday to Friday, do the shopping and housework on Saturday and Sunday is a day of rest. The holy day of the week belongs to the family and the church, work rests. At least that's how the Christian tradition, which originated in the Middle Ages and continues to have an impact on case law to this day, sees it. The Working Hours Act stipulates that employees must „work on

February 5, 2024 Labor law, News

Important ruling on age discrimination in job advertisements

Can a job advertisement describing a sales team as „young and dynamic“ be age-discriminatory? The judges of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Regional Labor Court (LAG) had to answer this question. The verdict was clear: The average reader would recognize that the job was being advertised. There was no age discrimination (judgment of 17.10.2023 - 2 Sa 61/23). This would have

January 24, 2024 Labor law, Tips & guide

Suspicious dismissal: Is dismissal on suspicion possible?

Time and again, employees are dismissed on suspicion. The background to this is often that an offense has been committed that cannot be clarified beyond doubt. It is therefore not certain whether the employee concerned is actually responsible or not. Nevertheless, employers are allowed to dismiss employees in such situations under certain circumstances. There are

January 18, 2024 Labor law, News

New minimum wage from January 2024

Der gesetzliche Mindestlohn pro Stunde in Deutschland wurde angehoben. Seit dem 1. Januar 2024 beträgt dieser 12,41 Euro. Dieser gilt unabhängig davon, wie viele Stunden jemand arbeitet. Somit gilt der Mindestlohn auch im Minijob. Welche Ausnahmen gibt es beim Mindestlohn? Der Mindestlohn gilt nicht für: Jugendliche unter 18 Jahren ohne abgeschlossene Berufsbildung. Auszubildende (unabhängig vom Alter)

January 15, 2024 Labor law, Tips & guide

Strike and right to strike in the employment relationship

The employees' right to strike has grown historically and is the sharpest sword in industrial action for better wages and working conditions. Since a strike not only affects the employers and thus the financial situation of the company, but in many sectors also affects outsiders, the right to strike raises many questions. In recent years, it has been felt that outsiders are increasingly

26. December 2023 Labor law, News

Neuigkeiten für Arbeitnehmer und Arbeitgeber ab 2024

Neues Jahr, neue Regeln: Auch 2024 treten zahlreiche Änderungen im Arbeitsrecht und anderen Bereichen in Kraft, die Arbeitgeber und Arbeitnehmer dringend beachten sollten. Darüber hinaus befinden sich einige Vorhaben in den letzten Zügen und sollen zeitnah verabschiedet werden. Wo es mehr Geld gibt, welche Prämie ausläuft, warum sich Minijobber freuen können und über welche Vorhaben