The Federal Social Court has clarified that Parental Allowance Plus can also be claimed if one parent falls ill for a longer period of time during the partnership bonus months and no longer receives continued pay (judgment of 07.09.2023, ref. B 10 EG 2/22 R). In a recent ruling, the 10th Senate of the Federal Social Court (BSG) made it clear that the entitlement to parental allowance
A drinking session in the company's own winery ended with a sales representative and a colleague being dismissed without notice. The judges at the Düsseldorf Regional Labor Court (LAG) have now ruled that the dismissal was lawful. There had been a „serious breach of duty“ by the employees (judgment of 12.09.2023, ref. 3 Sa 284/23). After the Christmas party of a winegrowers' cooperative, a sales representative
If work teams in a company are changed, this may constitute a transfer subject to co-determination despite the tasks remaining the same. This was decided by the Higher Labor Court in Thuringia, pointing out that a possible change in the „work regime“ for the employee is decisive in determining whether or not a transfer has taken place. If changes are made to the team assignment in a larger company, this may
