Category: Arbeitsrecht

The Federal Labor Court has issued a landmark ruling regarding the different levels of irregular and regular night bonuses. According to the ruling, it does not automatically violate the principle of equality if irregular night work is paid more than regular night work. The decision is likely to be groundbreaking for further lawsuits. The Federal Labor Court has issued a landmark ruling in the dispute over the amount of night bonuses. As the

The State Social Court in Baden-Württemberg has issued a potentially groundbreaking ruling on accidents in the workplace that occur during breaks and while catching air (case no. L 1 U 2032/22). In the specific case, the employee of a company was hit by a forklift truck during a break. The judges in Stuttgart have now ruled that this should be considered an accident at work. The appeal to the

Employers are obliged to pay women and men the same salary. This also applies if male colleagues have negotiated a higher salary. The Federal Labor Court recently issued a groundbreaking ruling on this (8 AZR 450/21). Are you female, employed in a company and earn less than your male colleagues for the same work? Then you should

If you have an important job, you always have to be available. Or not? The regional labor court in Schleswig-Holstein has now ruled that an employee does not have to read work-related text messages in their free time. The right not to be reachable also serves to protect the health of employees, according to the judges responsible. Many employees will be familiar with this: Even in the

A forged vaccination certificate can lead to dismissal without notice. The decision of the Düsseldorf Regional Labor Court underlines this emphatically (3 Sa 374/22). The ruling is of fundamental importance and is likely to have a major influence on future case law. Whether the dismissal is effective in the specific cases nevertheless depends on the individual case. If employees falsify their vaccination certificate and