The alarm clock rings, quickly to the bathroom, grab the baggy look from the wardrobe and fire up the laptop: during the coronavirus pandemic, many employees have become accustomed to jogging bottoms as legitimate workwear. In the home office, the boss doesn't care whether you wear a tie or underpants: The main thing is that the work is done on time and the employee is reliably available.
In privaten Chats wird oftmals allerlei Gedankenloses geteilt und geschrieben. Da können auch schon mal Äußerungen dabei sein, die einem Arbeitgeber so gar nicht gefallen. Doch kann ein Arbeitsverhältnis gekündigt werden, weil der Mitarbeiter abfällige Äußerungen in einem privaten Chat eines Messanger-Dienstes wie WhatsApp schreibt? Mit dieser Frage musste sich das Landesgericht Berlin-Brandenburg (Urt. v.
In our last legal tip, we took a closer look at vacation law for employees and shed some light on the topic in general. In this article, we want to look at a recent ruling by the Neumünster Labor Court (03.08.2021, 3 Ca 362 b/21) and address the question: Are vacation days used up during an ordered quarantine? As the name "recreational leave" already
Employees who hand in their notice of termination and remain on sick leave until the end of the notice period are at risk of being lawfully denied continued payment of wages. This was recently decided by the Federal Labor Court (decision V. 08.09.2021, 5 AZR 149/21). In this article, we have briefly summarized for you what exactly happened and what circumstances can undermine the evidential value of a certificate of incapacity for work.
The question of whether employers are permitted to stipulate that employees may not wear religious symbols in the workplace is increasingly coming to the fore. In particular, the headscarf, which for many Muslim women is a symbol of identity, is repeatedly the subject of judicial controversy. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has now handed down an eagerly awaited landmark ruling on this issue.
