What was once considered body jewelry for sailors or criminals has long since arrived in the middle of society - tattoos. From small stars as an accessory to large, all-over tattoos, it is fashionable to decorate your skin with color. However, caution is advised: Anyone with the „wrong“ tattoo may have to face dismissal.
Working from home has fundamentally changed everyday working life in Germany during the coronavirus crisis. To combat the pandemic, employers were obliged to offer their employees the opportunity to work from home wherever possible. Although the Bundestag decided in mid-June that there was still an epidemic situation of national importance, the
The Protection against Dismissal Act provides essential protection for employees to defend themselves against socially unjustified dismissals. However, the Dismissal Protection Act does not apply to all companies and employment relationships. In addition to the employee status of the person concerned, the size of the company is also decisive for the question of whether the Dismissal Protection Act applies. The company in question must have at least 10 employees. The Federal Court of Justice had to
Fixed-term employment contracts are a popular instrument used by companies to keep their workforce flexible. As fixed-term employment contracts expire, the workforce can easily be reduced considerably if necessary without the need for redundancies and thus possible unavoidable dismissal protection proceedings. This circumvents the protection against dismissal for employees that prevails in Germany. For employees, on the other hand
