Category: Neuigkeiten

The ECJ had to clarify the consequences of an employer making redundancies as part of a collective redundancy without first submitting the legally required collective redundancy notification to the competent authority (in Germany, typically the employment agency). The background to this is the EU Collective Redundancies Directive 98/59/EC, which is intended to ensure that authorities and employee representatives are involved in good time in order to mitigate the consequences and

At the turn of 2026, several important changes to employment law came into force that directly affect both employers and employees. The focus is on higher wages, new tax incentives for older employees, additional information obligations and European regulations on pay transparency. The following overview shows the key changes and briefly explains what they mean in practice. Table of contents: Minimum wage

The Social Court of Dortmund (SG Dortmund) has ruled that a fall over the leash of one's own dog on the way to work is not an accident at work within the meaning of statutory accident insurance (judgment of 07.07.2025, ref. S 18 U 347/24). The decisive factor was that carrying the dog had no significant operational connection and therefore did not fall within the insured area.

The Federal Labor Court (BAG) has confirmed in a recent decision that employers may reduce bonus payments proportionately if an employee has taken parental leave during the bonus period. The decision clarifies how performance-related variable remuneration is to be treated in the context of the statutory suspension of the employment relationship and raises important questions for company practice. The BAG ruling: No entitlement to full