In its ruling of October 23, 2025 (Ref. 8 AZR 300/24), the Federal Labour Court (BAG) clarified that a single colleague with a higher salary can be sufficient as a benchmark in the context of equal pay/equal pay law. This decision has considerable practical significance - both for employers and employees. In the following, we explain the decision and what is important
In its judgment of 30.05.2025 (case no. 10 GLa 337/25), the Hessian Higher Labor Court made important clarifications regarding the protection of whistleblowers in the employment relationship. Facts The plaintiff in the injunction proceedings objected to measures that disadvantaged her as a whistleblower vis-à-vis her employer. The issue in dispute was whether the claim for injunctive relief of a whistleblower could already be enforced by way of a preliminary injunction.
(Baden-Württemberg Higher Labor Court, judgment of 14.01.2025 - Ref. 15 Sa 22/24) The Baden-Württemberg Higher Labor Court (LAG) has ruled: A dismissal due to illness is invalid if the company integration management (BEM) was carried out incorrectly. Employers bear full responsibility - even if an external service provider takes over the process. What was the case about? An employee had been off work for a long
Our client letter is sent out monthly via our newsletter and contains upcoming tax dates as well as all kinds of tax tips and news. For our interested readers, we offer this information here for free download. Topics in October 2025 include: For all taxpayers: Date of gift in the case of mixed free gifts of land For all taxpayers: Non-offsettable losses for tax deferral models For
In its ruling of June 3, 2025 (case no. 9 AZR 104/24), the Federal Labour Court ruled that an employee in an existing employment relationship cannot effectively waive their statutory minimum leave even by means of a court settlement. This decision has considerable significance for the drafting of termination settlements, termination agreements and labor court settlements. Facts of the case: Dispute about vacation in kind in the
Parents of children with disabilities often face the challenge of reconciling work and their duty of care. On September 11, 2025, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled in judgment C-38/24: Working conditions must be adapted so that parents of disabled children can provide the necessary care without being discriminated against. This ruling could have a major impact on German employment law
