Many employees ask themselves what happens to their remaining leave when the calendar year ends. The answer is not only important for employees, but also for employers, because they need to know the legal obligations to cooperate and possible carry-over periods. The basic principle is that vacation is used for recreation in the current year, but there are important exceptions and legal subtleties that can affect this principle.
The international legal system not only protects existing rights to tangible goods. Intangible goods such as trademarks and patents are also highly valued. In addition to these tangible intangible assets, trade secrets are also protected in business life. Companies are particularly reliant on these in order to hold their own against the competition on the market. In
An interim reference provides the employee with information about their current activity, their own qualifications and their social conduct in the company. In this respect, it corresponds to the normal employer's reference, which can regularly be requested by the employer upon termination of the employment relationship in accordance with Section 106 GewO. The only difference is that the employment relationship continues even after the reference has been issued. For
A death in the family brings with it not only emotional stress but also many organizational and legal questions - for example: How many days are you entitled to on the workplace side? Does the employer have to grant paid leave? Which degrees of kinship play a role? In the following, the law firm Haas und Kollegen GmbH explains the most important aspects of special leave in the event of death
Whether it's paying for a purchase, verifying a coronavirus vaccination or now almost all telecommunications at work or with friends: digitalization is now an integral part of our lives and is encroaching on more and more areas of everyday life. So far, little attention has been paid to the question of what happens to a citizen's digital legacy after their death.
Many employees are familiar with the problem - although they are prepared to work their contractually agreed hours, they end up with minus hours. These can arise for a variety of reasons that are the responsibility of either the employer or the employee. But how do you deal with minus hours? What is the employer allowed to do? What rights does the employee have? We
