A recent ruling by the Siegburg Labor Court (ArbG) expressly emphasizes that employees may not behave in an assaultive manner towards female colleagues at a company party, even in a relaxed atmosphere. In the specific case, an employee had slapped a female colleague on her bottom and held her against her will. The extraordinary dismissal has now been upheld by the Siegburg Labor Court (judgement v.
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Does an employee receive a public holiday bonus if they work for their employer in another federal state during a public holiday in their home federal state? Yes, ruled the Federal Labor Court (BAG) at the beginning of August (judgment of 01.08.2024, Ref. 6 AZR 38/24). The reasoning of the Erfurt judges was very simple. Every year, 10-12 public holidays give employees a small break in addition to their vacation.
Can the city of Cologne dismiss an employee because they took part in the so-called „Potsdam secret meeting“? No, the Cologne Labor Court has now ruled in a much-noticed judgment (judgment of 03.07.2024, Ref.: 17 Ca 543/24). The employee only had a simple political duty of loyalty, not an increased one. The dismissal was therefore invalid. An appeal is possible. The so-called „Potsdam secret meeting“, which
