Adoption of the Whistleblower Protection Act has entered into force
The German Whistleblower Protection Act (“Hinweisgeberschutzgesetz”, HinSchG) has finally entered into force.
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German Federal Labour Court:No statute of limitation for vacation claims
Case In the case underlying the decision, the employer and the employee disputed the compensation for vacation. During her 20-year period of employment, the employee had accumulated more than 100…
How the German government wants to facilitate skilled worker immigration and take use of it for its own gain
The German government is currently working on a draft law to simplify the immigration of skilled workers and has published the key points of the proposed draft.
Landmark ruling: Full short-time work reduces holiday entitlement
In connection with the Corona pandemic, short-time work was introduced in many companies. Not infrequently, this has resulted in a complete exemption from the obligation to work (so-called "short-time work zero"). According to the decision of the Federal Labour Court of 30 November 2021 (9 AZR 225/11), this may be taken into account when calculating annual leave.