Labor law
Basic knowledge about job references
At the end of an employment relationship, the employee is entitled to a written reference. Here is the most important information.
Florian Wagenknecht
15. April 2024
Blog posts
Category: Labor law
Labor law
Works council may not co-determine the use of ChatGPT
The Hamburg Labor Court denies the works council’s right of co-determination in the use of ChatGPT and comparable generative AI systems.
Florian Wagenknecht
12. April 2024
Labor law
Entitlement to part-time work
If you want to work part-time, you don’t have to hope for the goodwill of your employer. Rather, there is a statutory entitlement to part-time work.
Florian Wagenknecht
10. April 2024
Labor law
Home office: reclaiming salary if work is not performed
The employer can reclaim salary payments if work is not performed in the home office. However, he bears the burden of presentation and proof!
Florian Wagenknecht
8. April 2024
Labor law
Dismissal protection action: Everything you need to know about dismissal under employment law
Regardless of whether the dismissal is imminent, has already taken place, the negotiation of the severance payment amount or the dismissal protection action is ongoing – we are there for you!
Florian Wagenknecht
5. April 2024
Labor law
The most important facts about warnings in employment law
Requirements and consequences of a warning in employment law. We summarize what both employers and employees should know.
Florian Wagenknecht
3. April 2024
Labor law
The works council – the basics
We show you the basics for works councils: Who sits on a works council, how does it come about and what is its purpose?
Florian Wagenknecht
29. March 2024
Labor law
ECJ limits scope of application of the Posting of Workers Directive
Not every assignment abroad constitutes a posting within the meaning of Directive 96/71/EC (Posting of Workers Directive). This was recently determined by the ECJ (19.12.19 – C-16/18).
Florian Wagenknecht
17. February 2020
Labor law
Wave of layoffs at Saturn in Cologne
Tough measures at Saturn in Cologne. Almost 60 employees will be made redundant by the end of the year. Whether the dismissals will be legal remains to be seen. At first glance, the case seems to have a few stumbling blocks.
Florian Wagenknecht
12. December 2019
Labor law
Right-wing extremist views of the partner as grounds for termination?
As of today, the Berlin Labor Court is hearing the dismissal protection claim of an employee of the Federal Ministry for the Environment.
Florian Wagenknecht
18. November 2019