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In this Blog we write about topics from the Workplace Law and HR world: We discuss important court decisions and planned legislations, give practical tips and share with you experiences from our daily working life…

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Your PWWL editorial team

Christine Wahlig
Attorney at law
Editorial Management

Alice Tanke
Marketing Manager

Allgemein

5. June 2023

Equal Pay for Temporary Workers? No, but….

Federal Labor Court (BAG) dated May 31, 2023; press release in the case 5 AZR 143/19 What is it about? The plaintiff is seeking payment of a [...]

31. October 2022

Strengthening of trade union participation within the SE

On 18 October 2022, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) made an important decision in SE law, which has a significant impact on the possibilities to structure [...]

6. December 2021

Is the employer’s assumption of professional liability insurance remuneration subject to wage tax?

Pursuant to Section 38 (1) sentences 1 and 3, (3) sentence 1 of the German Income Tax Act (“EstG”), employers must withhold wage tax from wages for [...]

5. May 2021

When do crowdworkers become employees? Incentive systems as a means of heteronomy

23. March 2021

Brexit and Data Protection – Adequacy decision of the EU Commission

22. March 2021

Leave entitlement in periods of Kurzarbeit Null – update

22. March 2021

Short-time work and leave

8. March 2021

Prohibited discrimination between employees with disabilities

18. February 2021

Termination without notice due to racist insults – no encroachment on freedom of opinion

8. October 2019

Dr. Tobias Pusch interviewed in Financial Times report