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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

Spotlights

Bits and bites from our professional world… whether it’s legal issues, HR sequences or simply the “ordinary daily madness”, you will find it all at “Spotlights”.

7. March 2025

Employment of foreign employees – employers’ obligations and risks under Section 4a (5) Residence Act (AufenthG)

The employment of employees who are neither German citizens nor citizens of a European member state is increasing, and not just because of the shortage of [...]

24. February 2025

Residence Rights for Ukrainian Nationals in Germany: What’s Next?

The beginning of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine marks its third anniversary today, February 24, 2025. Since then, more than 10 million people [...]

7. February 2025

International employee assignments (secondment, workation) – less bureaucracy due to the lapse of the written form requirement?

In case of secondments and workations of more than four weeks, the essential conditions applicable to the stay abroad no longer have to be in writing as in the [...]

10. November 2023

Lawfulness of Pre-Employment Screenings under Data Protection Law

7. September 2023

“Risks and Side Effects of the Fictitious Certificate” – The Current Administrative Practice of Foreigners’ Authorities put to the Test

9. March 2022

Employers’ duty of care and employers’ options for action during the Ukraine crisis

20. January 2022

What’s new in 2022: The most important changes in labour law this year

12. January 2022

Bounty hunters on the move – Bug Bounties in the employment relationship

15. December 2021

Update Employee Data Protection: New EU Standard Data Protection Clauses for International Data Transfer

24. November 2021

Introduction of the electronic certificate of incapacity for work (eAU)