Cologne, 08.08.2023
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With our Employment Tracker we regularly look into the "future of labour law" for you! At the beginning of each month we present the most important decisions expected for the month from the Federal Labour Court (BAG) and the European Court of Justice (ECJ) as well as other courts. We report on the results in the issue of the following month. In addition, we point out upcoming milestones in legislative initiatives by politicians, so that you know today what you can expect tomorrow.
This time in focus:
Recent decisions
- Effectiveness of an Arbitration Committee's Decision to Establish a Social Plan in the Case of Economic Unreasonableness
- No prohibition of exploitation in the case of open video surveillance
- Collective dismissal: Purpose of the obligation to inform under Art. 2(3) of the Collective Redundancies Directive - Preliminary ruling of the Federal Labour Court
Upcoming decisions
- Effectiveness of a fixed-term employ-ment contract without material basis - Requirements for compliance with the written form requirement in the event of a subsequent change to the fixed term
- Requirements for the application of the presumption of conformity pursuant to Section 125 (1) sentence 1 no. 1 InsO
- Duty to inquire about shift schedule changes outside of working hours?
- Continued employment pending final resolution of a labour dispute
Legislative initiatives, important notifications & applications
- Regulation on the revision of the noti-fication of insured events in statutory accident insurance
