Workplace integration management – implementation, pitfalls, and current developments

Employers must implement a workplace integration management program if an employee is sick for more than six weeks in a year.

von Hannah Michels
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Undermining the probative value of a certificate of incapacity for work

High rates of sick leave incur costs and lead to labor courts increasingly dealing with doubts about certificates of incapacity for work.

von Hannah Michels
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Federal Labor Court rejects union's request for digital access rights

The Federal Labor Court ruled that employers are not required to provide unions with email addresses, intranet access, or links for the purpose of re…

von Hannah Michels
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Challenging the resignation of a works council membersmitglieds

A works council resolution is only valid if the works council is properly constituted. It remains unclear whether a declared resignation can be conte…

von Kerstin Panhorst
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Bad Faith Failure to Seek Alternative Employment – Federal Labor Court Strengthens Employer's Position

While a wrongful termination action is pending, the employee must seek alternative employment. The employer may send job openings.

von Oliver Driver-Polke
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Persistent Disregard of Work Instructions May Justify Termination by the Employer

Employees must follow instructions of the employer. A persistent disregard of instructions may justify termination, even if no damages result.

von Oliver Driver-Polke


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