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In internationalen Konzernen stellt die Entsendung von Arbeitskräften ins Ausland ein häufiges Mittel zur Personalentwicklung dar. Der Auslandseinsatz erfolgt dazu in aller Regel befristet. Bei einer Entsendung aus dem Ausland nach Deutschland ist – oftmals übersehen – die Befristungsabrede für einen mit der deutschen Inlandsgesellschaft geschlossenen Arbeitsvertrag am Teilzeit- und Befristungsgesetz (TzBfG) zu messen. Das LAG Berlin-Brandenburg hatte zuletzt über die Wirksamkeit einer solchen Befristung…
On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, setting off a chain of global events and triggering a cost of living crisis in many countries. In the preceding months, unforeseen demand from a world emerging from Covid had already pushed up prices and compounded supply chain issues for many products. However, it was war in Ukraine that shifted higher costs into a crisis. Action taken by…
Tackling the climate emergency should be high on everyone’s agenda. But should employers give greater weight to the environment when deciding whether to say yes or no to an employee’s request to do their job remotely? One of the legacies of the COViD-19 pandemic is that remote working has become normal. Workers in the so-called knowledge economy are now commonly working remotely on a hybrid…
Das Thema Entgeltgleichheit zwischen Frauen und Männern ist viel diskutiert, der weiterhin bestehende „gender pay gap“ und oftmals bestehende Beweisschwierigkeiten geben dazu Veranlassung. Juristisch sind noch Fragen ungeklärt: Muss die Arbeit „gleich“ sein oder reicht auch „gleichwertig“, um das gleiche Entgelt unmittelbar verlangen zu können? Können sich Arbeitnehmerinnen und Arbeitnehmer auch bei Rechtsstreitigkeiten zwischen Privaten unmittelbar auf Art. 157 AEUV berufen? Einige Fragen hat der…
The main post-Brexit EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) deadline is looming on 30 June 2021, however there are other deadlines and considerations that applicants and their employers in the UK may not be aware of. In this article we highlight a selection of issues that relate to the main deadline, or that will start to have practical implications after 30 June 2021. Main EU Settlement Scheme…
Nach langwierigen Verhandlungen um einen Brexit-Deal ist das Vereinigte Königreich mit Ablauf des 31. Januar 2020 aus der Europäischen Union ausgetreten. In unserer Blogbeiträgen vom 21. Februar 2020 und vom 28. November 2019 haben wir bereits über mögliche Konsequenzen des Brexit für Arbeitgeber und über den Aufenthalt und Arbeitsmarktzugang von UK-Staatsbürgern in Deutschland berichtet. Seit dem 1. Januar 2021 ist nun auch die sog. Übergangsphase,…
In a welcome move last week, the EU notified the UK that all EU countries will apply the ‘detached workers’ exception to UK employees who are temporarily seconded to work in the EU. Similarly, the UK will apply the detached workers exception for EU employees who are temporarily seconded to work in the UK. This article reviews the latest position. Under the Social Security Co-ordination…
With a vaccination against coronavirus in sight, many employers will understandably be eager to have their employees vaccinated in hope of their workplace finally returning to some form of normality. This article explores some of the legal issues. Can employers provide the vaccination to their employees? The government’s medical experts have published an outline of how any vaccine will be rolled out. It is clear…
This series of articles looks back thematically at the employment law year, incorporating contributions from Ius Laboris member firms across the alliance. This part covers developments in data protection and privacy. EU employers are, of course, still getting to grips with the requirements of the GDPR, which has now been in force for 18 months. Some very significant fines have already been imposed by the Data…
Following the UK’s departure from the EU on 31 January 2020, this article asks what this means for employers in the transition period and beyond. On 31 January 2020, the United Kingdom left the EU following ratification of the withdrawal agreement. Now begins a transitional period, lasting until 31 December 2020, during which European Union law continues to apply. This period can be extended once…