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Reference in FOCUS-SPEZIAL magazine: Germany's Top Lawyers for Employment Law 2015
GenerallyOn the current FOCUS list of top lawyers, the law firm WSK is now mentioned for the third time in succession for its outstanding legal experts in the field of employment law. Already in the previous years 2013 and 2014 the law firm WSK has…
Personal interview despite being on sick leave
GenerallyIn practice, the question arises again and again as to the extent to which an employer can contact an employee during a longer period of incapacity for work due to illness and, in particular, their further employment options...
Bonus payments at the discretion of the employer – permitted but verifiable
GenerallyIn practice, bonus commitments are often the cause of lengthy disputes between the parties to the employment contract, especially if the employee in question left the company during the year and for the last...
Recommendation in the JUVE Handbook of Commercial Law Firms 2016/2017
AwardsIn the new handbook from JUVE publishing, the employment law firm WOLFF SCHULTZE KIEFERLE is once again listed as one of the leading specialist law firms for employment law in southern Germany. In the current handbook, the JUVE editorial team highlights...
Who bears the risk of unfair employer instructions?
GenerallyBoth the Federal Labor Court (hereinafter: BAG) and numerous state labor courts (hereinafter: LAG) have recently increasingly dealt with the question of whether an employee in the event of unfair employer instructions...
Minimum wage with stable wages
GenerallyWith a stable wage that is in the range of the minimum wage, the question regularly arises as to how it can be ensured that the employees' minimum wage entitlement is met in every case. Companies are…
Labor law aspects of internal investigations
GenerallyWhite collar crimes in your own company present you with a variety of complex legal problems. As a rule, it is crucial to first clarify the relevant facts. Own investigative work by…
Latest news on the minimum wage
GenerallyIn its current case law, the Federal Labor Court has clarified two practically important aspects of the statutory minimum wage that were previously extremely controversial. First of all, the Federal Labor Court decided in its ruling of May 25, 2016...
News from the Federal Labor Court on the recognition of interim earnings in the dismissal protection process
GenerallyOne of the employer's main financial risks in the dismissal protection process is the so-called delay in acceptance. Delay in acceptance is understood to mean the remuneration that the employer has to pay the employee because he...
Ban on dismissal during parental leave – the devil is in the details
GenerallyAn important provision accompanying the right to parental leave is the special protection against dismissal in accordance with Section 18 of the Federal Parental Allowance and Parental Leave Act (BEEG). According to this provision, the employer may terminate the employment relationship from the time…
Termination of the employment contract for personal reasons – frequent short illnesses
GenerallyFor a proper termination of the employment contract under the Dismissal Protection Act, there must be a reason for termination. This can be behavioral, personal or operational in nature. The classic"…
Chatting at work
PressChatting at work: private pleasure or reason for termination? In practice, the private use of WhatsApp, Skype, Facebook or Yahoo Messenger by employees during working hours repeatedly leads to labor law conflicts.…
