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Can I work despite being on sick leave?
GenerallyIn an interview with Allianz Deutschland on April 8, 2015, lawyer Oliver Kieferle, a specialist in labor law, answered the practical questions that arise for employees and employers on this topic.
Outcry in the football industry! Is the end of fixed-term employment contracts in professional sports approaching?
GenerallyA ruling by the Mainz Labor Court dated March 19, 2015 (ref.: 3 Ca 1197/14) is currently causing considerable excitement in professional sports. In this context, many commentators are already talking about a “revolution for professional football” and are drawing comparisons with the Bosman ruling. What happened?
Bargaining unit: Always trouble with the little ones
GenerallyMore and more sectoral unions - with a manageable number of members - are paralyzing entire companies and companies and thereby causing immense damage. According to information from Lufthansa, the burden on this company alone due to the pilots' strikes, represented by the Cockpit Association with only around 9,000 members, amounted to almost 200 million euros. The discontent and uncertainty of affected customers is also growing. The support for the strikers among the population is also dwindling because some of the companies affected have already concluded collective agreements with other unions and are still going on strike.
WSK specialist lawyers for labor law are strengthening themselves with the addition of lawyer Konrad Klier
GenerallyWe are pleased to announce that lawyer Konrad Klier started working at WSK Fachanwälte für Arbeitsrecht on March 1, 2015. Mr. Klier has been admitted to the bar since April 2014 and was until the end…
The legal minimum wage – what will companies face?
GenerallyFor the first time, a statutory minimum wage applies in Germany from January 1, 2015 with the Minimum Wage Act. This is intended to ensure an appropriate minimum wage for employees. According to the federal government, around 3.7 million people will benefit from this. Compliance with the minimum wage is monitored by customs. An additional 1,600 new employees will be responsible for this in the future.
New to the team: lawyer Igor Schmulenson
GenerallyOn January 1st, 2015 we strengthened our legal team with Mr. Igor Schmulenson. Mr. Schmulenson has been admitted to the bar in August 2012 and was employed at the Altenburg law firm specializing in employment law in…
Performance appraisal in the job reference – “To the full satisfaction” is good enough.
GenerallyIn a recent decision dated November 18, 2014 (file number 9 AZR 584/13), the Federal Labor Court confirmed its previous case law that the starting point for performance evaluation is the grade “satisfactory” (“to full…
References in the handbook “Law firms in Germany 2014”
GenerallyThe employment law boutique WSK is listed as one of the 400 leading commercial law firms in the current edition of the handbook “Law Firms in Germany 2014” (“Kanzleien in Deutschland 2014″). As conclusion the handbook quotes: “Wolff...
Expert advice for members of the LSWB in the area of labor law from the WSK law firm
AwardsThe regional association of tax advisory and auditing professions in Bavaria e. V. offers its approximately 6,300 members (tax advisors, tax agents, auditors, sworn accountants, lawyers and professional societies)…
References in the JUVE handbook 2014/15
GenerallyWOLFF SCHULTZE KIEFERLE employment law experts is again classified as one of the “well-respected law firms in the field of employment law”. In the newly published handbook “German Commercial Law Firms 2014/2015” by the legal editor…
Recommendation in the JUVE Handbook of Commercial Law Firms 2014/2015
AwardsWOLFF SCHULTZE KIEFERLE Specialist Lawyers for Labor Law is once again one of the “renowned law firms in labor law”. In the handbook “Business Law Firms 2014/2015” that has just been published by the industry service JUVE, the employment law firm...
