Germany

New and Updated

• Type:

  International

  Germany: Pay and benefits

  As the federal government has not issued a draft Bill to implement the EU Pay Transparency Directive, timely implementation is unlikely. This has some practical consequences for employers.

• Type:

  International

  Germany: Updates - key employment law developments

  Proposed changes to rules on benefits in kind aim to mitigate the effects of the Iran conflict.

• Type:

  International

  Germany: Employee rights

  Although the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs can make a sectoral collective agreement binding as a minimum wage floor for temporary agency work, no new statutory order is currently in force. Information has been added to clarify the relevant rules.

• Type:

  International

  Global annual leave (holidays) and pay comparative table

  Updated to include additional information on leave requirements in Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Switzerland, UAE, UK and US.

• Type:

  International

  Germany: Training and development

  Updated to include additional information on paid educational leave for employees to attend training organised by themselves and the reimbursement of training costs.

• Type:

  International

  Germany: Recruitment and selection

  Updated to include additional information on the differences in treatment when accessing employment. 

• Type:

  International

  Germany: Employee representation

  Updated to include additional information on work council meetings and co-determination rights. 

• Type:

  International

  Germany: Contracts of employment

  Updated to include additional information on the written statement setting out an employee’s main contractual terms and confidentiality clauses.

• Type:

  International

  Germany: Health and safety

  Updated to reflect new information on the duties of employers.

• Type:

  International

  Germany: Industrial relations

  Updated to include additional information on the right to strike.