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With our Employment Tracker we regularly look into the "future of labour law" for you! At the beginning of each month we present the most important decisions expected for the month from the Federal Labour Court (BAG) and the European Court of Justice (ECJ) as well as other courts. We report on the results in the issue of the following month. In addition, we point out upcoming milestones in legislative initiatives by politicians, so that you know today what you can expect tomorrow.
This time in focus:
Recent decisions
- Co-determination of the works council when ordering the wearing of headsets at work
- Insurance obligation for teachers and lecturers always depends on the individual case
Upcoming decisions
- Delayed acceptance compensation - obligation to submit proof of vaccination or health status within the meaning of Section 20a (1) IfSG
- Authorisation to offset time credits on an hourly account with minus hours on the annual target time account
- Compensation pursuant to Section 15 (2) AGG for non-payment of overtime bonuses
- Effectiveness of a Probationary Termination in the Context of a Fixed-Term Probationary Employment Relationship
Legislative initiatives, important notifications & applications
- 4th Bureaucracy Reduction Act published in the Federal Law Gazette
- Entry into force of the Sixth Ordinance on a Wage Floor in the Temporary Employment Sector
- Draft law on the early integration of asylum seekers into the labour market
- Draft law to modernise and digitalise the fight against illegal employment
- Adoption of an ordinance amending the Hazardous Substances Ordinance and other occupational health and safety ordinances
- Federal Cabinet Approves Law to Ensure Compliance with Collective Bargaining Agreements