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Our first Newsletter in 2018 deals with issues concerning works council elections, which will take place nationwide at the beginning of next year, and with issues related to the General Data Protection Regulation which will enter into force in May 2018. Employers should take the latter seriously, in particular due to the drastic increases in fines that it prescribes. The remaining contributions then cover amendments to the Company Pension Act as well as the latest court rulings on collective and individual labor law issues.