Bernd Weller
Partner
Expertise
- Co-determination on supervisory board level / Election of employee representatives in the supervisory board
- Collective Bargaining Law
- Compliance and Employment Law
- Labor Law
WSG Practice Industries
Activity
WSG Leadership
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Germany
Coronavirus: FAQ Employment Law
Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, March 2020
Answers to important questions 1. WHAT INFORMATION OBLIGATIONS DOES THE EMPLOYER HAVE TO INFORM ITS WORKFORCE? As with other highly infectious diseases, employers have a duty to inform their staff about the coronavirus as part of their general duty of care and consideration (Sec. 241, 618 German Civil Code [BGB]). The extent of this duty to inform depends, among other things, on whether a member of staff is suspected of having caught the virus, whether or not this has been confirmed...
Employment: Trends & Developments
Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, October 2019
The labour and employment sector has once again seen many changes – both in terms of the initiatives of the legislator as well as changes in the way the sector works. One important change has been the implementation of the Law on Protection of Business Secrets (Gesetz zum Schutz von Geschäftsgeheimnissen – GeschGehG). The economic relevance of business secrets is very high...
Employment: Law & Practice
Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, October 2019
1. TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT 1.1 STATUS OF EMPLOYEE In Germany, an employee (Arbeitnehmer) enjoys a special status that is described as the personal obligation to perform work upon the employer’s instructions, without entrepreneurial risks and in a situation of economic dependence (to a certain degree) on the employer...
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