The BAG also confirms its previous line with regard to the ECJ background Working time law is European law and is regulated in Directive 2003/88/EC. In its decision of May 14, 2019 (Az C-55/18), the ECJ ruled that the employer is obliged to record all working hours. The member states are obliged to enact corresponding regulations (see […]
The BAG both strengthens and weakens employers in this endless debate facts and question The question of whether a particular service is on-call duty or on-call duty arises in almost every hospital. Most collective agreements define on-call time as the duty of employees to be present at a place designated by the employer in order […]
Employees cannot require their employer to provide a copy of all of their email communications from and about them. facts Since the GDPR came into force, employees have increasingly tried to get employers to make a settlement or an increased severance payment by asserting claims to information in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR in the […]
Foreward by Andrew Chilvers Whenever the gig economy comes up in conversation, app-based technology companies such as Uber usually get a mention as the emerging business models for ‘gig’ workers. And while these new ‘gig’ business models are changing the way people work, many jurisdictions are resisting the changes taking place. Back in the pre-COVID-19 […]
