Germany’s parliament on Friday passed a supply chain act, paving the way for stricter regulation that will force large companies to pay fines of up to 2% of their annual …
Germany’s parliament on Friday passed a supply chain act, paving the way for stricter regulation that will force large companies to pay fines of up to 2% of their annual …
The German “Supply Chain Due Diligence Act” is adopted! But what exactly is behind this? Our analysis shows: We are still a long way from reaching our goal in the …
German unions have campaigned for years for a supply chain law to strengthen the human rights due diligence obligations of German companies. The government is now on the verge of …
Government faces complaints that measures have too many loopholes or put country’s business at a disadvantage Germany’s cabinet has approved a law on due-diligence to enforce the protection of human …
After months of negotiations, Germany’s government today announced an agreement on a German mandatory human rights due diligence law (Lieferkettengesetz). The proposal is a compromise and lacks some core demands …
Almost four years after the adoption of the pay transparency law in the country, Germany’s Federal Labour Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht) issued a landmark ruling on 21 January on equal treatment of …
Germany has a pay agreement with public sector unions that includes around 2.3 million workers employed by municipalities and the federal administration. The Verdi union and public employers said they …
The German government is preparing to publish a draft law that would grant employees the legal right to work from home. It’s an unusually progressive initiative — and lent immediacy …
Germany is to press ahead with plans to give employees the legal right to work from home, the country’s labour minister has said, as the coronavirus pandemic prompts governments to …
Germany adds to recognition of platform workers
Digitally organised platform work can offer advantages for workers on platforms, such as low-threshold access to work opportunities, mobility and high flexibility. This is especially true of highly skilled work …