Keller Menz – Employment law for companies.
Germany on November 8th, 2022
We are proud to announce that KELLER MENZ, CELIA Alliance’s German member firm, is listed in the “German Commercial Law Firms 2022/2023” JUVE handbook for another year. JUVE publications have been issued annually since 1998 to provide commercial law firms and their clients with reliable information about market changes, strengths and weaknesses of rival law […]
Mobile Working, Home Office, or Teleworking, are they under the same regulations?
Germany on September 20th, 2022
Under German law, employers need to ensure they use decisive wording in agreements for mobile working, home office or teleworking to avoid possible pitfalls. Although these terms are often used as synonyms, under German law, they may have different legal consequences, especially for employers. Only the term ‘telework’ is defined by law. Pursuant to section […]
Employers to ensure written employment particulars are given of face fines of up to EUR 2,000 per employee
Germany on June 14th, 2022
In June 2022, a new law is expected to be passed in Germany implementing the EU Directive 2019/1152 into national law. The new law supplements existing German law which already provides for the right of employees to a written record of the essential working conditions by introducing a fine of up to EUR 2,000 per […]
Keller Menz excels with presence in law firm rankings for their employment law practice in 2020
Germany on January 4th, 2021
In June 2020, Keller Menz was named one of four “preferred law firms” in Munich (Kanzleimonitor, p. 141). Thomas Keller was named as a recommended lawyer based on recommendations by companies and in-house lawyers. In July 2020, Brand eins labelled Keller Menz as a “recommended law firm/ representation of the company” nationwide. In September 2020, […]
Germany: A year on: a review of the new laws on the expiry of paid annual leave entitlements
Germany on January 1st, 2020
In February 2019, the BAG (German Federal Labour Court) decided to change the law on the expiry of paid annual leave entitlements. What are the changes? Previously to the Federal Labour Court’s decision, untaken paid annual leave expired at the end of the calendar year it was accrued in, irrespective of whether the employer had […]
Germany: New legal provisions to apply for A1 certificate
Germany on January 8th, 2019
An A1 certificate for a posted employee can only be applied for electronically in Germany. An A1 form determines which social security legislation applies to the holder of the certificate. The online process is now available, according to § 106 SGB IV, by means of system-checked accounting programmes or an automatic filling aid, and can […]
New disclosure rules to ensure equal pay in Germany
Germany on January 7th, 2017
A new law (EntgTranspG) to ensure equal pay of male and female employees comes into effect in Germany this summer (the “Act”). This will require employers, upon request by an employee, to disclose anonymised salary details of other employees working in a comparable position, and how they are calculated. An employer will be caught by […]
Workforce planning in Germany: new rules for temporary agency work
Germany on January 4th, 2017
On 1 April 2017, a new law governing temporary agency work came into effect in Germany (the “Act”). Businesses operating in Germany, whether suppliers or end users of agency workers, must take note of the new rules under the Act in their workforce planning, as they create significant new risks and restrictions in the use […]
New German Social Security Contribution Caps for 2017
Germany on January 10th, 2016
The German Federal Cabinet has published the draft of a regulation concerning the social security contributions of 2017. As provided for in the German Code of Social Law, important social security contribution ceilings are adjusted according to the income in the year before last (2015). Please find the social security contributions for 2017 below (as […]
Increase in German Minimum Wage
Germany on January 10th, 2016
Effective from 1 January 2017, the minimum wage in Germany will increase from €8.50 to €8.84per hour. Currently, there are some exceptions for collective bargaining agreements. From 1 January 2017 collective bargaining agreements have to provide a minimum wage of €8.50. However, from 1 January 2018 such exceptions for collective bargaining agreements will be lifted. […]