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Archiv für die Kategorie ‘German Business Law’
German Companies Can Permanently Fill Individual Positions With Temporary Workers
Temporary employment is the temporary transfer of a temporary worker from a lender to a hirer. The German Temporary Employment Act (Arbeitnehmerüberlassungsgesetz, AÜG) assumes a maximum assignment period for the respective temporary worker to the same hirer of generally 18 months […]
New Model For Fines For GDPR Violations
When the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force more than four years ago, the introduction of fines as a penalty for data protection violations caused quite a stir. For the most part, the horrendous fines feared at the time […]
Money Laundering Act: Risk Management as Evidence with German Authorities
Recently, we have experienced a rise in feedback from our clients that the requirements of the German Money Laundering Act (GwG) are increasingly being enforced consistently by the relevant supervisory authorities, particularly with regard to risk management which is also part […]
3G at Work in Germany: Employees May Lose Entitlement to Remuneration
The corona pandemic is still resulting in many restrictions in Germany. New questions are also constantly being raised in employment law due to the frequently changing regulations. In our consulting work, we are also seeing time and again that the introduction […]
Coronavirus: Mask Mandate in The Workplace in Germany
Due to the corona pandemic, employers in Germany may order the wearing of medical face masks in their establishments if this is required within the scope of their hygiene concept (§ 2 Para. 2 of the German Corona Occupational Health and […]
German Lobby Register: Registration Obligation For All Lobbyists
The new lobby register at the federal level has been online since the beginning of the year. Anyone who contacts or wishes to contact members of the German parliament (Bundestag) or the German government in order to influence political processes must […]
Termination of Commercial Agent Agreements in Germany
There are various reasons for the termination of commercial agent agreements. The principal (this is the party that commissions the commercial agent and whose products are being distributed) would like, for example, to distribute its products themselves in the sales territory […]
German Telecommunications Telemedia Data Protection Act Simplifies Consent to Cookies
Who isn’t familiar with this? Before you can learn about the latest developments in politics online or view the current offers in the web shop, you are asked to accept or reject the use of tracking and analysis cookies. New law […]
Confiscation of Sales Proceeds in Germany in The Event of Violations of Foreign Trade Law
The German Foreign Trade and Payments Act (AWG) regulates the movement of devises, goods, services, capital and other assets with foreign countries. The AWG allows for the imposition of import and export bans or licensing requirements for the transit and export […]
Obligation to Report For EU Foreigners When Acquiring Shares in German Companies
Obligation to report to the Federal Ministry of Economics in the event of the acquisition of shares in German companies by EU foreigners In recent years, scrutiny of the acquisition of shares in German companies outside the defence sector by investors […]