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Update Data Protection No. 61
Risk for international data transfers
Update Employment Law July 2019
German Federal Labor Court: Orientation Internship of up to three months without minimum wage may be completed during different periods
Employers must also draw attention to claims for remaining vacation days from previous calendar years
Employee’s right of information and disclosure of their recorded personal information
The new German Skilled Worker Immigration Act (Fachkräfteeinwandungsgesetz; FEG)
Survivors’ benefits - Minimum duration of marriage
Directive on transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union
No right of withdrawal after entering into a termination agreement
Update Employment Law June 2019
European Court of Justice (ECJ): Member states must require employers to systematically record working hours
Unfounded fixed term (“previous employment”)
Trade and Business Secrets Law enacted
Joint Controllers – Supervisory Authorities Publish First Sample Agreement
Update Data Protection No. 60
Update regarding video surveillance – only documented purposes justify the means
Update Data Protection No. 59
European Whistleblowing Directive will be effective as of April 2019
Update Employment Law April 2019
No statutory leave entitlement for unpaid special leave
Participation of the representative body for severely disabled persons during the dismissal process
Leave reduction during parental leave period not in breach of European law
Age limit - postponing the termination date
Worker participation of the works council in employee survey
Standardization of the level of administrative fines under the GDPR?
Update Data Protection No. 57
Consent for the use of cookies
Update Data Protection No. 56
Personal data: Comprehensive right to information of the employee - a threat to the anonymity of whistleblowers?
Update Compliance 6/2019
German Bundestag adopts new law for the protection of trade secrets
Update Compliance 5/2019
Private use of company email accounts by employees
Update Data Protection No. 55
