Black money agreement via WhatsApp = no remuneration for work
A contractor from Bochum is not paid for renovation work in Düsseldorf. Although he and also the client denied this,...
Labour law
Advice on setting up home office workstations
Home office workplaces are becoming increasingly popular and will also increase in the Federal Republic of Germany due to the...
Professionalize your own work as a freelancer?
There are more and more freelancers in Germany, and as the general Corona hysteria continues to promote remote working, more...
Misuse of sensitive customer data? Notice!
An IT employee is obligated to protect sensitive customer data and may not misuse it for other purposes. A breach...
“East German” is not bullying in the workplace
The disparagement of an employee because of his or her East German origin does not constitute discrimination within the meaning...
Defamation via Whatsapp justifies termination without notice
The topic of WhatsApp and the legal consequences of careless messages has often been a topic here on the blog....
Home office: going to the toilet not an occupational accident
Especially in IT law or marketing agencies and similar companies, home office is quite popular. But until something like a...
Police trainee rightly dismissed after YouTube videos
If a police trainee posts videos on the Internet that give the impression of fraudulent behavior, this justifies doubts about...
Online porn scams: No police service!
An 18-year-old applicant from the Düren district had applied for recruitment to the senior police civil service as of September...
Insults through emoji?
My office is as digital as it gets, I am fully digitally accessible and overwhelmingly my clients are dealing with...
Twitter account needs approval of works council
In case of doubt, the establishment and operation of a Twitter account requires the consent of the works council in...
Right to home office
The topic of home offices remains on everyone's lips. Currently, there is no right to home office, nor can an...
Employer may not force home office
Labor law is not really my core area, even though every lawyer has to deal with it in the state...
Dismissal due to Islamophobic WhatsApp messages
The Baden-Württemberg State Labour Court has ruled that a dismissal of a worker for massive insults and Islamophobic remarks in...
Operator of a crowdworking platform is not to be regarded as an employer
The Regional Labour Court of Munich has ruled that an agreement between a so-called crowdworker and the operator of an...
Cheating in esport: Can I monitor employees?
For numerous reasons, the topic of cheating in esports is currently very hot and controversial. But can I actually track...
Trade Secrets Protection Act: Act now!
Since 26 April 2019, the new Trade Secrets Act has implemented an EU directive that has so far received little...
Privacy/Ex-employee and the use of a catch-all email
An underappreciated problem Time and again, I see that clients of mine who are struggling with staff turnover or have...
When does a project employee become an employee?
The problem Often enough, I have preached to clients and also here on the blog that one should not underestimate...
Esport: How long can a player contract run?
In the context of the questions about transfer fees or talent promotion, professional teams or agencies in esport always ask...