Employment Law

A ruling from Düsseldorf Regional Labor Court on April 27th, 2021, shows the importance of evidence when it comes to the termination of an employee, even in Corona-related violations.

As vaccine campaigns continue to rollout, slowly but surely, throughout Germany, the return to normalcy at the office seems to be just over the hill. However, not everyone agrees with the efficacy or necessity of the new Impfstoff, and the evidence of whether the vaccine will stop the spread of the virus, while positive, is still limited and under development. With all the uncertainty, it comes as no surprise that some people may be hesitant to get the vaccine.

As a general rule, a managing director may not compete with the company with which they are employed for the duration of their employment. Such prohibition of competition exists even without an express agreement. This is because the duty of loyalty under company law already requires the managing director to abstain from business activities in the company's sphere of activity to a large extent during their term of office. It makes sense to specify in detail the activities that are still permissible for the managing director in the employment contract in order to create clarity for both sides.

On Wednesday February 10^th, 2021, the Munich Regional Court provisionally prohibited the cooperation between the German federal government and private internet company Google in regards to boosted search results of health information. While the judgments are not yet final, as of now the judges presiding over the case issued two injunctions against the Bundesrepublik and Google.