Stephanie Mayer

Digital platform work involving delivery drivers does not automatically mean that a separate works council can be elected in every delivery area: The Federal Labor Court clarifies the requirements for organizational units eligible for a works council in app-based work models (BAG January 28, 2026 – 7 ABR 23/24). Facts of the case The ruling...

Employers may not restrict voluntary wage increases across the board to employees with new contract templates. If no valid objective reasons for unequal treatment can be given, employees with old contracts are also entitled to the pay increase. This was clarified by the Federal Labor Court in a recent ruling (judgment of November 26, 2025...

If a clause triggers the reimbursement of training costs when the employment relationship is terminated “at the request” of the employee, this means the indiscriminate termination of the employment relationship by the employee giving notice. With this content, the clause is unreasonably disadvantageous within the meaning of Section 307 (1) sentence 1 of the German...