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The Employee and Competency Agency have issued guidance on the self-organiser exemption

The Employee and Competence Agency has issued guidance on the agency’s interpretation on the self-organiser exemption.

New threshold for tax-free employee benefits

New de minimis limits for small and work-related employee benefits in 2025 are introduced determining the level of benefit employers can offer employees tax-free.

GDPR – fines – the Advocate General’s opinion in the ILVA case

On 12 September 2024, the Advocate General issued his opinion on the “Ilva” case relating to an infringement of Article 5(1)(e), Article 5(2) and Article 6 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regarding the retention of approximately 385,000 former customers personal details in outdated customer information system.

EU judgment on overtime pay for part-time employees

The European Court of Justice has ruled in the combined cases of C-184/22 and C-185/22 on whether a provision regarding overtime pay in a German collective agreement constituted a less favoirable treatment of part-time employees and gender discrimination.

Employer could not dismiss with retroactive effect

The Supreme Court has ruled that it was not justified to apply a retroactive dismissal to the date on which an employee received notice of an intended dismissal. The Supreme Court held that dismissal could only take effect from the actual dismissal date.

Enhanced pay conditions for women may be justified in accordance with the Maternity Act

The Equal Treatment Board has ruled that it was not a breach of the Equal Treatment Act for a company to provide favorable pay conditions for female employees as opposed to males when taking leave pursuant to the Maternity Act.