GRP Rainer LLP

Exceptional notice of dismissal needs to be thoroughly prepared. The law firm GRP Rainer Rechtsanwälte has the necessary experience when it comes to asserting exceptional notice of dismissal.

Electronic appliances that can be seen on display but lack labelling on energy consumption constitute a violation of competition law. That was the verdict of the Bundesgerichtshof (BGH), Germany's Federal Supreme Court (Az.: I ZR 213/15).

It is possible for a works council to push through the dismissal of an employee, as demonstrated by a recent ruling of the Bundesarbeitsgericht (BAG), Germany's Federal Labour Court, from March 28, 2017 (Az.: 2 AZR 551/16).

The European Union's cartel authorities are targeting e-commerce more aggressively and are carrying out three investigations looking into whether violations of European competition law have occurred.

Employees have duties to cooperate. These can also cover examinations by company doctors. If these duties are breached, there is then the prospect of dismissal without notice.

Employers that wish to issue an employee with exceptional notice of dismissal need to be able to cite good cause for this action. Otherwise, the notice of dismissal is generally ineffective.

GmbH shareholders can be represented by a proxy at the general meeting of the shareholders.

The Bundesarbeitsgericht (BAG), Germany's Federal Labour Court, has ruled that an ordinary notice of dismissal was effective despite a lack of information regarding when the employment relationship was to come to an end (Az.: 6 AZR 782/14).

An employer is allowed to issue a formal written warning without having previously informally rebuked an employee for his misconduct. That was the verdict of the Landesarbeitsgericht (LAG) Köln [Regional Labour Court of Cologne] (Az.: 12 Sa 381/16).

In cases of doubt, it is the notarized agreement that counts and not a draft contract whose content deviates from the former.