On 29 June 2017 the Federal Labour Court decided that a serious threat of committing suicide or to run amok can be a compelling reason to terminate an employment relationship for cause with immediate effect if the employee thereby seeks to exert pressure on the employer (docket number 2 AZR 47/16). The employee and later …
Category Archive: Disability
No general participation right for representative of severely disabled people for warning notices
The Higher Regional Labour Court of Baden-Württemberg decided on 7 April, 2017 (docket number 7 TaBV 1/17) that the representative of severely disabled people has no right to be generally involved before a warning notice is issued to a disabled person. The representative of severely disabled people requested the determination of a general right to …
No discrimination of disabled people in case of reduction of occupational pensions because of prematurely claiming
By judgment of 13 October 2016 (BAG, docket number 3 AZR 439/15), the Federal Labour Court ruled that a reduction of occupational pension payments due to prematurely claiming prior to reaching the fixed retirement age as provided for in the pension plan does not constitute discrimination on grounds of disability according to the German General …
Increase of Working also for Disabled Employees!?
On 26 January 2017, the Federal State Labour Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht) ruled that a disabled part-time employee may not claim damages for discrimination where his employer did not offer him an increase in weekly working hours, unlike his colleagues (docket number: 8 AZR 736/15). In the case at hand, the employer, a courier service provider, employed …
Dismissal of Severely Disabled Employees Only Valid After Participation of Representatives
Employees who suffer from a severe disability may no longer have their employment contracts terminated by their employer unless such dismissal proposal saw participation by the Severely Disabled Employees Council. This strengthening of the rights of severely disabled employees became valid on 30 December 2016, as the German Social Security Code IX (SGB IX) saw …
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