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Commission adopts proposals for a European Labour Authority

By / 11 June 2019 / Government/Politics, Legislation, Social Security

The European Commission is taking more concrete new initiatives to further deliver on the European Pillar of Social Rights. More specifically, the Commission has presented its proposal for a European Labour Authority, as announced by President Juncker in 2017, as well as an initiative to ensure access to social protection for all workers and self-employed. Over the last decade, the number of mobile citizens, people living and/or working in another Member State, has almost doubled …

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Work certificates: Small change, big benefits

By / 11 June 2019 / Social Security, Termination

Until recently, on termination of employment, an employer was obliged to provide the departing employee with a work certificate (Arbeitsbescheinigung) to be presented to the employment agency. As work certificates are lengthy and can take some time to complete, this can create a major administrative burden for employers – which is often unnecessary as many employees do not apply for unemployment benefits. A welcome change to sec. 312 of the German Social Code III (Sozialgesetzbuch …

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