Enforcement and bargaining power of trade unions

By Cornelia Marquardt on December 5, 2019 Posted in Europe

Trade unions should shape working life in a meaningful way through collective agreements ensuring good working relations. In order to be eligible for collective bargaining, they must have a minimum bargaining unit vis-à-vis the workplace, says the German Federal Constitutional Court. In Germany, the labour courts decide whether associations are eligible for collective bargaining and … Continue reading

BVerfG verwirft Drei-Jahres-Frist für sachgrundlose Befristungen nach Vorbeschäftigung

By Cornelia Marquardt on June 18, 2018 Posted in Europe, Germany

Einmal ist keineswegs kein Mal! Mit Beschluss vom 6. Juni 2018 (Az.: 1 BvL 7/14 und 1 BvR 1375/14), veröffentlicht am 13. Juni 2018, verwarf das BVerfG die bisherige Rechtsprechung des Bundesarbeitsgerichts (BAG) zu sachgrundlosen Befristungen und bestätigt die Verfassungsmässigkeit deren Beschränkung durch das Teilzeit- und Befristungsgesetz (TzBfG). Da rund 9% aller Arbeitsverhältnisse in Deutschland … Continue reading

The review test reviewed (yet again)

By Karen Ainslie (ZA) on October 3, 2013 Posted in South Africa

In Herholdt v Nedbank Ltd the Supreme Court of Appeal again dealt with the test on review. This follows on the Constitutional Court’s decision in Sidumo that an award may only be reviewed and set aside if it is one that a reasonable decision-maker could not reach, which is known as a results driven approach. … Continue reading