Tag archives: supervision and control

The German law on employee participation is compatible with European law

By Christoph Valentin on July 31, 2017 Posted in Discrimination and harassment, Germany

On July 18th 2017 the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held, that employees of a subsidiary located in the territory of another member state do not have the right to vote and stand as a candidate in elections of workers’ representatives on the supervisory board of the German parent company of that group and that such … Continue reading

Employee or Independent Contractor? DJ Phat Joe’s dilemma

By Karen Ainslie (ZA) on September 11, 2013 Posted in South Africa

Local radio station, Kaya FM recently terminated its contract with controversial DJ Phat Joe (real name Majota Khambule). It was the beginning of the end of the relationship between the parties when the content manager of the station sent a letter to Khambule, complaining of incidents of “gratuitous smut, sexual innuendo and partisan politicking”, in … Continue reading