On 1 May 2022, Goldman Sachs introduced a new global “flexible vacation” scheme that allows partners and managing directors to take time off when needed, without a fixed vacation day entitlement.
It enables a person, from any organisation or business, to make a protected disclosure direct to an appropriate authority at any time, instead of needing to disclose to their employer first. It also extends and clarifies the grounds where protected disclosures can be made.
The Federal Labour Court on 4 May 2022 confirmed that in overtime proceedings, according to the German Law, employees must prove not only that they have worked overtime, but also that this has been ordered or at least approved by the employer.
The Supreme Court, in two judgments (n°21-14.490 and n°21-15.247) of 11 May 2022 ruled that the so called 'Macron scale' - used to calculate compensation for unfairly dismissed employees – is compatible with the International Labour Organization Convention on Termination of Employment No. 158.
From 27 May to 11 June 2022, more than 4000 Governments’, Workers’ and Employers’ delegates from 187 International Labour Organisation (ILO) Member States attended the 110th International Labour Conference (ILC).
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