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The ‘€100,000 in damages’ ruling
If an employer attempts to prevent the election of a works council, this may not only have consequences for the employer under employment law, but may also result in liability on the part of the managing director. This is clearly illustrated in a ruling by the Munich Regional Labour Court (LAG) (partial judgement of 16 April 2025 and 4 June 2025, Ref. 11 Sa 456/23) – a ruling that attracted considerable media attention due to the size of the monetary claims awarded to a waiter, amounting to nearly 100,000 euros.
Read the analysis of the judgement in the latest issue of the Deutscher AnwaltSpiegel:
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