The Skilled Immigration Act is intended to counteract the enormous shortage of skilled workers in Germany. Following the first stage in November 2023 and the second stage in March 2024, the third stage will now bring about changes to the immigration of skilled workers for the last time.
Continue ReadingMonth: June 2024
Taxes: Usufruct of a securities account reduces gift tax
When it comes to transferring assets to the next generation, there is always the issue of gift tax. If securities accounts are transferred by way of anticipated succession, a so-called usufructuary account reduces the gift tax for the person receiving the gift.
Continue ReadingFoundation and association part 2: the charitable foundation
If you want to set up a non-profit organization (NPO), sooner or later you will have to think about the right legal form and organization. To found an NPO, you can use the common legal forms from company law (GbR, GmbH, etc.).
It is important to know here: Under certain conditions,
Continue ReadingData protection is not crime protection! No prohibition of exploitation in the case of open video surveillance: A current labor law ruling clarifies!
Even if an employer’s surveillance measure was not carried out in full compliance with the requirements of data protection law, there is generally no prohibition on the use of recordings obtained from open video surveillance in a dismissal protection process. Find out more about the details and legal implications of this judgment in this article.
Continue Reading