Tiefenbacher (Germany) Article: Final Draft of New Bureaucracy Relief Act IV – Effects on Employment Law Practice

On March 13, 2024, the German Federal Government adopted the updated draft of a “Fourth Act to Reduce Bureaucracy for Citizens, Business and the Administration” (so-called Bureaucracy Reduction Act IV) presented by the Federal Ministry of Justice. Approval by the Bundestag and Bundesrat (the two legislative bodies in Germany) is considered likely. We would therefore like to summarize the possible effects of the Act on employment law practice, whereby the individual legislative amendments will come into force in stages. Click HERE to view the PDF.