Employees’ Rights to Time Off for Job Interviews When Employment Contracts Expire

Employees’ Rights to Time Off for Job Interviews When Employment Contracts Expire

As the end of a fixed-term employment relationship approaches, employees often have numerous appointments to make. After all, they have to look for a new job and have to have discussions with the employment office or job interviews. But when is the time for this if employees have to continue working? Does your employer have … Read more

Know Your Rights: Christmas Gift Returns and Exchanges Explained

Know Your Rights: Christmas Gift Returns and Exchanges Explained

Were the Christmas presents not a hit this year? Then it makes sense to want to bring back what you bought and exchange it for something suitable. However, it is often not that simple. “It is a widespread misconception that you can easily return defective goods,” says Olesja Jäger from the Hesse Consumer Center. Especially … Read more

Berlin Court Rules Leaving Accident Scene Not Necessarily Fraudulent: Burden of Proof Lies with Insurer

Berlin Court Rules Leaving Accident Scene Not Necessarily Fraudulent: Burden of Proof Lies with Insurer

Anyone who leaves the scene of an accident without permission is not automatically committing a fraudulent breach of duty towards their motor vehicle insurance company. It depends on the individual case – and the burden of proof lies with the insurer. This is shown by a decision (ref.: 46 S 58/22) of the Berlin Regional … Read more

Is Legal Protection Insurance Worth It? What You Need to Know Before Signing a Contract

Is Legal Protection Insurance Worth It? What You Need to Know Before Signing a Contract

With legal protection insurance you always have an ace up your sleeve in legal disputes? That’s what many people probably want. But the policy is by no means an “all-round, worry-free package” for everything that has anything to do with a lawyer or court, says Claudia Frenz from the Association of Insured Persons (BdV). But … Read more

Navigating Personal Insolvency: Understanding the Process and Seeking Help Early

Navigating Personal Insolvency: Understanding the Process and Seeking Help Early

Illness, unemployment, divorce: There are many reasons why your own financial situation can suddenly change rapidly. Anyone who can no longer pay their bills is effectively over-indebted. Many people have settled into this situation. Some of them live with seizure protection accounts and visits from bailiffs until the end of their lives. Personal bankruptcy proceedings … Read more

Changes to Financial Planning in Waging am See Market Town Require Supplementary Budget

Changes to Financial Planning in Waging am See Market Town Require Supplementary Budget

Waging am See – The financial situation in the market town has changed significantly compared to the budget planning for 2023, so that it has become necessary to issue a supplementary budget statute including a supplementary budget. The local council took note of this at its most recent meeting and approved both the statutes and … Read more

Stevie Nicks: From Fritz to Fleetwood Mac and Beyond

More than half a century ago, the name Stevie Nicks became one of the not-so-secret hotspots of the San Francisco music scene. A little bit Janis Joplin, a little bit Jimi Hendrix, a little bit Grace Slick. And suddenly singer-songwriter and Fleetwood Mac member Nicks was her own brand. She is currently touring the USA … Read more

“The Future of Online Shopping: Virtual Fitting and 3D Models”

Compare different looks on the PC or smartphone and choose the dress, pants or shirt in the right size right away? This is what the virtual fitting promises when shopping online. Some retailers already offer them. So far, however, only about every tenth online buyer (9 percent) has used this function. This is shown by … Read more

Olli Schulz Uses Music to Stand Up Against Racism and Right-Wing Sentiments

For singer Olli Schulz, music is a “lubricant” to approach each other and stand up against racism. “We show that you are happier than people who sit alone in their little room, hate the unknown and build up any enemy images,” said Schulz in Leipzig, where he and his band last night at the “Leipzig … Read more

“Fraport Skyliners Celebrate Vital Victory in Relegation Battle to Stay in Basketball League”

The Fraport Skyliners from Frankfurt celebrated an important victory in the relegation battle and can still hope to remain in the basketball league. Coach Klaus Perwas’s team defeated playoff contenders Würzburg Baskets 86:77 (37:35). Although Frankfurt is still in relegation rank 17 before the final week of the season, they increased their chances of being … Read more