The German Federal Labour Court (BAG) has ruled against a supermarket sales assistant from the Edeka group who demanded to continue receiving her payslip on paper, contrary to the provisions of a company agreement negotiated in 2022. In a judgement handed down on 28 January (case Az. 9 AZR 487/24), the federal judges ruled that employers could send payslips by electronic means only. In her complaint, the saleswoman demanded a paper statement, arguing that she had not given her consent for the e
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As a Berlin correspondent for the French and Swiss press since the late 1990s, I cover a wide range of economic, political and social issues, with a particular focus on the German business and labour market. My areas of interest include co-determination, digitalisation, demographics and ESG/DEI policies.