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Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Germany’s 2026 Labor Law Reforms: A Program for Growth and Employment? - Ogletree

On July 1, 2026, the leaders of the German governing coalition, CDU/CSU and SPD, agreed on a thirty-four-point reform package during the coalition committee meeting, with labor and employment law reforms that include a relaxation of dismissal protections for top earners and the elimination of telephone-based sick leave certifications. We have summarized a selection of the most relevant reform ...

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Neso is avoiding keeping records of how grid operational decisions are made, Coutinho says - New Civil Engineer

The UK’s shadow energy minister Claire Coutinho has called out the National Energy System Operator (Neso) for allegedly avoiding having to keep an “audit trail or records of how key operational decisions are made”. In a letter to the Information Commissioner dated 7 July and posted today on Coutinho’s socials, she requests an investigation into the issue, claiming she was contacted by a whistl...

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