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So now it is after all: The amendment to the rights and obligations of the works council partners, which was already intended last year by the draft bill of the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs for the Works Council Strengthening Act, has recently been forwarded to the Bundesrat "in a new guise" as a draft of the Federal Government for the Works Council Modernization Act. It is to be discussed there for the first time as early as May 07, 2021. Similarly, the draft is expected to be passed by the Bundestag in May.

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If a transfer of undertaking (“TUPE”) occurs in the course of a company acquisition, the acquirer is liable for all claims of the employees, i.e. also for the occupational pension claims that arose in the past. In the case of the acquisition of an insolvent company, however, there are important peculiarities and liability reliefs for the acquirer.