Fourth German Bureaucracy Reduction Act - Planned simplifications for HR practice, particularly with regard to formal requirements

With the draft of the Fourth Bureaucracy Reduction Act (Viertes Bürokratieentlastungsgesetz – “BEG IV”), which was decided and published on March 13, 2024, the German Federal Government has introduced a law whose main aim is to reduce unnecessary bureaucracy in the economy. In the context of employment law, the intended relief is to be achieved primarily by reducing formal requirements. In the following, we will summarize which simplifications are planned from an employment law perspective and what this means for the day-to-day work of HR departments.

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