It’s been three months since the law that made a certain quota of women on the boards of directors of large companies went into effect. We already covered the details of the law in a different article in this blog. Now the Federation of German Industry (BDI) did a first survey of the current situation. At least for those familiar with the subject the results are not very surprising.

The topic of increasing differences in income has become a constant lately. By now numerous studies have shown that this is not just a figment of imagination, but in fact true. Some might be surprised, though, that the increasing globalization is, not in Germany in any case, not the culprit.

Employees in Germany are by law insured against accidents on their way to work and back home, as long as they chose the shortest possible route. For those taking the car there have been a number of enforceable judgements concerning the matter over the last few decades. Insurers have adjusted their conditions accordingly. But what about those using public transportation? For those there has been a recent court decision.

It has been twenty years since email was invented, and fifteen since their use has become widespread for business purposes. The advantages are obvious: Especially when used for international purposes, email is much faster than classic “snail” mail. Some senders also believe that form and style are less important with emails than on paper. However, over the last ten years, a “netiquette” has developed, offering a basic guideline. Also, (and this has become a common ground for complaints) email allows to send a message to several recipients at the same time, even differentiating between main recipients and those who should only be notified. In practise, the latter feature has become a curse as much as a blessing.