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Paris. The former president of Relais & Châteaux, Regis Bulot allegedly betrayed the consortium by half a million Euro.

Offenbach. When time is running out to serve notice of dismissal on an employee, special rules and precautions apply in Germany. Employers who fail to pay attention to organisational risks run the risk of having to hold the employee on its books for a further quarter. The Federal Labour Court also dealt with another nuance of this problem: Does service of dismissal also apply to the wife when the notice is served on her husband, who also works in the company? A summary of the current legal position by hospitalityInside's legal expert, Joachim Jungbluth.

Offenbach. The hotel and catering industry often makes use of fixed-term employment contracts up to two years in duration. However, the German Part-Time and Fixed-Term Employment Act provides that such fixed-term employment contracts are unlawful where a fixed-term or permanent contract was previously concluded with the same employer. The current Federal Government promised to amend this rule. Now, the Federal Labour Court has waded in. Joachim Jungbluth, a solicitor specialising in labour law at Jungbluth Hermann Kron in Offenbach, comments on the recent judgement from an employer's perspective.

Paris. On October the 4th, the Commercial Court of Paris has condemned Expedia to pay around 430 000 Euro to the Synhorcat and two independent French properties, which accused the American giant of disloyal competition.

Brussels/Berlin. From 2012, official occupancy statistics for German hotels will be recorded in terms of rooms and no longer in terms of beds. The industry has the EU to thank for the change after the European Parliament passed legislation to amend the rule governing tourism statistics for the first time since 1995.

Berlin. Yesterday, the Federal Cabinet in Berlin resolved to improve health and safety regulations applicable to sunbeds. Hotels which offer tanning services therefore face increased demands on personnel.

Berlin. On Thursday, the European Parliament accepted the result of the so-called trialogue between parliament, commission and council on the consumer rights directive concluding the entire procedure. Now the German hotel associations fear that the industry will be facing new problems.

Berlin. The German hotel industry has now suffered its first defeat in the litigation surrounding the 'bed tax'. Hoteliers are, however, expected to appeal.

Munich. It was a thorn in the side of many tax advisers for a long time and now the German standard accounting framework, SKR 70 for the hospitality industry has been abolished.

Berlin. The planned amendment to the UV-Protection Regulations could mean a disproportionately high burden for German hoteliers. Sector representatives criticise the proposals.