Wrong salutation of a woman with “Dear Sir” in letters of rejection on an application no discrimination according to the AGG is the Labor Court Dusseldorf (judgment of the 09.03.2011 AZ: 14 CA 908/11) decided: incorrect salutation of a woman with “Dear Sir” in letters of rejection on an application no discrimination according to the AGG represents is accidentally wrongly addressed an applicant rejection letter, so this represents alone not discriminatory under the General equal treatment Act (AGG). The case: The applicant applied to the respondent for the job as food-technical assistant. Their application was rejected. In the rejection letter, the applicant was incorrect with Sir”addressed. She believes that results from this title, that she had not been set because of their migration background. The plaintiff demanded a compensation in the amount of Euro 5,000.00 by the company. To justify she led among others that application documents clearly showed from her, that she was female. The company have but obviously ever seen on your application and from her name alone suggested a migration background and sweeping rejected the application therefore. The decision of the Labour Court of Dusseldorf: The Labour Court rejected the claim. “Lawyer Tobias Ziegler, lawyer specializing in labour law from Dusseldorf explains this: A compensation claim under 15 para 2 AGG presupposes that the applicant because of a referred AGG characteristics such as race or ethnic origin is been discriminated against the in section 1.” Presentation of the applicant is sufficient not to accept of a disadvantage according to the legal arrangements relating to the burden of proof in the court proceedings it enough worker submits facts from which general life experience an overwhelming probability of such a deprivation resulting. The employer must prove then that no discrimination exists”, lawyer continues in employment law Tobias Ziegler. The Labour Court Dusseldorf has now ruled that the submissions of the applicant for such burden of proof shifts to the employer is not sufficient. The confusion in the title let suspect no discrimination due to race or ethnic origin. Unless lying that a simple error was the incorrect salutation in the rejection letter when editing this letter based just as likely, if not even closer. Background knowledge: Inform themselves in this context also about the issue of bullying in the workplace and about the rules of the General equal treatment Act (AGG) see: anwalt-ziegler.de/arbeitsrecht/mobbing.

Works without even working tax annual is filling out the forms for the income tax return on the program. For many, that is connected with a lot of work. For this reason the Treasury decided, considerably to facilitate filling out the taxpayer. The pre-filled tax return (VSt) is free of charge and contains important information for the tax return. However, these should be checked. Also this not sufficient alone. More important posts must be filled continue independently. The Steuerberater Gunter Zielinski from Hamburg informed about the new service of the financial administration. Without self work not the advantage it works: the electronic tax declaration form is already pre-filled and deployed to the taxpayer through the Elster-online-portal, expected from April 2014,. All data stored in the financial management of the taxpayer are already stored in the form. This includes data such as name, Date of birth, address and confession. Data sending employers in offices, banks or insurance companies electronically to the tax authority, are also stored in the form. These include inter alia wage tax data and contributions to health and long-term care insurance. Friends pre-filled tax returns provide relief when filling out though, however, must further data which are necessary for determining the tax burden, even be made. For example, that the advertising expenses, extraordinary burdens or expenses for the journey to work. The forms are available in the Elster account available. “If you already have an account, to log only and receives account under the menu item manage” the appropriate forms. Others must first register. Important: The prefabricated data should be checked for correctness. The Steuerberater Gunter Zielinski from Hamburg is anytime available for detailed information. Press contact Gunter Zielinski – tax advisors Rolfinckstrasse 37 22391 Hamburg Tel: + 49 (0) 40 / 536 40-10 fax: + 49 (0) 40 / 536 40-121 E-Mail: Homepage: