The new 2025 edition of the specialist journal "DIAS - Digitales Arbeits- und Sozialrecht" (Digital Labour and Social Law) highlights current developments at the interface of digitalization, the world of work and social law. Edited by Professor Dr. Isabell Hensel/University of Kassel and Dr. Ernesto Klengel/HSI, DIAS offers in-depth analyses, contributions to debates and perspectives from academia and practice - for all those involved in shaping digital employment and social law. Since autumn 2025, DIAS has been supported by a scientific advisory board, which includes Prof. Dr. Judith Brockmann and Prof. Dr. Gerrit Hornung from the University of Kassel.

The new issue of DIAS 1/2026 will be published in May 2026 with a focus on "Digital Representation of Interests". Large organizations are losing their binding power in the digital transformation. The much-cited organizational crisis is particularly alarming in the case of trade unions, as it affects their social, economic and democratic function. The focus is particularly on the legal framework conditions of digital trade union presence in companies as well as the possibilities of addressing and communicating in the digital space, especially in connection with the Platform Work Directive (EU) 2024/2831.

The specialist article on employment law by Mamerow - Digitales Zugangsrecht der Gewerkschaft - Perspektiven digitaler gewerkschaftlicher Kommunikation analyzes the legal situation following the much-noticed BAG decision of 28.1.2025 and shows that this does not contain a fundamental rejection of a trade union right of access to digital workplaces.

A specialist article on data protection law Warter - Data protection law issues relating to the digital access rights of trade unions makes it clear that data protection law - contrary to what is often claimed in practice - does not prevent trade unions from having digital access rights.

The journal is published in open access as a scientific supplement to the journal "Arbeit und Recht" by Bund-Verlag and is available free of charge at:http://www.dias-recht.eu.

The newsletter "DIAS aktuell" of the Hans Böckler Foundation provides information on current issues.