Our field of activity with regard to labour law includes individual labour law, i.e. the legal relationships between an employer and his employees, as well as collective labour law (Collective Bargaining Contracts Act, Employees' Representation Act).
The most common labour laws that influence employment contracts include the Employment Protection Act, Federal German Vacations Law and Continued Remuneration Law. In addition, employment contracts are regulated by a number of other special laws, tariff agreements, company agreements as well as extensive case laws settled by German labour courts.
We provide consultation and representation in all fields related to labour law, beginning with the wording of a contract and ending, if necessary, with court action.
In particular, we provide assistance with the following:
- wording of your employment contracts, including contracts for managing directors and members of the Managing Board, company agreements and work rules.
- drafting models for flexible working time and remuneration
- terminating and limiting employment contracts (including mass dismissals and guidelines for selection)
- Insolvency Act, governing the rights of employees whose employer has filed for bankruptcy, including e.g. representation of their claims for salaries owed by the insolvent company as well as further social benefits
- drawing up a transfer of undertaking
- arbitration procedures
- Works Council Constitution Act
- tariff law and industrial disputes
- company pension schemes
- supply of temporary workers
- labour law for public servants
- data protection in employment relationships (use of EDP, IT, e-Mail, telephone)
