Employment Law

We advise on all matters of German employment law — nationwide, across Europe and cross-border. From contract drafting to termination and settlement agreements through to dealings with authorities, we support employment-law decisions in a practical and legally robust way. In particular, we offer the following services:

• Employment contract law and compensation systems
  • Drafting and reviewing employment contracts and related agreements
  • Managing director and employment contracts
  • Contractual arrangements for home office, workation, and telework
  • Contractual and statutory vacation law
  • Employer's right to issue instructions
  • False self-employment - litigation for negative and positive declaratory actions
  • Bonus and target agreements
  • Commission and incentive models
  • Non-compete clauses and confidentiality
  • Dispute resolution in legal conflicts
  • Contract reviews for hires and promotions
  • Temporary agency workers - support and advice regarding approval procedures and drafting employment contracts
  • Performance evaluation
  • Working time recording system
  • Employee liability
  • Claims for damages arising from company-related activities or against third parties
  • Compensation modalities
  • Job postings
  • Exclusion periods
  • Continued remuneration during incapacity for work
  • Apprenticeship relationships
  • Internship relationships
  • Christmas bonus
  • Non-compete clause
  • Part-time work and employer objections
  • Parental leave and part-time parental leave
  • Transfer of an employee
  • Fixed-term employment contracts with or without objective reasons
  • Reduction of working hours
  • Representation before authorities - Integration Office, Federal Employment Agency, IHK, etc.
• Terminations and separation scenarios
  • Ordinary and summary terminations
  • Terminations of executives and senior employees
  • Operational, conduct-related, and illness-related terminations
  • Preparation, strategy, and documentation
  • Support in unfair dismissal claims
  • Defense against excessive severance demands
  • Support in consultation and consent procedures
  • Mass proceedings from the outset with advice and support
  • Drafting legally compliant warnings
• Termination agreements and severance negotiations
  • Drafting legally compliant termination agreements
  • Negotiations with employees and their lawyers
  • Risk management (blocking periods, litigation risk, reputation)
  • Outplacement and separation management
• References and termination formalities
  • Drafting and reviewing employment references
  • Avoiding reference disputes
  • Litigation of correction disputes
• Occupational safety and health protection at the workplace
  • Recording of working hours in the company
  • BEM procedures - drafting invitation letters, privacy policy, and instruction
  • Risk assessment of a workplace
  • Communication with authorities regarding workplace protection
  • Whistleblower protection - strategies and implementation in practice
  • Objections against fines and negative decisions by authorities