FIELDS OF LAW

Employment Law

FIELDS OF LAW

Driven by technological progress and digitalization, the world of employment is constantly changing, requiring flexibility and new skills from employees. In order to remain competitive, companies must react to this and adapt their processes. The team in our employment law practice group supports companies in this process.

We advise on restructurings and transactions, including the strategic and legally compliant implementation of personnel adjustments. We support our clients in collective bargaining, reconciliation of interests and social plan negotiations and advise on modern solutions such as volunteer programs and early retirement.

We advise on employment law aspects of mergers and acquisitions and carry out due diligence reviews. We support the adaptation of working conditions and the development of innovative remuneration systems as well as flexible working time models. Our expertise also includes co-determination and cooperation with the works council and trade unions, including the negotiation of collective agreements and the implementation of conciliation committee proceedings.

In addition, we offer ongoing support in day-to-day HR business and compliance issues, data protection and international assignments. We advise managers on drafting contracts and avoiding personal liability. We also offer training courses for HR departments and managers to provide up-to-date legal knowledge.

Our Range of Services

  • Employment law related reorganisation
  • Outsourcing/operational transfers
  • Personnel adjustments and downsizing
  • Negotiations with works councils in relation to reconciliation of interests and social compensation plans
  • M&A/transaction support services and employment due diligence
  • Salary and variable bonus systems
  • Flexible working time systems
  • Digitalization & data protection (Work 4.0)
  • Matrix organisations
  • Compliance and codes of conduct
  • General contract structuring
  • Mobile working
  • Collective bargaining disputes (disputes with trade unions, prevention of industrial action/ industrial disputes, withdrawal from the employers‘ association)
  • Negotiation of (company) collective bargaining agreements and works agreements, conduction of arbitration procedures
  • Employment law resolution procedures, repelling injunction demands
  • Introduction of new pension structures including deferred compensation
  • Closure, adjustment and replacement of existing pension schemes
  • Risk identification and elimination, outsourcing of pension obligations
  • Processing of compliance cases
  • Development of individual separation scenarios (in particular: low-performers)
  • Deployment of external staff (temporary work, contracts for work and services) and secondments (domestic and expatriates)
  • Development of HR standard workflows
  • IP interface: employee identification, data protection
  • Litigation before all German labour courts

Team Employment Law.