Employment law

In employment law, we focus on advising and representing employers, companies, decision-makers and executives as well as interest groups representing larger companies and corporations.

We are proficient in day-to-day employment law matters as well as complex projects and special issues. Whether you require a fast solution to a problem or long-term advice, we always deliver creative and customised solutions in every phase of the employee life cycle.

Structural development

Our training courses

We can support you from the initial idea through to the legally compliant implementation of your organisation in terms of employment law.
We will design and optimise your company's organisational structure and processes in compliance with legal requirements in order to improve efficiency and avoid legal risks. We advise works councils on participation in organisational changes and securing participation rights. To this end, we offer in-house seminars and on-site training to inform you about your rights, obligations and options for shaping the future.
We support managers in introducing new structures, responsibilities and management models to create certainty in their actions.

Recruitment

Recruitment / hiring / drafting of employment contracts

Offer to review employment contracts

Offer to review managing director service contracts

Offer to review management board service contracts

We develop legally sound employment and service contracts for your company, design recruitment processes, and support international hiring.
We advise works councils on issues relating to co-determination rights in the recruitment process and help to ensure transparent selection processes.
For executives, we review and negotiate contract offers and ancillary agreements to achieve optimum conditions and security. We also provide support with contract extensions and adjustments during their careers.

Remuneration

Remuneration and working time systems, works agreements

We support both employers and works councils in conciliation proceedings and decisions via a nationwide network of qualified conciliation committee chairpersons.

We develop legally compliant remuneration and bonus models for your company and design incentive schemes that motivate and retain employees.
We support works councils in designing collective bargaining and company remuneration regulations within the framework of co-determination.
For executives, we negotiate variable remuneration, share options or special benefits and secure contractual entitlements.

Reorganisations

Reorganisations, transfers of undertakings, transactions

In a dynamic economy, companies are constantly required to adapt their structures – whether through reorganisation or restructuring.

Our law firm supports companies, works councils and executives in all phases of these change processes. We provide forward-looking advice, develop legally compliant concepts and implement measures efficiently – always with the aim of minimising risks and securing room for manoeuvre.

Whether you are seeking operational changes, staff reductions, reconciliation of interests, social plans or the design of new organisational structures: we combine expertise in employment law with a strategic understanding of the individual requirements of your company.

We can support your company in restructuring, transfers of undertakings and employment law transactions to ensure smooth processes.
We advise works councils on negotiations for the reconciliation of interests and social plans and protect your rights in times of change. This also includes representing our clients in arbitration proceedings. Thanks to our negotiating experience and expertise in employment law, we are able to minimise conflicts and achieve viable results.
We will secure your position as a manager during corporate changes, review amendment agreements and support negotiations. We will also support you in the strategic renegotiation of areas of responsibility.

Staff reductions

Staff reductions, dismissals, reconciliation of interests, redundancy packages

We have experience from over 1,000 unfair dismissal proceedings conducted nationwide as well as a large number of transactions and conciliation proceedings. Negotiating reconciliation of interests and redundancy packages are part of our daily business.

We plan and implement staff reduction measures for your company in a legally secure manner. We also negotiate redundancy packages and support their implementation.
We support works councils in exercising their participation rights and negotiating fair compensation arrangements. We also assist with communication with the workforce in order to resolve conflicts.
We represent you as an executive in cases of dismissal, termination agreements or severance negotiations and protect your rights. We also review non-competition clauses and help to legally secure career transitions.