Employment law

Employment law for employees, companies and executives in Hamburg-Harburg.

On average, we work 39.1 years of our lives¹, although this does not mean that we are always at work, as we used to be. Even before the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, the world of work was undergoing a transformation. Working from home, flexible working hours and a healthy work-life balance are just a few of the issues that, since then, can put a strain on the employment relationship between employee and employer. Accordingly, there is a growing need, on both the employer and the employee side, for clear rules and agreements in the employment relationship.

Our specialist lawyers for employment law at the Hamburg-Harburg office advise and represent you comprehensively throughout Germany in all areas of employment law. Thanks to our extensive expertise in employment and public sector employment law, we always put our clients in a pole position.

For some people, work is their vocation or even the fulfilment of their professional dreams; for others, it is simply a way to earn a living. But what happens if the job is no longer the right fit, you are tempted by a new challenge in another company, you have been given a warning or even a notice of dismissal, or a transfer of undertaking is imminent? It is important that you obtain a swift but comprehensive overview of your legal situation in the employment relationship at short notice, because the statutory deadlines are often short in employment law. In addition, an employment contract often contains further restrictive exclusion periods.

Employment law in Germany is generally designed to be employee-friendly. In addition to a large number of statutory provisions, the question of what is permissible under employment law and how an employment relationship should be structured in a meaningful manner is determined by a large number of labour court decisions. The constantly changing employment case law must also be considered when cooperating with works councils and supervisory authorities.

As a board member, managing director or executive employee of a company, you are always in a special situation in terms of employment law. Employment law provisions often do not apply to you or only to a limited extent. Accordingly, an optimally drafted employment contract is of paramount importance to you.

¹ Source: Eurostat

What we do for you

• Dismissal and protection against unfair dismissal
• Warnings
• Employment references
• Maternity protection and parental leave
• Bogus self-employment
• Temporary agency work
• Employment contracts, managing directors' service contracts and works agreements
• Flexible working time and remuneration models as well as individual remuneration systems (cafeteria principle), developed with our tax experts
• Transfers of undertakings as well as restructurings and changes of legal form, in competence teams with company law, family law, inheritance law and our tax advisory teams
• Individual and collective employment law, including cooperation with works councils and supervisory authorities
• Executives: bonuses, non-compete clauses, Prokura (statutory commercial power of attorney) and company cars
• Position as a corporate officer and service contract for managing directors of a GmbH
• Representation out of court and before the labour courts
• Training at your company for you, your managers and your employees