German Employment Law

Lawyer German Employment Law - Advice on protection against dismissal, severance pay, and termination agreements in Stuttgart, Landau, and Munich
With our expertise in German employment law, we can help you optimize your employment relationships and protect your rights. One of our main areas of practice is the automotive industry.

Solutions in German Employment Law

Termination Advisory for Employers

We advise companies on the termination of employees. With us, you avoid pitfalls during dismissal and protect your company against successful German wrongful dismissal lawsuits (Kündigungsschutzklagen).

Termination Agreements and Severance

We advise you on the termination and severance of your employment relationship. We help you obtain a fair severance payment.

In this regard, we possess particularly extensive experience in advising employees in the German automotive industry, including manufacturers such as Daimler, BMW, Porsche, Audi, VW, Mercedes-Benz, and Opel.

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Employee Participation

We support companies in the legal conceptualization and implementation of all types of employee participation from a German labor law perspective. We advise you on the labor law aspects of stock options, virtual participations, and other participation models.

Review and Drafting of Employment Contracts

We review and draft your German employment contracts to be legally secure and adapted to your needs. Our experts ensure that all labor law provisions are correctly implemented and that your company is protected from legal risks.

Drafting and Optimizing Training Agreements

We support you in the legally secure drafting and optimization of training agreements. In doing so, we take into account repayment clauses, retention periods, and all relevant German labor law aspects for a fair and legally sound design.

Updating and Legally Securing Managing Director Service Agreements

We develop and draft German managing director service agreements (Geschäftsführerdienstverträge) to be legally secure and tailored to your corporate structure. Our advice includes remuneration models, termination regulations, non-compete clauses, and all other relevant provisions for managing directors.

References

Removal of Fixed Term in a Collective Agreement Employment Relationship Achieved
For an employee of a church employer who had been on fixed-term contracts for many years, we achieved the removal of the fixed term (Entfristung) of his employment relationship out of court with legal sensitivity, invoking special collective agreement regulations (Tarifvertrag) on the limitation of employment relationships.

Employment Security

Permanent Employment

Claim for Repayment of Training Costs Defeated
We successfully defended against an employer's claim for the repayment of training costs in the five-figure range against an employee covered by a collective bargaining agreement (Tarifvertrag). The training agreement was invalid under German labor law because it established non-transparent repayment conditions and was unreasonably disadvantageous.

Claim Defeated

> 10,000 €

Defense Against an Extraordinary Dismissal
As part of a wrongful dismissal lawsuit (Kündigungsschutzklage), we challenged an extraordinary dismissal for an employee due to alleged working time fraud and achieved a severance payment, favored under German social security law, equivalent to six gross monthly salaries.

Severance

> 25,000 €

Negotiation of Severance for a Shareholder-Employee
For a shareholder-employee of a nationally active start-up company, we negotiated a six-figure severance amount in a wrongful dismissal proceeding (Kündigungsschutzverfahren) against an extraordinary, alternatively ordinary, dismissal under German labor law.

Severance

> 100,000 €

Wrongful Dismissal Lawsuit Against Operational Redundancy
Against a dismissal for operational reasons due to job cuts, we secured protection against dismissal for a commercial employee of a construction company via a wrongful dismissal lawsuit (Kündigungsschutzklage) and enforced default of acceptance wages (Annahmeverzugslohn) under German labor law.

Default of Acceptance Wages

> 32,000 €

Protection Against Dismissal and Non-Compete Compensation for Sales Representative
We successfully represented a sales representative of an internationally active company in the renewable energy sector in a wrongful dismissal lawsuit (Kündigungsschutzklage) and asserted a claim for compensation (Karenzentschädigung) due to a post-contractual non-compete clause under German law. With our legal expertise, the employee positioned themselves optimally in the settlement negotiations.

Settlement Amount

> 50,000 €

Labor Law Advisory for a Start-Up Company
With our legal expertise, we set up the labor law contracts for an engineering firm operating nationwide. In addition to an up-to-date German employment contract, the employer can offer its employees an attractive mobile work agreement and flexible working time regulations.

Start-Up Support

Complete Contract Portfolio

Amicable Settlement of a Dismissal Dispute Concerning an Illness-Related Dismissal
We advised a company in the healthcare sector on company integration management (Betriebliches Eingliederungsmanagement - BEM) and a subsequent possibility for illness-related dismissal under German labor law. In the ensuing dismissal dispute, we successfully negotiated a termination settlement (Beendigungsvergleich) for the employer. Through the careful preparation of the integration management and the illness-related dismissal, the employer achieved a positive result in every respect.

Termination Settlement

Optimal Result

Works Agreement on Mobile Work
For the German Works Council (Betriebsrat) of an automotive supplier, we drafted a works agreement (Betriebsvereinbarung) for the introduction of mobile work. Thanks also to the new, flexible regulation regarding the place of work, the employer can offer contemporary and attractive working conditions.

Future-Proof Regulation

Modern Work Models

Introduction of a Variable Remuneration System
We accompanied the introduction of a variable remuneration system, supported the employer in negotiations with the German Works Council (Betriebsrat), and drafted a works agreement (Betriebsvereinbarung) on commission payments for the employees of the financial services company.

Works Agreement

Successful Implementation

Foundation Advisory for an International Company
We advised a US high-tech company on establishing a subsidiary in Germany with regard to German labor and social security law, and drafted legally secure employment contracts, company car agreements, home office agreements, as well as managing director service agreements (Geschäftsführerdienstverträge).

International Expansion

Comprehensive Advisory

Enforcement of Dismissal Due to Alcohol Abuse
For an employer operating a nationally active craft business, we defended against a wrongful dismissal lawsuit (Kündigungsschutzklage) challenging a personal-related and alternatively conduct-related ordinary dismissal due to alcohol abuse in the workplace under German labor law.

Lawsuit Defense

100% Success

Defense Against an Operational Redundancy
We successfully represented an employer against a wrongful dismissal lawsuit (Kündigungsschutzklage) concerning an ordinary dismissal for operational reasons due to the elimination of jobs following an operational change, involving a reconciliation of interests (Interessenausgleich) with a list of names and a social plan (Sozialplan) under German labor law.

Litigation Success

Complete Defense

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Office Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
Solving Legal Rechtsanwälte GmbH
Westendstraße 50, 60325 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Office Koblenz (Germany)
Solving Legal Rechtsanwälte GmbH
Emser Straße 119, 56076 Koblenz
Germany
Office Landau (Germany)
Solving Legal Rechtsanwälte GmbH
Waffenstraße 15, 76829 Landau in der Pfalz
Germany
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