Key aspects of employment & labour law in Germany

- Principles of German Employment Law: The role of employment law within the legal system in Germany · The hierarchy of German employment law
- Individual Labour Law: Discrimination-free recruitment process · The basis of any employment and the employment contract · Employee or freelance worker? · Specific situation of agency workers · Fixed term employment · Rights/duties of employees/
employer · Supervisor’s right to give directions: empowerment and delegation · Disciplining process · Termination process: notice period, authorization, letter of reference
- Rights and Obligations Ensuing from the Employment Relationship: Anti-discrimination legislation and jurisprudence · Part time employment · Working hours as per collective agreement and hours of work act · Holiday entitlement and holiday schedule as per Federal Vacation Act · Data protection, data security and monitoring: internet and E-Mail use by employees · Employee issues during the course of the due
diligence exercise · Maternity leave and parental leave · Nursing care
- Collective Labour Law: Betriebsrat involvement: role, tasks and rights of the works council · Collective Bargaining Agreements