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Hiring & Firing refers to the process of recruiting, interviewing and offering employment and the process of evaluating performance and dismissing employees. Hiring & Firing is a highly regulated area and can create tremendous liability for employers who fail to properly adhere to acceptable employment practices. Some of the potential pitfalls in this area stem from discriminatory hiring practices, improper performance evaluations, and retaliatory firings. less -

German Federal Labor Court Finds Certain Virtual Stock Option Forfeiture Clauses May Unreasonably Disadvantage Employees

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/15/2025

On March 19, 2025, the German Federal Labor Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht or BAG) held in Case No.: 10 AZR 67/24 that certain forfeiture clauses in General Terms and Conditions of Business (Allgemeine Geschäftsbedingungen or...more

Layoffs in Germany & Poland: Differences & Similarities

Littler on 3/13/2025

As layoff procedures in Poland and Germany are anchored in the same EU Directive, their national regulations are similar in direction, but they still have their own flavor and local specificity. Germany and Poland share...more

Re-skilling and Up-skilling: How to Win the ‘War for Talent’

Ius Laboris on 2/5/2025

The digitalisation of work is having a profound impact on the skills that employers need from their workforce, resulting in the competing challenges of skilled worker shortages and widespread redundancies. The solution to...more

Entendiendo el empleo temporal y las organizaciones profesionales de empleadores (PEO) en Alemania

Fisher Phillips on 11/13/2024

En Alemania, el empleo temporal – conocido como Arbeitnehmerüberlassung o Zeitarbeit – desempeña un papel fundamental en el mercado laboral. Para las Organizaciones Profesionales de Empleadores (PEOs) y las corporaciones...more

Understanding Temporary Employment and Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) in Germany

Fisher Phillips on 11/13/2024

In Germany, temporary employment — known as Arbeitnehmerüberlassung or Zeitarbeit — plays a pivotal role in the labor market. For U.S. Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) and corporations looking to expand their...more

Cross-Border Legal Perspectives: Comparing the UK and Germany's Approaches to Unfair Dismissal

Littler on 8/27/2024

Welcome to our new bi-monthly series, where we compare employment law and practice from an international perspective, drawing on the experience of local and international employment lawyers who deal with these issues every...more

Germany: Restrictive Covenants

Mayer Brown on 7/26/2024

AT A GLANCE - Employees in Germany are subject to statutory non-competition and non-solicitation obligations during an employment relationship. Similar statutory restrictions apply to directors and board members as long as...more

Managing employees in Germany – What US inhouse counsel and multinationals should know

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 5/6/2024

Managing workforce in the relatively strict and extensive jungle of Germany's employment law provisions can be difficult, especially for multinationals and US inhouse counsel who are used to at-will terminations and are not...more

Back to the office: ending a telework agreement

Ius Laboris on 7/20/2023

A German court has considered the requirements for an employer to terminate a telework agreement. In the wake of the pandemic, many companies have had their employees working from home or allowed them to work remotely....more

New Hurdles for Employers in Germany – The Sharpening of the Law on Proof of Essential Working Conditions and its Consequences

Littler on 7/1/2022

The European Union (EU) in 2019 launched a civil law directive on transparent and predictable working conditions in the EU. The directive stipulates that the rights and obligations set out therein must apply to all employment...more

On your mark! Get set! Vacation! FAQs on German Vacation Law (Part 1)

Littler on 6/30/2022

In the midst of the vacation season, many employers in Germany are prompted to address old and new questions surrounding the issue of vacation. This Insight series: "On your mark! Get set! Vacation!" is designed to help...more

Paperless Office No More – New Red Tape for Employers in Germany

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 6/27/2022

On June 23, 2022, the German Bundestag passed a bill to transpose the EU Directive on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions into German law. By August 1, 2022, companies will have to comply with a comprehensive...more

The Reform Of The German Nachweisgesetz And Its Consequences For Employment Contracts

Hogan Lovells on 6/14/2022

With effect from 1 August 2022, the German Act on Proof of the Essential Working Conditions (Nachweisgesetz – “Act on Proof”) will undergo the most comprehensive reform since it entered into force in 1995. The government...more

Die Reform des Nachweisgesetzes und ihre Folgen für Gestaltung und Abschluss von Arbeitsverträgen

Hogan Lovells on 6/14/2022

Das Nachweisgesetz erfährt mit Wirkung zum 1. August 2022 die größte Reform seit seinem Inkrafttreten im Jahr 1995. Der nun vorgestellte Regierungsentwurf verschafft ein klares Bild über die geplanten Neuerungen und,...more

Vertragsgestaltung im Arbeitsrecht - Rechtssichere Erstattung einer Massenentlassungsanzeige

Hogan Lovells on 4/25/2022

Massenentlassungen sind vorab bei der Agentur für Arbeit anzuzeigen (§ 17 KSchG). Hierbei ist größte Sorgfalt geboten, da Fehler in der Regel zur Unwirksamkeit von anzeigepflichtigen Kündigungen und Aufhebungsverträgen...more

Vertragsgestaltung im Arbeitsrecht – Formerfordernisse vor und nach der Reform des Nachweisgesetzes

Hogan Lovells on 4/11/2022

Arbeitsverträge unterliegen keinem Formerfordernis? Bezogen auf unbefristete Arbeitsverträge ist das grundsätzlich richtig. Dennoch werden Arbeitsverträge regelmäßig noch mit handschriftlichen Unterschriften versehen, um den...more

Vertragsgestaltung im Arbeitsrecht – Verfall von Urlaubsansprüchen

Hogan Lovells on 3/28/2022

Die Gewinnung qualifizierten Personals allein auf Basis des Mindesturlaubs des Bundesurlaubsgesetzes von 20 Tagen bei einer 5-Tage-Woche ist in der Praxis häufig unmöglich. Anders als der gesetzliche, unterliegt der darüber...more

Edition 2021: Employment Law in Germany – Practical Bilingual Guidelines for Chinese Businesses and Investors

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 11/8/2021

1.1 The Basics The formation of the employment contract is generally subject to the same requirements as any other contract. There must be an offer and an acceptance (either oral or in writing), an intention to enter into...more

Orrick's 101 Employment Law in Germany Legal Q&A | Fixed-term Contracts

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 9/22/2021

German employment law provides for rather strong dismissal protection. This is the main reason why more and more employers are hiring employees on a fixed-term basis, since this will in most cases end employment legally...more

Legal Q&A | Non-Compete Clauses

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 6/6/2020

This Legal Q&A two pager gives an overview of non-compete clauses with a focus on postcontractual non-competes. Non-compete clauses can effectively protect the know-how of companies, especially in the tech sector. But their...more

International Lawyers Network: Temporary Layoffs

International Lawyers Network on 5/26/2020

This guide offers an overview of legal aspects of temporary layoffs in the requisite jurisdictions. It is meant as an overview in these marketplaces... This guide describes the law in force in the requisite jurisdictions...more

Orrick’s 101 – Legal Q&A Non-Compete Clauses

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 4/3/2020

This Legal Q&A two pager gives an overview of non-compete clauses with a focus on post-contractual non-competes. Non-compete clauses can effectively protect the know-how of companies, especially in the tech sector. But their...more

Key German Labor and Employment Law Developments of 2019 and What’s to Come in 2020

Jones Day on 2/11/2020

As the new year begins, it is a good time to look at key developments in German labor and employment law in 2019 and look ahead in 2020. With respect to 2019, corporate legal and human resources departments should be aware of...more

OLNS #3 – Employment Law for Young Tech Companies

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 12/6/2019

At start-up, young technology companies focus entirely on their products, want to pitch and bring VC investors on board. Every euro in the budget counts, personnel is often limited, and legal advice seems expensive. For these...more

The Many Pitfalls of Fixed-Term Employment in Germany – Or: How Long is “Very Long”?

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation on 9/4/2019

In Germany, fixed-term employment is strictly regulated: As a rule, fixed-term requires objective grounds that justify the limited term. ...more

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