Employment and Benefits
Employment law at the highest level of quality – locally and globally
Our German Employment and Benefits team advises national and international companies on all aspects of collective labour and individual employment law. It represents clients at every level in labour courts.
In focus
Partners Dr Hans-Peter Löw, Thomas Ubber, Markulf Behrendt and counsels Dr Bettina Scharff, Sören Seidel, Peter Wehner and Boris Blunck lead a team of more than 20 employment lawyers. We have extensive expertise in company sales and acquisitions, merger and integration processes as well as restructuring and outsourcing. We are experienced in negotiation strategies of employee representatives, their legal advisors and trade unions – from reconciliation of interests or social compensation plans, to conciliation committees and major reorganisations.
Our expertise
The team specialises in collective bargaining and industrial action law, HR compliance, co-determination at company level, company remuneration policies (variable remuneration systems and employee share plans) and company pension schemes as well as conclusion and termination of employment contracts with management board members and managing directors.
We have access to specialists in key industries:
- automotive
- banking
- chemical
- healthcare
- IT
- logistics
- transport
- insurance.
National and international legal directories regularly recommend our partners as leading legal advisors in German employment law.
International Employment and Benefits practice
We offer national and international companies comprehensive and effective legal advice on cross-border employment.
We work closely with the German Employment and Benefits team and many others.
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News & insights
Publications: 15 FEBRUARY 2021
In the latest in our series of webinars, members of Allen & Overy’s Global Employment team discussed the significant issues and challenges that employers need to prioritise in relation to managing and…
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Publications: 24 NOVEMBER 2020
In the third in our series of webinars, members of Allen & Overy’s Global Employment team discussed the significant issues and challenges that employers need to prioritise in relation to managing and…
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Publications: 15 OCTOBER 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused immense economic damage. During the first quarter of 2020 only, German economic output dropped by 10.1%, leading to considerable revenue losses for German companies.…
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Publications: 21 APRIL 2020
Introduction of short-time work – what steps employers in Germany must take now
In view of the current economic plight of many companies, the question arises as to how the effects of the corona crisis can be limited quickly, effectively and sustainably. The concept of short-time…
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