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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 Markulf Behrendt, Thomas Ubber, Peter Wehner and counsel Dr Bettina Scharff and Dr Sebastian Schulz 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.  

News and insights

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News: 18 September 2023

Allen & Overy advises Bilfinger on expansion in the Netherlands and Belgium

Allen & Overy has advised industrial services provider Bilfinger on acquiring parts of the Stork group, a subsidiary of Fluor Corporation (USA). The transaction includes mainly the operating units in…

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News: 07 September 2023

Allen & Overy advises SAP on acquisition of LeanIX

Allen & Overy has advised SAP SE (SAP) on the acquisition of LeanIX, a provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions for managing Enterprise Architecture and multi-cloud environments.

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Blog Post: 12 May 2023

UPDATE: Whistleblower Protection Act – Urgent need for action for companies

The plenum of the German Bundestag approved the compromise on the Whistleblower Protection Act on Thursday, 11 May 2023. The German Bundesrat also gave its approval to the draft law on Friday, 12 May…

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Blog Post: 10 May 2023

Staff reductions in the context of restructuring – Dealing with severely disabled persons in the social plan

In times of economic crises – like currently occurring due to the effects of the Corona pandemic, increased energy prices and high inflation – employers are often forced to take restructuring measures…

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Leave in Germany – Quota and practical arrangements

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Download our brochure

Stay on top of the things! This brochure aims to give an overview of the various leave types in Germany including maternity leave, parental leave and childcare leave. In times of an increasing importance of work-life balance for employees, this brochure contains all basics employers need to know about quotas, practical arrangements and remuneration modalities.