ANWALTSKANZLEI SCHAEFER
Expertise
Employment Law - HR Legal Expertise
Comprehensive legal advice in all areas of employment law
We advise companies of all sizes, as well as executives and senior decision-makers.
Working closely with HR departments and management teams, we support managing & department directors, HR leaders, HR business partners, and specialist functions in all employment-related matters.
Our approach combines legal expertise with practical, commercially focused solutions.
Fields of activity
Individual labor law - Collective labor law (German law)
Advice on all aspects of individual employment law
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Drafting and review of employment contracts, supplementary agreements, and contractual amendments in line with current case law
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Harmonization and implementation of internal policies and governance frameworks
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Strategic preparation and implementation of exit scenarios
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Dismissals and representation in unfair dismissal proceedings
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Advice on executive appointments and removals, including managing directors and board members
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Advice on compensation structures, bonus arrangements, and incentive schemes
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Working time arrangements and flexible working models
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Employment references
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Employee data protection matters
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Codes of Conduct, Compliance matters
Advice on matters relating to employee participations
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Consulting services related to employee participation: scope, delimitation of the responsibilities of the participation bodies, committee activities (economic committee, works council, specialist committees)
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Negotiation of company agreements and legal support for their implementation within the company
Corporate employment law - HR Legal
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Support for complex HR transformation projects
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Advice on reorganisations, operational restructurings, carve-outs, and business integrations
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Negotiation of works agreements, reconciliations of interests, and social compensation plans
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Employment law due diligence in M&A transactions
Interim projects
Taking on labor law issues also in (multidisciplinary) company projects
Employment law training
Conception and implementation of employment law training courses on individual legal areas, new case law
Representation before the labor courts
Judgment and decision procedure
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