Our Legal Advisory Services
In Germany, Forvis Mazars has 13 offices with a more than 2,700 employees, 170 of whom are partners. In total, more than 140 lawyers are employed in our Service Line Law, advising on all areas of German and international business and tax law with a focus on transactional advice as well as corporate, real estate, labour, energy, health and public business law, IT/IP law, commercial and competition law, financial and insurance supervisory law as well as legal compliance and data protection.
In our Service Line Law, we work closely with our clients to support them in dealing with their daily legal needs with our comprehensive legal advice expertise.
Through our presence in numerous jurisdictions, we offer integrated support in our advisory areas. Forvis Mazars provides legal advice with which we take a collaborative and pragmatic approach.
We take an entrepreneurial perspective when working with our clients. We develop a deep understanding of our clients' needs and help them make smarter decisions.
It is therefore a particular concern of ours to accompany the establishment of your activity in Germany from the very beginning in a custom-fit and goal-oriented manner and to ensure that you can safely gain a foothold and develop your entrepreneurial activities.
Our Employment Law Practice Group
Our employment law team, currently consisting of more than 20 experts in the field of employment law, has many years of practical experience and advises and represents national and international companies from various sectors, public institutions, church institutions as well as managing directors, board members and other executives throughout Germany in all areas of individual and collective employment law and service contract law.
We develop customised solutions in interdisciplinary teams of experts put together individually for you and advise you comprehensively and competently, taking into account aspects of social security law, tax law and business management. Our main areas of advice include individual and collective labour law.
These include in particular:
- Contractual arrangements of all kinds, introduction of remuneration systems and working time regulations
- Advice for start-up companies and foreign investors
- Introduction and design of mobile offices, home offices and telework places, taking into account co-determination, employee protection provisions, the Working Hours Act and employee data protection
- Works constitution law, staff representation law, church co-determination, conciliation board proceedings, negotiation of reconciliation of interests and social plan as well as labour court resolution proceedings
- Litigation in labour, civil and administrative courts
In international matters, we are supported by our international partners in the Forvis Mazars Group and the Marcalliance of lawyers.
Contact
Tatjana Ellerbrock Partner - Berlin
Labour and Employment Law in Germany
Today's dynamic working world is shaped by a wide variety of influences. These include, on the one hand, advancing digitalisation, the shortage of skilled workers and the further devel-opment of working models under the impression of "New Work". This is leading to a change in the protective provisions of labour law.
Doing business in Germany
Our German labour law team would like to give you an overview of the main features of German labour law. In the following, we would like to present the relevant basis, taking into account current developments in German labour & employment law. Understanding these basics is essential in order to employ employees and Doing Business in Germany.
Training, webinars and current information
As Forvis Mazars, we are happy to offer you a variety of services to keep you up to date. These include, on the one hand, our client webinars, which we hold free of charge and on a regular basis on current topics.