Key Aspects of German Employment and Labour Law

This publication gives an overview of all key aspects of German labour and employment law as well as adjoining fields. Legal professionals with expert knowledge and long years of experience explain the legal basis of these aspects of German law,

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Jens Kirchner Pascal R. Kremp Michael Magotsch Editors l

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Key Aspects of German Employment and Labour Law

Editors Dr. Jens Kirchner, Attorney DLA Piper Westhafenplatz 1 60327 Frankfurt am Main Germany [email protected]

Pascal R. Kremp LL.M., Attorney DLA Piper Westhafenplatz 1 60327 Frankfurt am Main Germany [email protected]

Michael Magotsch, LL.M., Attorney DLA Piper Westhafenplatz 1 60327 Frankfurt am Main Germany [email protected]

ISBN 978-3-642-00677-7 e-ISBN 978-3-642-00678-4 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-00678-4 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2010927683 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover design: WMXDesign GmbH, Heidelberg, Germany Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Contents

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Executive Summary: German Employment and Labour Law . . . . . . . . Jens Kirchner and Sascha Morgenroth A. Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. Company Perspective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I. Legal Entities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II. Co-Determination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III. Managing Director and Management Board Member . . . . . . . . . . IV. Small Business Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V. Companies Abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Employment Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I. Employment Contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II. Protection from Dismissal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III. Anti-Discrimination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV. Part-Time