Practice Areas
Employment law in Berlin
Advice for employers, executives and employees, from drafting the contract to proceedings before the labour court. Dr. Bente is a certified specialist in employment law.
At a glance
- A claim against dismissal must be filed at the labour court within 3 weeks of receiving it (§ 4 KSchG).
- Advice on dismissal, severance, settlement agreements and director contracts.
- Representation before the Berlin labour courts.
- Advice in German, English and Spanish.
What we handle
Dismissal & protection
Review of the dismissal, a protection claim and negotiation of severance, within the deadline.
Settlement agreements
Drafting and review of settlement and termination agreements, mindful of unemployment benefit.
Director contracts
Appointment, remuneration, liability and exit of directors and senior executives.
Litigation
Representation before the labour court, for employers and executives alike.
How we work
In employment law, speed matters: anyone who receives a dismissal has just three weeks to act. We clarify your position quickly, tell you frankly what your chances are and act within the deadline.
As a certified specialist in employment law, Dr. Bente has advised employers and executives for years. Where a settlement makes more sense than a fight, we negotiate it; where it does not, we represent you firmly in court.
Common questions
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Act quickly. If the dismissal is handed to you at work or arrives in your mailbox, it is usually deemed received. From receipt, the three-week deadline for filing a dismissal-protection claim at the labour court starts running. Have the dismissal reviewed before that deadline expires.
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There is usually no automatic entitlement, but severance is often the outcome of a dismissal-protection claim or a negotiation. The amount depends on the individual case.
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Both. A particular focus is advising employers and executives, for example on director contracts and separations.