Seminars in English Language

Many U.S. companies delegate managers to support their German subsidiaries or branches.

• To successfully operate in a German company environment managers need to know the basic rules of German Employment Law and German Labor Law in their industry, and how to cope with the works council (Betriebsrat) you often find there.
• The laws and rules governing the relations between a company and its employees are very different in the United States and Germany.
• The legal requirements, opportunities and risks of German law are highlighted as well as the rules and practices for successful H.R. work, as well as legal requirements for coping with a Works Council (Betriebsrat)
• Objective: U.S. delegates to Germany will understand the basic rules of German Employment Law and Labor Law and/or the German Works Constitution and they will be empowered to wisely keep the company a safe distance from the labor court.

Introduction to German Employment and Labor Law Especially for Delegates from U.S. Companies

Attorney at Law, RA Helmut P. Krause, Specialist for Labor and Employment Law, Munich	Herbert G. Koch, Ph. D., H. R. Director, Marburg

Most recent developments in court decisions and legislation

Spend one day in comprehensive training and gain room for maneuvering in Human Resources. Be informed about recent labor court decisions and changes in legislation. Your questions will be answered comprehensively with an eye on practical application. During the workshop, you can exchange experiences with colleagues.
The course language will be English, German can be included, if required. Comprehensive course material is bilingual. The number of participants is limited to 20 persons.

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Concluding an Individual Labor Contract

• Legal Basis of employment contract
• Short-term and defined term-contracts
• Daily, monthly and annual working time
• Remuneration
• Co-determination of the works council

During employment

• Rights and obligations during employment
• Remuneration without work
• Continuation of Payment
• Entitlement to Vacation
• Employee's rights
• Liabilities of employers and employees

Dismissal and Termination

• Alternative routes of dismissal
• Prerequisites and procedures for dismissal in general
• Prerequisites and procedures for dismissal of persons with a special protection
• Warnings and warning letters
• Employer's reference letter, employee's documents and final agreement
• Participants' Q and A

Additional topics can be added upon participants' requests. Take this opportunity to exchange experiences with colleagues!

Learning Objectives

Gain room for maneuvering in Human Resources. Be informed about recent labor court decisions and changes in legislation. Learn how to cope with and how to cooperate with the legally required Works Council, in order to move your company to where you want it to be.

Who Should Attend?

CEOs, Branch Managers, HR-directors and other executives, supervising employees in Germany. The number of participants is limited to 20 persons.

Registration Fee?

The workshop fee is EUR 750,- + 16 % MWSt. The fee includes comprehensive bilingual English and German course material, lunch and soft drinks.
If several persons from one company participate, the second and additional participants each receive a discount of 10%. Registration can be cancelled free of charge up to two weeks before the seminar. For cancellations effected within the last two weeks before begin a substitute person can participate.

Special conditions for company groups or in-house seminars are available upon request.

Send us an E-mail to find out about location and date of this seminar.

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Introduction to the New German Works Constitution Act and Co-determination

Attorney at Law, RA Helmut P. Krause, Specialist for Labor and Employment Law, Munich	Herbert G. Koch, Ph. D., H. R. Director, Marburg

Spend a day to find out about the impact of the new Works Constitution Act in Germany from August 2001.
Major alterations in the recently passed Works Constitution Act will have a major influence on the cooperation of works councils and companies. Some observers consider the law a major step towards an improved representation of the employees in a company.
For others, the new law merely results in increased cost and bureaucracy. For executives supervising employees in Germany the facts have to be pinpointed, the legal requirements have to be met and the implications for companies have to be analysed. This will be the focus of this one-day compact workshop.

The following topics will be covered:

Adapting Works Council structures to the new law

• Branch and branch office Works Councils
• Company-wide Works Council

Easier set-up of a Works Council

• Simplified election procedure
• Protection against dismissal for the initiators of the Works Council election

Recognizing hired help or persons with special employment conditions

• Right-to-vote for persons on a job-leasing contract
• Employer's obligation to inform the Works Council about all persons on job leasing contracts

Improved working conditions for the Works Council

• Reducing the borderline employee numbers determining the number of Works Council members
• Increased release of Works Council members from regular duty
• Introduction of partial release
• Providing the Works Council with up-to-date information and communication technology as essential work tools
• The employer has to provide experts with the essential know-how on demand of the Works Council
• Work groups can be established and codetermine on behalf of the Works Council
• Increased release of Works Council members from regular duty
• Codetermination in the job transfer of Works Council members

Increased Works Council rights in securing employment and improving employees' qualifications

• Works council co-determination for group work
• Increased co-determination rights in individual staff movements and alterations in the operation
• External advisors can be enlisted to support all changes in operation without previous consultation/approval of the employer

Integrating environmental protection at work into the Works Constitution Act

• Works Council has the right to be informed and consulted in all matters of environmental protection at work
• Employers are obligated to inform employees about environmental protection at work

Additional topics can be added upon participants' requests. Take this opportunity to exchange experiences with colleagues!

Learning Objectives

The participants get to know the essential amendments to the law and learn how to cope with them. They will be empowered to transfer the changes successfully into their daily routine.

Who Should Attend?

CEOs, Branch Managers, HR-directors and other executives supervising employees in Germany. The number of participants is limited to 20 persons.

Registration Fee?

The workshop fee is EUR 750,- + 16 % MWSt. The fee includes comprehensive bilingual English and German course material, lunch and soft drinks.
If several persons from one company participate, the second and additional participants receives a discount of 10%. The registration can be cancelled free of charge up to two weeks before the seminar. For cancellations effected within the last two weeks before begin a substitute person can participate.

Special conditions for company groups or in-house seminars are available upon request.

Send us an E-mail to find out about location and date of this seminar.