ABOUT US
Our team of specialist lawyers advises national and international enterprises and the public sector. Our clients appreciate our friendly approach and our expert knowledge and regard us as convincing and pragmatic consultants.
All of our lawyers operate in all of our locations. Due to our global network we have a deep understanding of the special legal and cultural details involved in international business transactions.
We support our clients in dealing with the complex employment law provisions in Germany and in daily consultation for their HR departments. One of our special strengths lies in supporting and designing complex company restructuring projects.
Our entrepreneurial thinking enables us to find convincing solutions, and these often arise in negotiations or conflicts with employees or works councils.
Our specialist lawyers represent clients in court and before conciliation committees, and they provide advice on corporate transactions. With our decades of industry expertise, we are one of Germany’s leading law firms in the area of transport and maritime employment law.
The competence area ASD|LABOUR. EMPLOYMENT is part of the commercial law firm ARNECKE SIBETH DABELSTEIN.
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Employees
Specialist areas
Our team advises clients in close cooperation with our lawyers from other areas of law such as Transportation. Aviation. Logistics, the Maritime Industry, Corporate/Finance/M&A, Real Estate and the Energy sector.
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TRACK RECORD
In this section you will find a selection of our references. Are you curious? Feel free to contact us. Then we will send you further information on our advisory services and, of course, a detailed track record.
Comprehensive and exclusive ongoing advice to one of the world’s largest logistics and parcel service providers, including the legal support on the takeover of a global competitor.
Closure of a professional sports club and subsequent unfair dismissal proceedings (HEC Hamburg ice hockey club)
Advising numerous German shipping companies on the labour law implementation of the so-called merger wave in the shipping industry
Advice on restructuring measures/negotiation of reconciliation of interests and social plan (Eckerle Group, Lemoine Germany)
Legal advice on the sale of the offshore division of an MDAX group to a Belgian offshore company
Comprehensive exclusive employment law advice to Berlin’s largest integration company and one of the world’s largest operators of sports and event arenas (Mosaik Unternehmensverbund)
Permanent employment law advice to a global security company based in the USA
Long-term employment law advice to an international travel group (CWT SatoTravel)
TEAM
We are the ASD|LABOUR. EMPLOYMENT team – and at the same time we are many teams: ARNECKE SIBETH DABELSTEIN brings together more than 200 members of staff offering a wide variety of legal and tax expertise. This means that we can use our synergies at any time and offer fast and systematic support in almost all relevant areas of business and the economy.
EVENTS
Knowledge transfer, networking and the sharing of ideas in a partnership: this triad makes our events exciting and sustainable – for clients, tax advisors, lawyers, the press and all interested people. And of course also for students who would like to join a prestigious law firm.
NEWS
Political, social and legal: In our news section you will find articles on various topics. It is important for our lawyers always to be up to date. Just like for our clients.
We look forward to your feedback.
The Federal Labour Court delivers its reasoned decision: Yes, employers have a legal duty to fully record their employees' working hours!
On 3 December 2022, the Federal Labour Court (“BAG”) published its long-awaited reasons on what was probably the most important and sensational decision of the past year (BAG, decision of 13 September 2022 – Ref.: 1 ABR 22/21). The press release of the aforementioned decision had already caused a furore among labour lawyers, employers’ associations […]
No right of initiative of the works council in the introduction of a working time recording system in the enterprise
No right of initiative of the works council in the introduction of a working time recording system in the enterprise – does this also mean: direct obligation to introduce a working time recording system for all, or not after all? On 13 September 2022, the Federal Labour Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht, BAG) ruled in a decision (1 ABR 22/21) […]
No obligation to pay remuneration for "mini-jobbers" despite business closure due to pandemic – First "Corona" ruling of the Federal Labour Court of 13 October 2021
In its judgement of 13 October 2021, the Federal Labour Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht – BAG) ruled that marginally employed workers, so-called “mini-jobbers”, are not entitled to a default of acceptance wage even in the case of a pandemic-related business closure, as the employer does not bear the risk of the loss of work. While the two […]
Contact
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RANKINGS
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