International Employment and Immigration Law

Our employment and immigration lawyers have deep experience in advising foreign companies starting their business from an employment and immigration perspective in Germany.

German employment and immigration Law is complex and subject to various statutory regulations which usually are widely unknown to foreign companies planning to hire staff in Germany. As German employment law is said to be largely focused on “employee protection law”, it is crucial for foreign companies to be familiar with some basic issues starting from the onboarding, including right-to-work checks, in the day to day ongoing employment relationship as well as when it comes to termination scenarios. Our experienced employment and immigration lawyers know how to navigate international clients in a commercial and pragmatic way through all of these topics. Many international companies from start-ups to multinational companies seek their trusted advice on a daily basis. 

Do not hesitate to get in touch with our lawyers. We are happy to answer your questions. 

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Employment, pensions & mobility

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Employment, pensions & mobility

Changes to German employment law in 2022

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Employment, pensions & mobility

10 pitfalls when terminating employees under German law

3 December 2020
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by Dr. Christian Maron and Dr. Benedikt Groh

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Employment, pensions & mobility

10 pitfalls when entering into a post-contractual non-compete covenant under German law

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Employment, pensions & mobility

10 pitfalls when employing staff in Germany

3 December 2020
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by Dr. Christian Maron and Dr. Benedikt Groh

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Employment, pensions & mobility

New requirements for time recording

2 August 2019

by multiple authors

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Employment, pensions & mobility

Bridge-time work and other changes to part-time and fixed-term work

2 August 2019

by Dr. Christian Maron

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Employment, pensions & mobility

The impact of the third gender on German Employment Law

28 August 2018

by Dr. Christian Maron

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Our employment and immigration lawyers

Please feel free to contact our experts for more information and how we can help you.

Dr. Christian Maron

Partner

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Jonas Warnken

Jonas Warnken

Salary Partner

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Dr. Benedikt Groh

Dr. Benedikt Groh

Senior Associate

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Larissa Burger

Larissa Burger, M.A.

Associate

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Florian Schulte

Florian Schulte

Senior Associate

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Lisa Bütow

Lisa Marie Bütow

Associate

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Friederike Voht

Friederike Voht, LL.M. (UCL)

Associate

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