Employment Law

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In today's increasingly dynamic working environment, well-considered, sustainable employment law solutions are essential for business success. Our large, specialised team provides comprehensive advice to employers on all aspects of individual and collective employment law. We support you in the strategic planning and implementation of employment law restructuring measures, negotiations with employee representatives, drafting works and collective bargaining agreements, and the judicial enforcement of measures, drawing on our outstanding expertise.

We can also assist you with drafting and terminating employment contracts, and developing alternative working models. We also provide guidance on tackling the challenges of the digital working world and addressing questions of co-determination and collective bargaining law. We ensure that your business acts in a legally compliant, agile and forward-looking manner by providing tailor-made solutions.

Consulting services in detail

Corporate restructuring, outsourcing and transactional advise

  • Restructuring and reorganisation: Design and implementation of all forms of organisational and personnel reduction measures. Design and implementation of all forms of organisational and personnel reduction measures, including transfers of undertakings (e.g. outsourcing), reconciliation of interests, and social plan negotiations and conciliation committee proceedings
  • Collective agreements and restructuring collective agreements: Design and negotiation of corporate and restructuring concepts at the level of collective agreements, including transfers of undertakings (e.g. outsourcing), reconciliation of interests, and social plan negotiations and conciliation committee proceedings
  • Employment law support: We can assist with the implementation of measures, including providing legal representation for employers
  • Employment law due diligence and risk analysis: Advice on purchase and sale negotiations, and drafting of employment law elements of transaction agreements
     

Your contacts

Partner

Attorney at Law, Certified Specialist for Employment Law

Partner

Attorney at Law, Certified Specialist for Employment Law

Partner

Attorney at Law, Certified Specialist for Employment Law

Associated Partner

Attorney at Law, Certified Specialist for Employment Law

Associated Partner

Attorney at Law, Certified Specialist for Employment Law

Associated Partner

Attorney at Law, Certified Specialist for Employment Law

Associate

Attorney at Law, Certified Specialist for Employment Law

Associate

Attorney at Law, Certified Specialist for Employment Law

Associate

Attorney at Law, Certified Specialist for Employment Law

Rankings and awards

Handelsblatt / Best Lawyers 2025

According to Handelsblatt and Best Lawyers, ESCHE's employment law practice group is one of the leading law firms in Germany, both nationwide and in Hamburg.

Die WirtschaftsWoche 2025

WirtschaftsWoche recognizes ESCHE as one of the top law firms in employment law in 2025. Dr. Erwin Salamon is named as a leading lawyer in the field.

Chambers Germany Guide 2025

ESCHE is ranked by Chambers Germany for the first time in 2025 in the field of employment law and appears in the current rankings.

JUVE Handbuch 2024/2025

JUVE once again ranks our employment law team among the top corporate law advisors nationwide, with Dr. Patrizia Chwalisz recognized as one of the leading names in this field.

brand eins 2024

According to brand eins, ESCHE is once again ranked among Germany’s top business law firms, with particular recognition for its employment law practice.