GÖTZ | Attorneys at Law
Your specialist attorneys for labor law (Mannheim, Heidelberg, nationwide)
Litigation / Litigation
Labor law disputes before the labor and state labor courts (e.g. Mannheim Labor Court) are our strength. Here you need a lawyer (preferably a specialist in labor law) with experience in court. We have accompanied several thousand labor court proceedings (as judge or as lawyer).
Therefore, we can draw on a wealth of process experience and process knowledge, which is very valuable in many tactically demanding situations. The confident handling of all process situations is therefore a matter of course for us.
We know the typical stumbling blocks in a labor court dispute and usually know what move the litigant will make next.
You are an employee and want to get the maximum severance pay? Then you have come to the right place. We know "both sides" and therefore know how the employer side ticks.
- Court proceedings through all instances (actions for protection against dismissal, proceedings to replace consent, other resolution proceedings, etc.)
- Disputes under works constitution law (disputes with the works council, proceedings to replace consent, resolution proceedings, etc.)
- Disputes under collective agreements
- Individual legal actions: protection against dismissal, remuneration, warnings, references, etc.
- Severance pay
Data protection law
Data protection law has become increasingly important in the recent past and poses challenges not only for data protection lawyers, but also for companies. In business practice, the interface with employment law in particular plays a major role. The entry into force of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has also drawn the attention of many companies to the handling of personal employee data.
Among others, the following topics can be relevant and are covered by our consulting spectrum:
- Creation and design of data protection guidelines and policies
- Sharing of personal data within the Group
- Implementation of IT systems and software applications (SAP, Workday; Salesforce, MS 365, etc.) and preparation of corresponding company agreements
- Access to e-mails from employees
- Rights and duties of the works council in connection with the processing of personal data
Use of external staff and hiring out of employees
Hiring of external staff
and hiring out of employees
The use of external personnel has many facets and is often very complex. In addition, there are often not only legal but also practical challenges when it comes to the legal classification. As consulting lawyers, we have already accompanied many projects and can provide you with excellent support based on our experience.
We draft contracts for employee leasing (both between the lender and the hirer and corresponding contracts with employees). In this respect, we have extensive experience, especially with regard to the approval practice of the Federal Employment Agency.
- Legal and strategic support for service contracts and contracts for work and services, employee leasing and the use of freelancers
- Review and adaptation of existing structures: risk analysis and improvement management
- Contract drafting and contract adjustment of employee leasing contracts
- Contract drafting and contract adjustment of framework agreements between lender and hirer
Work 4.0
Digitalisation and the convergence of markets bring with them numerous challenges in terms of labour law. This concerns not only employer-side implementation, but also enforcement vis-à-vis employee representatives.
In addition, agile working methods are playing an increasingly important role. We help you to install, for example, a SCRUM that is resilient in terms of labor law (also with reference to external development team members).
- Flexible working time models
- Matrix organization and in particular its clean implementation under collective law
- Designing agile forms of work (also by means of company agreements)
- Negotiation with workers' representatives
Contract design
We draft employment and service contracts for every employee group (in particular also for executives, non-tariff employees, etc.). We also revise and update your existing employment contract templates. You can also find further templates, notes, etc. on our service page . We also draw up and revise collective agreements, group agreements, general agreements and "normal" works agreements.
Experience has shown that only excellent and up-to-date employment contract templates can reliably prevent labor law disputes.
- Target agreements
- Compensation schemes
- Employee share ownership (LTIP, RSUs, Virtual Stock Options, etc.)
Dealing with the works council / reorganizations and restructurings
In companies with co-determination, there are regular points of contact between the works council and management in terms of labor law.
It is not uncommon for the parties to the works council to take different legal positions. We clearly show employers which legal powers they have and, if necessary, also enforce the rights against the works council, e.g. in the conciliation board. We have extensive experience in supporting conciliation bodies (e.g. reconciliation of interests and social plan; risk assessments for software applications and other work equipment).
We also support you in all issues related to operational changes.
- Procedure before the conciliation board
- Legal disputes with the works council
- Reconciliation of interests and social plan negotiations
- Mass dismissal notices
- Collective social plan negotiations
Support in the day-to-day business of labor law
Many companies are confronted with numerous labor law issues in their day-to-day HR work. These can be, for example, questions regarding the effectiveness of warnings, works council hearings or certain contractual clauses. But certain implementation and conduct issues for HR professionals can also become relevant (e.g., what measures must be taken in compliance investigations against employees and when the two-week period of Section 626 (2) of the German Civil Code (BGB) begins to run - see also here).
We will be happy to support you on all these issues with our extensive experience and broad knowledge of employment law. Please also have a look at our flat rate tariffs (here).
- Support for in-house teams in the event of vacancies (e.g. parental leave) or peak workloads
- Advice as an outsourced employment law department to support day-to-day business
Training and seminars in labour law
As long-standing speakers of renowned training institutes(see About), we offer customized trainings, seminars and webinars of executives in labor law and employee data protection.
Here in particular:
- Successful cooperation with the works council
- Working 4.0 (agile working etc.)
- Successful dealings with trade unions
- Employee data protection
Labor law at a fixed price
for companies
- For companies, we also offer advice at a fixed monthly price (employment law flat rate). Opt for full cost control while still receiving excellent advice. We currently have the following packages on offer for you:
| Labor law flat / small | Labor law flat / medium | Labor law flat / large | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Small consulting package for small and medium-sized companies that have only sporadic need for advice in labor law. | Medium-sized consulting package with legal representation for small, medium and large companies that have a regular need for labor law consulting and, if necessary, for consulting in the area of employee data protection. | Large consulting package also for all company sizes for which the medium consulting package (possibly due to certain projects) is no longer sufficient. | ||||
| Legal fields | Individual labor law, collective labor law | Individual employment law, collective employment law, employee data protection | Individual employment law, collective employment law, employee data protection | ||||
| Price | 490.- EUR plus VAT | 990.- EUR plus VAT. | 1990.- EUR plus VAT. | ||||
| Consulting volume per month | approx. 2 hours | approx. 5 hours | approx. 11 hours | ||||
| Services | |||||||
| Sample employment contract | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ||||
| Other samples | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ||||
| Consultation via videocall | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ||||
| Advice by e-mail | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ||||
| Advice by phone | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ||||
| Consulting via Slack | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ||||
| Response time from us | Less than 48h | Smaller 24h | Less than 12h | ||||
| on site appointments with you | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ||||
| on site appointments with us | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ||||
| Consulting after 7 pm and on weekends | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ||||
| Court proceedings | only after separate agreement and settlement in the amount of the statutory minimum fees | only after separate agreement and settlement in the amount of the statutory minimum fees | only after separate agreement and settlement in the amount of the statutory minimum fees | ||||
| Runtime | Can be terminated at any time with 14 days' notice to the end of the month. | Can be terminated at any time with 14 days' notice to the end of the month. | Can be terminated at any time with 14 days' notice to the end of the month. |