Employment Law

German Attorneys – Employment Litigation – Employment Law Germany

ZELLER & SEYFERT is a law firm that represents international medium-sized and major companies in the field of  Employment & Labor Law in Germany – mainly in the courtroom. We also passionately represent Expats in Germany, executives, directors, officers and managerial employees. As a firm of German trial lawyers, we support your business in particular in the following areas of Employment & Labor Law in Germany, some of which overlaps with  Corporate Law and Liability Law:

Management Liability
Competition and Enticement
Employment Law 2.0
Termination and Resignation (Severance Packages)
Temporary Agency Work / Posting of Employees
Pension Disputes (BAV)
Works Councils / Employee Participation
Expats in Germany

In addition to areas of speciality above, we have also written several pieces relating to the devastating effect of the Coronavirus and the possible Employment Law ramifications from the fallout.

At ZELLER & SEYFERT, German Attorney at Law Dr. Christian Zeller  is in charge of Employment & Labour Law department. He is focussed on German Employment Litigation and will handle your dispute with tenacity and full commitment. Attorney Dr. Zeller will provide you and your business courtroom representation before all German Employment Courts, Higher Labor Courts, and the Federal Labour Court. Dr Zeller is an expert on employment law in Germany and has contested and won many cases in this area. He would welcome the chance to fight your corner.

Dr Zeller also contributes regularly to our Litigation Blog, which provides updates on the very latest relating to Employment Law in Germany, as well as insight into past cases we have contested in Intellectual Property Law, Media Law,Corporate Law and much, much more.

There for you

Our law firm is situated in Frankfurt and Berlin, representing clients from around Germany and the wider world. We areavailable to you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by phone (+49 (0) 69-58 80 972-40), by email (mail@zellerseyfert.com) or by using our contact form. Through our 24/7 access (the bar on the left) you have the opportunity to book an initial consultancy appointment (cost free) with an expert in German Employment Law. Alternatively, you may request a call-back within 24 hours or start a live chat with our law firm. Regardless of how you get in touch: We look forward to hearing from you.

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07.04.2021

Kurzarbeitergeld fraud - Legal implications for employees

As the Corona crisis continues to impact the German economy, many workers are currently on a temporary short-time work status known as Kurzarbeit. According to the German Federal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit, or Arbeitsagentur), there are possibly over 4,000 cases of fraud in filing for Kurzarbeitergeld, or short-time work allowance, have been reported by various news outlets, with the Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung initially reporting an estimated 4,250, and up to 4,690 indications of fraud reported by numerous additional media outlets.

31.03.2021

No jab, no job: Can my employer force me to get vaccinated?

As vaccine campaigns continue to rollout, slowly but surely, throughout Germany, the return to normalcy at the office seems to be just over the hill. However, not everyone agrees with the efficacy or necessity of the new Impfstoff, and the evidence of whether the vaccine will stop the spread of the virus, while positive, is still limited and under development. With all the uncertainty, it comes as no surprise that some people may be hesitant to get the vaccine.