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Employment Law worldwide

Employment law issues have become as globalized as the world of business and commerce. With the ever-increasing internationalization of business, the necessity for companies to effectively manage employees, executives, and talent in compliance with differing employment and social security regimes has become a key challenge for management and HR.
Céline Kammerer
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Aziza Yakhloufi
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Attorney at Law (Germany), Specialist lawyer for commercial and corporate law, Specialist lawyer for labor law
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Giovanni Zoja
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Attorney at Law (Italy)
T +39 02 6328 841
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Our Philosophy

Rödl’s International Employment Group advises employers in more than 40 countries on individual and collective employment law as well as social security matters at the global, regional, and local levels. We support clients on day-to-day domestic and international employment issues as well as on complex,

multi-jurisdictional projects, including cross-border restructurings and transformation initiatives. Our teams consist of internationally experienced, locally qualified labor and employment law specialists, ensuring pragmatic, coordinated, and high-quality advice across jurisdictions.

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Individual Labor Relations

  • Drafting and negotiating of employment contracts (work and residence permits, visa requirements and related employment law aspects)
  • Determination of the applicable employment law in cross-border employment relationships and international assignments
  • Structuring and selection of appropriate employment contract models (permanent contract, fixed-term contract, full and part time, hybrid and cross border remote work, employment lease)
  • Drafting and modification of employment contracts
  • Corporate officer status, governance and delegation of powers
  • Day-to-day employment law advice on working conditions, remuneration, equal pay, working time, employee benefits, health and safety and workplace conduct
  • Disciplinary procedures and termination of employment relationships, including individual and collective dismissals

Collective Labor Relations

  • Establishment and management of relations with employee representative bodies
  • Management of collective labor conflicts and industrial dispute
  • Negotiation, drafting and interpretation of collective agreements
  • Employee savings and participation schemes (profit-sharing, savings plans)

Transformation of the Company

  • Restructuring projects including mergers, transfers of business and outsourcing
  • Analysis of the impact on individual and collective status (agreements, social protection, staff representatives, employee savings), as well as communication with employee representative bodies
  • Post-acquisition integration and harmonization of statutes
  • Collective redundancies for economic reasons: Definition of strategy, timetables and costs
  • Management of relations with employee representative bodies, experts, labor authorities and employees

Compliance and Digital Transformation

  • Employment law reviews of employment structures, contracts, policies and compliance risks
  • Digital HR transformation, including the legal structuring of digital HR processes, data-driven workforce management
  • Employment law advice on HR 4.0 (assessment of employment-law risks, co-determination and employee involvement requirements, and alignment with regulatory frameworks)
  • Drafting, implementation and alignment of global HR policies and handbooks across jurisdictions

Audits

  • Employment law compliance audits and risk assessments
  • Employment law due diligence in acquisition and sale transactions

International Mobility

  • Legal structuring of secondments and expatriate assignments (support throughout the entire assignment process)
  • Immigration and work authorization matters
  • Determination of the applicable social security rules and applicable law
  • Coordination with social security institutions and other competent authorities

Pre-Litigation and Litigation

  • Management of pre-litigation matters and dispute prevention
  • Negotiation and drafting of settlement agreements
  • Representation in individual and collective employment litigation before the courts
  • Controls by the labor inspectorate or social security bodies

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Your contacts worldwide

Belarus

Yurij Kazakevitch
Associate Partner
Lawyer (Belarus)
T +375 17 2424 284
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Brazil

Julia Spinardi
Senior Associate
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Bulgaria

Georgi Jordanov
Associate Partner
Senior Associate, Mag.iur. & MA in Economics
T +359 2 8182 770
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China

Ralph Koppitz
Partner
Attorney at Law (Germany)
T +86 21 6163 5328
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Croatia

Radu-Dragos Dobrescu
Partner
Auditor, Tax Consultant, CPA (Romania), Graduate in Business Administration, MBA
T + 385 1 4920 468
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Cyprus

Natali Georgiou
Senior Associate
Audit Manager
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Czech Republic

JUDr. Thomas Britz
Associate Partner
Attorney at Law (Czech Republic)
T +420 236 1637 70
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Dr. Alena Klikar
Associate Partner
Advokátka, Attorney at Law (Germany)
T +49 911 9193 1016
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Denmark

Jana Behlendorf
Associate Partner
Attorney at Law (Denmark), Attorney at Law (Germany)
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Estonia

Alice Salumets
Partner
Attorney at Law
T +372 606 8650
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Finland

Timo Huhtala
Partner
Attorney at Law (Finland), Head of Legal & Tax (Finland)
T +358 40 503 5312
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France

Céline Kammerer
Partner
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Germany

Dr. Christoph Kurzböck, LL.M. (Lyon)
Partner
Attorney at Law (Germany), Specialist lawyer for labor law
T +49 911 9193 1624
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Kaspar B. Renfordt
Partner
Attorney at Law (Germany)
T +49 221 949 909 313
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Aziza Yakhloufi
Partner
Attorney at Law (Germany), Specialist lawyer for commercial and corporate law, Specialist lawyer for labor law
T +49 6196 76114 729
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Hungary

Dr. Sándor Sárközy
Partner
Attorney at Law (Hungary)
T +36 1 8149 880
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India

Rahul Oza
Partner
T +91 20 6625 7100
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Apoorva Singh
Manager
T +91 020 6625 7100
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Indonesia

Vita Surya Nirmala
Senior Associate
Legal Practice
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Italy

Rita Santaniello
Partner
Attorney at Law (Italy)
T +39 02 6328 841
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Giovanni Zoja
Partner
Attorney at Law (Italy)
T +39 02 6328 841
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Kazakhstan

Korlan Alikhanova, LL.M.
Associate Partner
Lawyer
T +7 727 3560 655
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Kenya

Winnie Githire
Senior Associate
T +254 702 4632 72
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Latvia

Sanda Lāce
Attorney at Law (Latvia)
T +371 6733 8125
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Lithuania

Liudgardas Maculevičius
Associate Partner
Attorney at Law
T +370 5 2123 590
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Malaysia

Geetha Salva
Senior Consultant
T +603 2276 5580
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Mexico

Liliana Becerra
Associate Partner
Attorney at Law (Mexico)
T +52 222 689 45 19
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Myanmar

Seint Seint Myo
Attorney at Law (Germany)
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Norway

Asle Skola
Partner
Attorney at Law (Norway)
T +47 22 40 38 00
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Poland

Klaudia Kamińska-Kiempa
Associate Partner
Attorney at Law (Poland)
T +48 532 3986 27
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Michał Prokop
Manager
Attorney at Law (Poland)
T +48 22 2440 076
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Portugal

Guilherme Oliveira
Lawyer
T +351 220 1714 55
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Romania

Iulia Rezeanu
Manager
Attorney at Law (Germany)
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Saudi Arabia

Rita Aouad
Associate Partner
Chief Operations Officer UAE | KSA, Head of Advisory
T +971 4 2950 020
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Serbia

Marija Joksimović
Associate Partner
T +381 11 4049 473
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Singapore

Dr. Paul Weingarten
Partner
Attorney at Law (Austria)
T +65 62 3867 70
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Slovakia

Lenka Valková
Associate Partner
Attorney at Law (Slovakia)
T +421 2 5720 0400
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Slovenia

Radu-Dragos Dobrescu
Partner
Auditor, Tax Consultant, CPA (Romania), Graduate in Business Administration, MBA
T + 385 1 4920 468
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South Africa

Grant Edgar
Legal advisor (South Africa)
T +27 11 479 3000
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Spain

Sandra Burmann
Associate Partner
Abogada, Attorney at Law (Germany)
T +34 91 5359 977
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Sweden

Björn Kurz
Associate Partner
Attorney at Law (Germany), Senior Legal Counsel
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Thailand

Chureeporn Khampojjanapol
Attorney at Law, Manager
T +66 2 0794 714 / 5
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Turkey

Asuman Kılıç
Partner
Commercial lawyer
T +90 212 310 1453
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Ukraine

Andrii Maznov
Associate Partner
Legal Consultant
T +380 44 5862 303
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United Arab Emirates

Rita Aouad
Associate Partner
Chief Operations Officer UAE | KSA, Head of Advisory
T +971 4 2950 020
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United Kingdom

Charlotte Bateman
Associate Partner
Solicitor (England and Wales)
T +44 12 1227 8963
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Uzbekistan

Zamira Ismatova
Associate Lawyer
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Vietnam

Hanh Pham
Associate Partner
T +84 28 7307 2788
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