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Planning a Divorce: The One-Year Separation Period, Proceedings, Maintenance, Pension Rights Equalization, Assets, and Real Estate. By Beate Marten, Certified Specialist Lawyer.
Document receipt, ensure the three-week period is observed, do not sign anything without reviewing it first, and take the next steps in an orderly manner.
International Family Law: Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Children, and Child Support Across Borders. An overview by Leona Coloma Rebolledo.
Who pays how much child support when parents, children, or separated spouses live in different countries? An overview of courts, law, calculation, orders, and enforcement.
Managing Real Estate, Loans, and Assets After Separation: Documents, Deadlines, Marital Gains, and Agreements. By Lawyer Beate Marten.
Changed working conditions, reduced salary, and the decision to accept, reject, or reserve judgment.
What applies regarding receipt, written form, and the deadline for filing a lawsuit while on sick leave.
Who is entitled to special protection, what requirements apply, and what steps are important to take after a termination.
A post-contractual non-compete clause can be an effective tool for employers to protect sensitive business interests.
Many employers are familiar with this situation: You invest time, trust, and energy in your team—and in return, you expect commitment and reliable performance.
Fixed-term employment contracts play an important role in many companies because they allow for flexibility and can meet short-term staffing needs.
For many employees, working from home has long since become an integral part of their daily work routine.
Many employees suddenly find themselves under pressure when, following restructuring or difficult conversations, they are unexpectedly presented with a termination agreement.
A termination often leaves those affected facing legal and practical uncertainties.
An employment contract is the foundation of every successful employment relationship.
The world of work is constantly changing.
The mutual termination of an employment relationship through a termination agreement has long been an established practice in modern human resources management.
Termination may be quick to announce—but from a legal perspective, it is one of the most sensitive measures in an employment relationship.
Variable compensation is an important component of many employment contracts and serves as an incentive for employees to achieve above-average performance.
A provision under which overtime is compensated on a flat-rate basis through salary is often problematic under employment law.
In the event of a business closure, employers must observe the same notice periods as they would for any other ordinary termination.
Terminations for business reasons may also be issued during the probationary period.
A contractual settlement agreement to resolve outstanding claims can be advisable under employment law following a termination.
In employment law, termination without notice for cause is only issued if employees have violated their employment or contractual obligations in a particularly serious manner.
A termination agreement during parental leave may be appropriate under employment law if employers and employees wish to terminate the employment relationship by mutual agreement.
To preempt a termination for operational reasons, employers and employees may also initiate a termination agreement themselves under employment law.
If the employment relationship is terminated, the employee is generally still entitled to whatever they have earned up to that point.
The world of employment references is complex in employment law.
The right to vacation is an important part of the employment relationship and also plays a central role in employment law in the event of termination.
During the separation phase—that is, before a judicial divorce—there may be a claim for separation support, depending on the couple’s marital living circumstances, which must be actively asserted if claimed.
Employers often want to get to know new employees better before offering them permanent employment and, within the framework of employment law, assess how their performance, reliability, and ability to work in a team develop in practice.
Many employees are very concerned about the possibility of being terminated.
The issue of joint custody arises not only in cases of divorce involving married couples with children.
Family law is a very special area of law.
If there is no digital time tracking system or if employees manipulate their actual working hours in other ways, this may be considered working-hour fraud under employment law.
The separation of spouses also involves a physical separation.
If you receive a notice of termination, you should act quickly.
When you receive a notice of termination from your employer, experience shows that this triggers concerns about your future livelihood and raises a variety of questions and problems. As employment lawyers in Berlin with decades of experience, we are here to assist you in finding answers and solutions.
Have you received a termination agreement from your employer, or have you been informed that a solution is being sought to terminate your employment contract by mutual agreement?
A divorce is no easy matter, either legally or emotionally.
Are you planning to get married, or are you already in a happy marriage?
When layoffs occur in a company, the question of an appropriate amount of severance pay often arises.
Discrimination in the workplace is a widespread problem; it often starts small, and the psychological strain can steadily increase if you do not defend yourself against it and assert your rights.
Parental custody is governed by law under Section 1626 of the German Civil Code (BGB).
Have you received a warning letter that you consider unjustified, and do you want to prevent it from being added to your personnel file?
Every parent is entitled to parental leave to care for and raise their child.
When a marriage breaks down, it is rarely a pleasant experience.
Separating from a partner is always an emotionally stressful situation.
When it comes to employment references, a distinction is made between final references—which are due and owed only upon termination of the employment relationship—and interim references, which provide an interim assessment of performance and conduct during the current employment relationship.
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