Your law firm for employment law in Hamburg
Fast, competent help with termination, severance agreements, and all questions regarding your employment relationship.
As your personal lawyer, I will stand by your side in Hamburg and throughout Germany with clear, understandable advice and strong representation in German, English, and Spanish.
Received a termination notice?
Termination and protection against dismissal
Have you received a termination notice? Attention: There is a strict 3-week deadline! for filing a claim for protection against dismissal!
I will immediately check the validity and fight for your job or a fair severance payment.
Review severance agreement
Don’t sign anything prematurely. A severance agreement often threatens a waiting period for unemployment benefits. I will negotiate optimal conditions and an appropriate severance payment for you.
Received a warning letter?
An unjustified warning letter jeopardizes your job. I will help you draft a legally sound counter-statement or enforce the removal of the warning letter from your personnel file.
Employment reference - correction
Employers often hide negative evaluations between the lines.
I will decipher your reference letter language and enforce a benevolent, performance-appropriate wording that preserves your career opportunities.
Wages and salary
Whether it’s overtime, holiday pay, or outstanding salary – I will help you consistently claim your rightful financial claims against your employer.
Other employment law questions
I will gladly answer all your employment law questions.
With me, you are not an anonymous file number. I will represent you in employment law personally, transparently, and with full commitment.
Frequently asked questions in employment law
After receiving a written termination notice, you have exactly three weeks to file a claim for protection against dismissal with the labor court. If this deadline passes, the termination will almost always automatically become effective.
Therefore, contact me immediately after receiving the letter.
No, in Germany, there is generally no statutory, automatic claim to severance pay. Only in rare exceptional cases can severance pay arise from contractual or statutory provisions.
In practice, however, severance pay is almost always agreed upon as part of a settlement before the labor court or during the negotiation of a severance agreement.
As your lawyer, I will maximize your chances.
In employment law, in the first instance, the peculiarity applies that each party bears its own legal costs – regardless of who wins.
If you have legal insurance, it will usually cover the costs. I will gladly submit a free coverage inquiry for you.
Pregnant women enjoy special protection against dismissal under the Maternity Protection Act. From the beginning of pregnancy until four months after childbirth, termination by the employer is generally not permissible. If you receive a termination letter during such a phase, have it checked by me immediately.
Yes, that is often possible. A fixed-term contract is legally effective only if it either has a legally recognized reason (e.g., parental leave replacement) or if the fixed-term contract without a specific reason does not exceed the legal maximum limits. Many fixed-term agreements in employment contracts are formally or substantively flawed. If this is the case, the contract is legally considered indefinite! With a so-called “Entfristungsklage” (action for declaration of indefinite employment) before the labor court, I can enforce a permanent employment relationship for you.
A unilateral release from work (i.e., the prohibition to appear at work, usually with continued salary payment) is not readily permitted for the employer. They need a legitimate interest, for example, the protection of trade secrets or a significant loss of trust. Important for you: A release from work should always be in writing and clearly regulate whether it occurs with the deduction of remaining vacation and overtime. Do not sign any agreements on this matter without prior legal review.
Process & Costs
Contact: Please feel free to contact me to arrange an initial consultation. In this meeting, we will discuss the sensible further course of action in your case. Ideally, you will describe your situation to me in advance and send me relevant documents by email.
Transparent legal costs: Since the costs for a lawyer in employment law are legally dependent on the so-called amount in dispute, a flat-rate fixed price for a procedure cannot be stated in advance. Based on your details, however, I will gladly determine the estimated out-of-court and court costs for you. Based on this cost estimate and the prospects of success, you can freely and calmly decide whether you want to proceed with a procedure.
Don’t worry: The legal costs will be explained to you in full transparency from the outset. Money should not be an obstacle to asserting your rights against your employer. In cases of financial hardship – especially after a sudden termination – we can gladly arrange a fair installment payment plan.