Webcast
Webcast in German language – feel free to contact any member of our team for explanations in English.
In our Deloitte Legal Update webcast series, we address current legal issues - both in dealing with COVID-19 and the consequences of the pandemic, as well as other legal trends and developments that are important for corporate practice.
This time we address selected employment law issues that are currently relevant for employers or will become relevant in the near future.
We provide you with an update on the current status of the issues around vaccination requirements and proof of recovery resp. vaccination in the workplace. The topic is particularly relevant for companies whose employees also or primarily work in the company.
Together with you, we will also take a look at the Works Council Modernization Act, which recently came into force and which, among other things, provides for a new element of co-determination in the design of mobile work. We will provide information on the main new provisions, particularly in the Works Constitution Act.
In addition, we look at the current case law of the Federal Labor Court and address current issues for corporate practice as well as important legal trends and developments, also against the backdrop of the upcoming regular works council elections from March 1 to May 31, 2022.
Intended topics of focus are:
- Update on compulsory vaccination / proof of recovery resp. vaccination at the workplace
- Works Council Modernization Act
- Outlook for works council elections 2022
- Update on current labor case law
- Q&A
Our team of experts Carmen Meola and Dr. Marc Spielberger both attorneys at law specialized in labor law, at Deloitte Legal look forward to an open exchange with you.
Please feel free to submit your questions for the Q&A already during your registration.
Information
In case of organisational questions please contact:
Corinna Göbert
Tel: +49 211 87722491
E-Mail: cgoebert@deloitte.de
Ansprechpartner
Dr. Charlotte Sander, LL.M (Seattle/Dresden)
Dr. Charlotte Sander has joined Deloitte Legal in March 2019 as a Partner in the service line Employment & Pensions. Charlotte provides legal services for national and international clients in all aspects of individual and collective employment law. She is specialized in the conception and operating of restructuring projects in the field of employment law, e.g. outsourcings, mass lay-offs and unification of employment conditions. She has extensive experience in advising as regards protection of intellectual property in employment or service relationships. Moreover, she provides employment law support in connection with M&A transactions. Charlotte regularly publishes articles and is invited to speak on topics relating to employment law. Before joining Deloitte Legal, Charlotte worked several years for another leading international law firm in Berlin and Dresden. Charlotte speaks German and English.
Johannes T. Passas, LL.M. (Edinburgh)
Johannes Passas joined Deloitte Legal in 2012 and is based in Hanover. He specializes in the areas of trade and distribution law and provides comprehensive advice on legal aspects of the supply chain, in particular in the areas of purchasing, sales and distribution (e-commerce , commercial agent, distributor and franchise systems), production and logistics as well as product safety and product liability. One of his main areas of practice is the drafting and negotiation of national and international commercial transactions as well as complex commercial contracts and terms and conditions of all kinds. In M&A-transactions he is regularly responsible for the due diligence process with respect to commercial and civil law aspects regarding the business operations of the target. Johannes Passas also advises on corporate due diligence and ESG aspects in the supply chain. Furthermore, he advises and represents his clients in contentious and litigation matters. Johannes Passas studied at the Universities of Hamburg, Athens and Edinburgh. He was admitted to the bar in 2005. Before joining Deloitte Legal, Johannes Passas worked for a renowned commercial law firm in Hanover. He speaks German and English.
Felix Skala, LL.M. (Boston University)
Felix Skala is head of the competition law department of Deloitte Legal Germany. Felix Skala has more than 20 years of experience advising national and international clients in all areas of German and European antitrust and competition law. He has conducted and coordinated numerous of European, national and multi-national merger control procedures. He has also been involved in several high-profile antitrust cases. In addition, Felix also advises undertakings and public authorities in all questions related to subsidies. Felix has experience in a wide variety of industries, including TMT, manufacturing, automotive, consumer business, healthcare and the public sector. The JUVE Handbook for Commercial Law Firms regularly lists Felix Skala as a "frequently recommended lawyer" for antitrust law: "extremely competent and very confident appearance, quick grasp of industry, product and market", client (JUVE Handbook 2021/2022)
Felix Felleisen
Felix is a German qualified attorney-at-law (Rechtsanwalt) and Corporate/M&A practitioner who joined Deloitte Legal Germany in 1999, to be admitted to the firm’s partnership in 2006. Felix has over 20 years of experience in advising domestic and international clients in M&A transactions as well as complex cross-border and corporate restructurings – often as leader or member of multidisciplinary international teams. He also advises clients in all aspects of general corporate law, in particular with respect to regulations applicable to groups of companies, as well as commercial law. Felix is a member of the firm's practice group Real Estate and of our Dutch Desk. Felix received his legal education in Freiburg, Barcelona, Aruba, and Brussels. Besides his native German, he also speaks Dutch, English and Spanish fluently. For 10 consecutive years, JUVE Guide to Commercial Law Firms in Germany has been listing Felix as frequently recommended attorney for both Corporate Law as well as M&A, with competitors describing him as “competent and pragmatic“, “assertive, internationally experienced, resolute” as well as “outstanding M&A lawyer.”
Dr. Michael Fischer
Dr. Michael Fischer has been with Deloitte Legal since 2015 and is heading the China Desk of Deloitte Legal. Michael has more than 20 years of professional experience. Michael’s practice includes all aspects of transaction-related corporate law, including mergers & acquisitions and reorganizations, as well as ongoing corporate law advice and complex agreements such as strategic alliances. From 2005 to 2015, Michael Fischer was a partner and one of the founding members of Reed Smith in Germany. Prior to that, he was a partner of the legal arm of another Big Four company. He started his career as a lawyer with Raedler Raupach Bezzenberger. Michael Fischer has been listed with Best Lawyers Germany for several years. Michael Fischer speaks German and English.
Dr. Till Contzen
Till is a Partner at Deloitte Legal and Service Line Lead Digital Law, focusing on IT/IP law. Since becoming a lawyer in early 2012, Till has focused on all information technology-related legal matters. He has advised numerous clients in the modernization and outsourcing of IT services and the digitization of business processes. Additionally, he routinely advises clients in the development, implementation and distribution of complex IT solutions such as the ERP and CRM systems as well as migration into cloud environments and procurement in the area of ‚Everything-as-a-Service‘ (XaaS). Due to his in-depth understanding of technologies, Till is highly skilled in translating complex technical topics into legal language. Not only has he advised clients in the legal challenges of a project, he has also assisted his clients in navigating the numerous organizational, economical and procedural challenges which they face in the lifecycle of a project.
Thomas Northoff
Thomas Northoff joined Deloitte in 1994, and is a Partner for Deloitte Tax & Legal. He focusses on implementing innovative (legal-) technologies and handling of mass claims. Thomas advises public and private sector clients on strategy and organizational development, transactions, financing structures and tax law. Thomas also serves as managing partner of ClassReaction Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH and as chairman of the board of the Deloitte Foundation Besides his native German, Thomas speaks fluent English and has a solid command of French.
