In our Deloitte Legal Update Webcast on April 30, 2025, to which we cordially invite you, you will learn how to avoid pitfalls when dealing with vacation and sickness and optimize your internal processes and guidelines on these topics.
Dealing with vacation and sick leave is part of the “bread and butter” work of every HR professional. Changes in legislation and the case law of the German Federal Labor Court and the European Court of Justice have meant that operational processes have had to be continuously adapted in recent years. In our webcast on April 30, 2025, we will help you determine whether your company is legally compliant and making the most of its room for maneuver, or whether your internal processes and guidelines need to be optimized.
In particular, the matter of vacation entitlements is characterized by court rulings on individual cases. In view of the financial risk associated with accumulating vacation entitlements, it is advisable to take the best possible and forward-looking precautions at regular intervals. We would like to draw your attention to these – or remind you of them – in order to enable you to make effective use of the leeway available to you.
The number of sick leave days in Germany continues to be at a record high. Due to the high number of sick days, case law in the area of continued remuneration and in particular the evidential value of the certificate of incapacity to work (which has been electronic for those with statutory health insurance since January 1, 2023) and its undermining has continuously developed. In our webcast, we summarize the significant developments in case law – employersshould be aware of these developments so that they can react quickly and consistently in the event of suspected feigned sickness.
In our webcast, we will particularly address:
- grant of vacation time and contractual set-up,
- forfeiture of vacation and limitation periods,
- dealing with long-term illnesses,
- tips for minimizing the financial burden in connection with vacation entitlements,
- principles of continued remuneration in the event of sickness,
- evidentiary value of an (electric) certificate of incapacity to work and its undermining,
- possible responses by the employer if there is a suspicion of feigned sickness.
Use the webcast to discuss these topics with our experts, attorney at law Ms. Frauke Heudtlaß and attorney at law specialized in employment law Dr. Charlotte Sander (both Partners, Deloitte Legal, Employment & Pensions, Düsseldorf and Hanover).
Register now and send us your questions for the Q&A session following the presentations in advance so that we can give them appropriate consideration.
We look forward to your participation!
Information
Webcast in German language – please feel free to contact our experts for explanations in English language.
For organizational questions, please contact
Sabine Sander-Schweden
Tel: +49 40 37853831
E-Mail: ssander-schweden@deloitte.de
Your Contact
Frauke Heudtlaß
Frauke Heudtlaß is Partner at Deloitte Legal in the Düsseldorf office. Frauke Heudtlaß advises German and multinational companies in all areas of employment law and represents legal interests at court as well as out of court. Frauke Heudtlaß' main areas of practice include employment law advice on M&A transactions and restructurings, the drafting and negotiation of works agreements and other issues relating to the relationship between employee representatives and employers.
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.
