Employment & Labor Lawyers in Augsburg

Most clients who contact an employment lawyer in Augsburg do so within days of being dismissed or handed a termination agreement. Aerospace, robotics and mechanical engineering dominate, and many staff commute to Munich, so relocation clauses, overtime and company pension questions are typical. Claims are heard first by the Arbeitsgericht Augsburg, and appeals go to the Landesarbeitsgericht München. In Augsburg the hearing usually opens with a conciliation session, and many cases end there with a severance payment.

Three weeks is all you get. That is the deadline for filing a claim against dismissal with the Arbeitsgericht Augsburg, counted from receipt of the notice. Commuters between Augsburg and Munich should check where they actually work, because that can decide which labour court hears the case. Lawyers in Augsburg bill under the RVG, which links the fee to the value in dispute, often a quarter of annual pay, though some agree hourly rates. At first instance the labour court in Augsburg does not shift legal costs, so each party carries its own. Anyone with a Rechtsschutzversicherung that includes employment should let their employment lawyer in Augsburg apply for cover before the claim goes in.

Ask any employment lawyer in Augsburg how often they appear before the Arbeitsgericht Augsburg and whether they hold the Fachanwalt für Arbeitsrecht title. Collect the employment contract, the dismissal letter with its envelope, and any works council statement from your Augsburg employer. Then compare the firms below and contact them directly through their Augsburg profiles.