Employment & Labor Lawyers in Dresden

Most clients who contact an employment lawyer in Dresden do so within days of being dismissed or handed a termination agreement. Chip makers, research institutes and the university are major employers, so fixed-term research contracts, inventions by employees and international hires are typical topics. Claims are heard first by the Arbeitsgericht Dresden, and appeals go to the Sächsisches Landesarbeitsgericht in Chemnitz. In Dresden 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 Dresden, counted from receipt of the notice. Researchers on fixed-term contracts in Dresden face a similar rule: a claim against the end of a fixed term must also be filed within three weeks. Lawyers in Dresden 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 Dresden does not shift legal costs, so each party carries its own. Anyone with a Rechtsschutzversicherung that includes employment should let their employment lawyer in Dresden apply for cover before the claim goes in.

Ask any employment lawyer in Dresden how often they appear before the Arbeitsgericht Dresden 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 Dresden employer. Then compare the firms below and contact them directly through their Dresden profiles.