employment
"Schoenherr has built a strong reputation for employment law over recent years, and has very good business acumen."
Our labour & employment team covers 12 jurisdictions in CEE and advises on all aspects of employment law from the beginning through to the end of the employment relationship, for both contentious and non-contentious matters.
It focuses on employment issues arising in the course of mergers and acquisitions, transfer of undertakings, workforce and management restructuring, domestic and cross-border transfer of employees, cross-border postings of employees, restructuring of businesses, downsizing and closure of production lines, employment tribunal litigation, workforce restructuring and related negotiations with employees, their representatives and trade unions, as well as general non-contentious employment advice.
our services
- restructuring and reorganisation planning
- transfer of undertakings
- cross border posting of employees
- contentious employment litigation
- compensation structures (executive and non-executive)
- management and employment contracts
- pension plans
- share ownership plans (including stock options)
- tailor-made in-house client seminars
- immigration
- general non-contentious employment advice
Bulgaria: The new Whistleblower Protection Act enters into force
On 4 May 2023 the Bulgarian Act on the protection of persons who report or make public information on breaches (Закон за защита на лицата, подаващи сигнали или публично оповестяващи информация за нарушения, "Whistleblower Protection Act" or "WPA")1 adopted earlier this year enters into force, giving effect to the provisions of Directive (EU) 2019/19372 and imposing a number of obligations on employers in both the public and private sector.
Management of limited liability companies under the microscope: director, employee or all of the above?
Can my employer hire or fire me remotely?
Despite the loosening of COVID-19 measures, remote working remains a preferred option in many sectors.
know-how
LEXOLOGY Getting the Deal Through: Employment: International
Read through the Austrian answers to the labour & employment specific questions.
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our team
Meet our team of labour & employment lawyers across our offices in Central and Eastern Europe.