Blog on labour law
by Asma Hussain-Hämäläinen, LL.M., University of Georgia, USA
Asma Hussain-Hämäläinen, LL.M.
(University of Georgia)
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Do you have to consult the works council before you can terminate a managing director?
/by Asma Hussain-HämäläinenPerhaps! This question, which at first glance seems unusual, leads to a very crucial preliminary question for managing directors and their severance pay negotiations. Namely, whether they can be managing directors or employees or even both and whether they can sue in the labor court or have to sue in the civil courts (here regional […]
German wide media reported about a case in which I sued the Deutsche Lufthansa AG
/by Asma Hussain-HämäläinenIn this case there was supposedly a court hearing at the Cologne Labor Court, which became famous under the heading “The Witching Hour” (die Geisterstunde). Both the lawyer for Deutsche Lufthansa AG and I, my client and his wife dialed into the video hearing with the Cologne Labor Court. None of us saw or heard […]
Attorney at law, Ms. Hussain-Hämäläinen, LL.M. successful at the regional court in Frankfurt am Main
/by Asma Hussain-HämäläinenIn a civil law dispute at the Frankfurt am Main Regional Court, Ref.: 2-10 O89/22, the opposing party (plaintiff) sued for a claim under contract law, which, together with interest and legal fees, represented a mid-five-digit euro amount. The case was successful for our side! Following a court notification, the parties in May 2024 reached […]
Attorney at law, Ms. Asma Hussain-Hämäläinen, LL.M. succesful in a case of termination during probation period (Berlin labor court)
/by Asma Hussain-HämäläinenIn a legally exciting case (so-called probationary period termination) at the Berlin Labor Court, Ref.: 17 Ca 12607 / 23, I recently achieved a very good result for my client. She had a senior position in a corporation and was fired during the so-called probationary period (i.e. in the first six months of the employment […]
Attorney at law, Ms. Hussain-Hämäläinen, LL.M. successful at the Munich Labor Court
/by Asma Hussain-HämäläinenIn a legally very interesting and unusual case, I reached an excellent settlement for my client last week at the labor court of Munich, case number 33 Ca 12673/ 23. My client’s employment law situation is probably rare in Germany. She is a senior manager of a German company who initially effectively terminated her employment […]
Attorney at law, Ms. Asma Hussain-Hämäläinen, successful at the Offenbach am Main labor court
/by Asma Hussain-HämäläinenToday at the Offenbach am Main Labor Court, Ref.: 9 Ca 111/24, I negotiated a very good settlement of more than two years‘ salary (severance pay, paid garden leave etc.) for a managing director of an international Japanese company. I represented him at the labor court after he had been dismissed by his employer. This […]
Attorney at law Asma Hussain-Hämäläinen successful at labor court in Wiesbaden
/by Asma Hussain-HämäläinenAttorney-at-law Hussain-Hämäläinen has successfully litigated a large number of dismissal protection claims also brought by managing directors at the labor courts. There are some important hurdles to consider in this very specific legal situation. The first and most important hurdle is always getting a decision from the labor courts about the legal jurisdiction of these […]
When do managing directors enjoy protection against dismissal?
/by Asma Hussain-HämäläinenThis question is a perennial issue for employment lawyers. I am currently working on half a dozen cases in which CEOs or MDs who have been fired are fighting for their jobs. The constellations are each very different. In addition to a traditional employment relationship, there is sometimes a position as managing director at one […]
How high can a severance payment be?
/by Asma Hussain-HämäläinenClients often ask me how much severance pay they could get. The answer is: “It depends.” First of all, it is important to know that, with very few exceptions, there is under German law no general entitlement of the employee to a severance payment or any binding formulas as to how the severance payment is […]
Lawyer Hussain-Hämäläinen donates more than 5,000.00 euros to charity
/by Asma Hussain-HämäläinenThe lawfirm Hussain-Hämäläinen is a very successful and has therefore been growing for years. We have now opened a new branch in Munich. Together with our employees, we also achieved very good results in 2023. We are therefore pleased that we were once again able to donate an amount of more than 5,000 euros. Our […]