What can EY do for your company?

We can propose comprehensive, practical solutions across all areas of labor law, thereby supporting our clients in attracting and retaining top talent under the most favorable conditions for the long term. By considering corporate sustainability/ESG aspects and integrating them into labor processes—particularly with regard to wage pay transparency—HR professionals within companies can achieve a strategic position.

What you can count on us for:

• Establishment and termination of employment relationships, collective redundancies
• Benefits and compensation systems, cafeteria plans, bonuses, incentive programs, and employee stock ownership plans
• Consulting on issues of equal treatment, equal pay, and pay transparency
• Labor aspects of restructuring, outsourcing, and business transfers
• Foreign employees, labor leasing, and expatriate matters
• Collective labor relations, consultations and negotiations with employee representatives (unions, works councils), preparation of works agreements and collective agreements
• Internal regulations (organizational and operational regulations, code of conduct, IT policies, disciplinary regulations, confidentiality agreements, whistleblower systems, etc.)
• Flexible employment, atypical employment contracts
• Investigation and enforcement of employee fraud, abuse, damages, and employer claims
• Legal support in labor disputes, such as dismissals, discrimination cases, and workplace harassment; litigation representation
• Review and analysis of companies' labor law practices to identify legal risks and ensure compliance, support during labor inspections
• Development and implementation of training programs for employees and managers on labor law obligations and best practices