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Five modern chairs in a row in front of a light-coloured wall, with the fourth chair being bright red and clearly standing out from the other white chairs. – Symbolising the reappointment of substitute members to the works council.

Summoning Substitute Members of the Works Council
When the timely summoning of substitute members is still possible – and what consequences errors may have.

07.10.2025
Julia Bruck

Compass with arrow pointing to co-determination – symbol for the works council's right to co-determination under the Whistleblower Protection Act.

When using the internal reporting office in accordance with the Whistleblower Protection Act (HinSchG), the works council has a right of co-determination in accordance with Section 87 (1) No. 1 BetrVG.

30.09.2025
Tobias Grambow

Illustration with the lettering “DrittelbG” against a background with paragraph symbols – employee co-determination on the supervisory board

Employee co-determination on the supervisory board
No attribution of employees in de facto groups with one-third participation

23.09.2025
Tobias Grambow

Symbolic image representing the training entitlement of works councils: participants sit in a bright seminar room and listen to a speaker in front of a presentation screen.

When a works council goes on a trip, it has something to talk about.
Why works councils do not have to accept being referred by their employer to online training.

26.08.2025
Alexander Otto

Wooden figures with different facial expressions symbolise selection processes in the approval procedure for hiring and transfers, with one figure in focus.

Reintroduction of the approval procedure for hiring and transfers
If a personnel measure ends, the labour court approval replacement procedure also ends – the measure can be initiated again

07.08.2025
Tobias Grambow

Works council elections from the home office? It depends!

Home Office and Works Council Elections? It Depends! When unsolicited postal voting documents can invalidate a works council election.

06.05.2025
Tobias Grambow

Lawyer for the works council – always paid by the employer?

Lawyer for the works council – always paid by the employer? Federal Labor Court rules on offsetting voluntarily assumed legal fees.

25.02.2025
Tobias Grambow

Digital must be enough – even for the works council.

Digital must be enough – even for the works council. Federal Labor Court: Application documents do not have to be submitted to the works council in paper form.

11.02.2025
Mathias Kühnreich

Hausverbot für Betriebsrat: So geht’s nicht!

Banning works council members from the workplace: The right way! When employers may ban a works council member from the premises.

28.01.2025
Alexander Otto

Works council remuneration: “Operational requirements and criteria”.

Works council remuneration: “Operational requirements and criteria”. When is works council remuneration free from discrimination and preferential treatment?

14.01.2025
Tobias Grambow

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Julia Bruck, Rechtsanwältin der Wirtschaftskanzlei Buse Heberer Fromm

Dr. Julia Bruck
Rechtsanwältin, Fachanwältin für Arbeitsrecht

Tobias Grambow, Rechtsanwalt der Kanzlei Buse Heberer Fromm

Tobias Grambow
Rechtsanwalt, Fachanwalt für Arbeitsrecht

Sabine Feindura, Rechtsanwältin der Kanzlei Buse Heberer Fromm

Sabine Feindura
Rechtsanwältin, Fachanwältin für Arbeitsrecht

Alexander Krol, Rechtsanwalt der Kanzlei Buse Heberer Fromm

Dr. Alexander Krol
Rechtsanwalt, Fachanwalt für Arbeitsrecht

Ines Heydasch, Rechtsanwältin der Kanzlei Buse Heberer Fromm

Ines Heydasch, LL.M. (University of Miami)
Rechtsanwältin

Mathias Kühnreich, Rechtsanwalt der Kanzlei Buse Heberer Fromm

Dr. Mathias Kühnreich
Rechtsanwalt, Fachanwalt für Arbeitsrecht

Dr. Nina Lüssmann ist Rechtsanwältin und Parterin der Wirtschaftskanzlei BUSE in Hamburg. ✓ Reputationsschutz ✓ Urheberrecht ✓ Medienrecht

Dr. Nina Lüssmann
Attorney at Law | Partner

Dr. Jan-Tibor Lelley, Rechtsanwalt der Kanzlei Buse Heberer Fromm

Dr. Jan Tibor Lelley, LL.M. (Suffolk University Law School)
Rechtsanwalt, Fachanwalt für Arbeitsrecht

Tanja Radoux, Rechtsanwältin der Kanzlei Buse Heberer Fromm

Tanja Radoux
Rechtsanwältin, Fachanwältin für Arbeitsrecht

Dr. Markus Dreyer is a lawyer and counsel at BUSE in Berlin. He is a member of the Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals Practice Group and a member of the Employment Law Practice Group.

Dr. Markus Dreyer
Rechtsanwalt

Michael Eschenbacher, Rechtsanwalt der Kanzlei Buse Heberer Fromm

Dr. Michael Eschenbacher
Rechtsanwalt

Prof. Dr. Peter Fissenewert, Rechtsanwalt der Kanzlei Buse Heberer Fromm

Prof. Dr. Peter Fissenewert
Rechtsanwalt

Thomas Geißler, Rechtsanwalt der Kanzlei Buse Heberer Fromm

Thomas Geißler
Rechtsanwalt

Alexander Maximilian Kossakowski, Rechtsanwalt der Kanzlei Buse Heberer Fromm

Alexander Maximilian Kossakowski
Rechtsanwalt, Fachanwalt für Arbeitsrecht

Dr. Klaus Neumann, Rechtsanwalt der Kanzlei Buse Heberer Fromm

Dr. Klaus Neumann
Rechtsanwalt, Fachanwalt für Arbeitsrecht

Alexander Otto, Rechtsanwalt der Kanzlei Buse Heberer Fromm

Dr. Alexander Otto
Rechtsanwalt, Fachanwalt für Arbeitsrecht

Andreas Tontsch, LL.M. (London)
Rechtsanwalt, Steuerberater

Albrecht von Wilucki ist Rechtsanwalt der Kanzlei BUSE in Düsseldorf. ✓ Wirtschaftsrecht ✓ Gesellschaftsrecht ✓ Mergers & Acquisitions

Albrecht von Wilucki, LL.M. (Boston Uni.)
Rechtsanwalt, Attorney at law