Church labor law—advice and representation for church institutions and employees
We are your point of contact for ecclesiastical labor law and advise both employees and ecclesiastical institutions, such as parishes, administrations, and diaconal institutions of the Protestant and Catholic churches.
Our expertise covers the entire specialist field of ecclesiastical labor law, including employment contract guidelines (AVR), collective agreement-like regulations of the churches, service agreements, and the internal work regulations of diaconal institutions.
Working in ecclesiastical labor law requires not only knowledge of general labor and collective bargaining law, but also a deep understanding of the special subject matter of ecclesiastical labor law and ecclesiastical employee representation law.
Attorneys Becker and Borchert are authorized to appear before all ecclesiastical arbitration boards and courts. This enables us to guarantee you comprehensive, competent, and assertive representation.
Key areas of church labor law:
- Recruitment, classification, and working time issues
- Drafting and reviewing employment contracts in the church and social welfare sectors
- Dismissal protection proceedings under church labor law
- Conflict resolution between employee representatives and church employers
- Drafting and negotiating service agreements
- Representation before church arbitration boards, e.g., the Diakonisches Werk, Caritas, and the Protestant and Catholic churches
- Representation before the EKD Court in Hanover
- Evaluation and review of church work regulations, including their compatibility with general labor and collective bargaining law