Maternity protection - parental leave - care leave in TVöD/TV-L

Current case law explained clearly

This training is held in German.
Your practical update: employer have to implement important maternity protection regulations during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Employees have a great deal of leeway when taking parental leave, including early termination due to renewed maternity protection. With the reform of the BEEG on September 1, 2021, the possibility of part-time employment during parental leave was extended and further innovations were added. In addition, the rights of employees to reconcile caring for close relatives with their professional activities are presented. The training is rounded off by an explanation of the effects of absences on collectively agreed benefits when applying the collective bargaining law of the public sector (TVöD/TV-L). Important rulings by the Federal Labor Court are explained in an easy-to-understand manner using numerous examples.

Contents

Maternity protection

  • Protection periods, employment bans, risk assessment according to MuSchG.
  • Assignment of other reasonable activities during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Parental leave

  • Entitlement to up to 24 months parental leave after the 3rd birthday, even if you change employer.
  • Early termination of parental leave, e.g. due to renewed maternity leave.
  • Part-time work during parental leave.
  • Deadline and form for application and rejection.
  • Extended transfer periods for maternity leave, parental leave.

Care time, family care time

  • Definition of a close relative in need of care.
  • Short-term leave of absence in acute situations.
  • Entitlement to care leave, time for end-of-life care and up to two years of "family care leave".
  • Dovetailing of care and family care leave, notice periods, maximum limits.

Special leave, time off work

Legal entitlement to part-time work

  • Part-time work during parental leave, care leave and family care leave.

Special leave regulations for maternity and parental leave, care leave

  • Reduction in leave due to parental leave, care leave, special leave.
  • Calculation of leave when returning to part-time work.

Effects of absences on the collectively agreed benefits in TVöD/TV-L

  • Advancement in pay grades, interpretation of the term "parental leave of up to 5 years", downgrading for longer periods of leave.
  • Annual special payment: Reductions, calculation for absences in the standard assessment period.
  • period of employment.

Special protection against dismissal during maternity leave, parental leave, care leave

Fixed-term employment contracts

 

Learning environment

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Your benefit

  • The training provides a comprehensive overview of the interaction between collective agreements and statutory provisions on maternity protection, parental leave and care leave.
  • The speakers explain what the personnel administration has to do at the beginning of the interruption period and when the employee returns to work.
  • Important decisions from case law, e.g. on the reduction of leave due to parental leave, are presented in an easy-to-understand form and explained in more detail using practical examples.
  • The options available to employees, e.g. in the case of parental leave or care leave, are explained.

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Methods

Lecture and discussion based on numerous practical examples and current decisions, exchange of experience, recommendations for action.

Recommended for

Employees of HR departments that apply the TVöD or TV-L or comparable collective agreements or employment contract guidelines.

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Attendees comments

"I learned a lot of new and interesting things. The trainer was friendly and the level of expertise was very high!"

Sandrine Stoltenbauer
Energieversorgung Oberhausen AG

"I can recommend the training because of the good documentation. The speakers are practical and provide case studies, and you also take new knowledge with you into practice."

Yvonne Eismann
sab GmbH

"It was well structured and very well communicated. Problems and questions were fully addressed."

Grit Hartmann
BNT Chemicals GmbH

Seminar evaluation for "Maternity protection - parental leave - care leave in TVöD/TV-L"

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