TVöD/TV-L for newcomers

Fundamentals of labor and collective bargaining law

This training is held in German.
Qualified HR work, especially in the public sector, requires a solid knowledge of labor and collective bargaining law. This certified training course offers a structured and practice-oriented introduction to the basics of employment and collective bargaining law, from the establishment and handling to the termination of the employment relationship and is aimed in particular at HR managers of public institutions and so-called TVöD/TV-L usersuser:in Important court decisions are dealt with in an easily understandable form.

Contents

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Scope and structure of the TVöD/TV-L

  • Differentiation of the employment contract from other forms of contract and bogus self-employment.
  • Normative and contractual collective bargaining agreements.
  • Economy rates in TVöD, special regulations in TV-L.
  • Special features for marginal employees and executive employees.

Before hiring

  • General Equal Treatment Act.
  • Rights of severely disabled people in the recruitment process.

Drafting employment contracts correctly

  • Subsidiary agreements.
  • Voluntary and revocation reservations.
  • Claims arising from company practice?

Effective limitation of employment relationships

  • Written form requirement.
  • Types of time limit.
  • Legal consequences of formal errors.
  • Special features of collective agreements.

General working conditions in TVöD/TV-L

  • Secondary employment, liability, medical examination, duty of confidentiality, prohibited acceptance of gifts.

Right of the:employer:to issue instructions

Redeployment, transfer, secondment, provision of personnel

Flexible working hours

  • Definition of working time and obligation to record working time.
  • Special forms of work.
  • Remuneration for special forms of work.

Effective personnel management

  • Illness and certificate of incapacity for work.
  • Vacation - creation and decay.
  • Special leave.
  • Time off work.

Overview of the current collective bargaining rounds (2023/2024) in TVöD and TV-L

Correct grouping and regrouping

  • New pay scale in the VKA area since 01.01.2017. Organization, structure and implementation.
  • New pay scale in the TV-L since 01.01.2012.
  • The new pay scale in TVöD/Bund since 01.01.2014.
  • Principle of automatic collective bargaining, evaluation procedure, basic principles of classification law.
  • Classification in EG 1.
  • Classification for social and educational services and the care sector.
  • Scope for direct prior service in the public sector.

Correct step allocation and step duration

  • Recognition of relevant or beneficial previous periods; advance granting of steps.
  • Legally compliant design of the labor market allowance and IT specialist allowance.
  • Crediting of "surplus" step time? Performance-oriented design of step advancement. Effects of interruption periods on the step duration.
  • Current case law on step allocation and step duration.

Upgrading/downgrading

Other remuneration components

  • Allowances, bonuses, standby duty, on-call duty, continued payment of wages in the event of vacation and illness. 

Special annual payment

  • Entitlement requirements and assessment basis, twelfths.

Performance-related pay in the TVöD

Grandfathered bonuses and protection of legitimate expectations for transferred Employees

  • Remuneration group bonus, child-related vested rights, structural compensation.

Termination of the employment relationship

  • Retirement due to age limit, reduced earning capacity, termination agreement.
  • Termination due to illness, poor performance.
  • Dismissal for operational reasons, correct social selection, statutory entitlement to severance pay.

Overview of the correct involvement of the works/staff council

Learning environment

You will find useful information, downloads and extra services in your online learning environment.

Your benefit

  • You will receive a comprehensive and practice-oriented introduction to collective bargaining law, combined with related labor law issues.
  • Using numerous practical examples, you will get to know practicable solutions for labor and collective bargaining law problems and will then be able to solve each individual case in a targeted and legally compliant manner.

Methods

In-person events

In this training course, the trainers will provide you with the necessary know-how in the form of presentations, examples and Q&A sessions.

Live online events

In this training course, the trainers will provide you with the necessary know-how in the form of presentations and discussion rounds.

Recommended for

Employees who want to systematically acquire essential basic knowledge for qualified HR work.

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02.06.2025
Munich
Booking number: 36658
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Holiday Inn München Westpark
Holiday Inn Munich Westpark
Albert-Roßhaupter Straße 45, 81369 Munich
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Monday, 02.06.2025

10:00 am - 5:30 pm

Tuesday, 03.06.2025

09:00 am - 5:30 pm

Wednesday, 04.06.2025

09:00 am - 5:30 pm

Thursday, 05.06.2025

09:00 am - 5:30 pm

Friday, 06.06.2025

08:30 am - 1:00 pm

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  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.

The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.

23.06.2025
Live-Online
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Monday, 23.06.2025

10:00 am - 5:30 pm

Tuesday, 24.06.2025

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Wednesday, 25.06.2025

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Thursday, 26.06.2025

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Friday, 27.06.2025

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14.07.2025
Hamburg
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Leonardo Hotel Hamburg City Nord
Leonardo Hotel Hamburg City Nord
Mexikoring 1, 22297 Hamburg
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Monday, 14.07.2025

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Tuesday, 15.07.2025

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Wednesday, 16.07.2025

09:00 am - 5:30 pm

Thursday, 17.07.2025

09:00 am - 5:30 pm

Friday, 18.07.2025

08:30 am - 1:00 pm

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The participation fee includes

  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.

The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.

08.09.2025
Düsseldorf
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Novotel City West
Novotel City West
Niederkasseler Lohweg 179, 40547 Düsseldorf
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10:00 am - 5:30 pm

Tuesday, 09.09.2025

09:00 am - 5:30 pm

Wednesday, 10.09.2025

09:00 am - 5:30 pm

Thursday, 11.09.2025

09:00 am - 5:30 pm

Friday, 12.09.2025

08:30 am - 1:00 pm

Fee includes

The participation fee includes

  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.

The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.

13.10.2025
Stuttgart
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Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn
Mittlerer Pfad 25-27, 70499 Stuttgart
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Monday, 13.10.2025

10:00 am - 5:30 pm

Tuesday, 14.10.2025

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Wednesday, 15.10.2025

09:00 am - 5:30 pm

Thursday, 16.10.2025

09:00 am - 5:30 pm

Friday, 17.10.2025

08:30 am - 1:00 pm

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The participation fee includes

  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.

The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.

17.11.2025
Live-Online
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Monday, 17.11.2025

10:00 am - 5:30 pm

Tuesday, 18.11.2025

09:00 am - 5:30 pm

Wednesday, 19.11.2025

09:00 am - 5:30 pm

Thursday, 20.11.2025

09:00 am - 5:30 pm

Friday, 21.11.2025

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02.02.2026
Live-Online
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Monday, 02.02.2026

10:00 am - 5:30 pm

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09:00 am - 5:30 pm

Wednesday, 04.02.2026

09:00 am - 5:30 pm

Thursday, 05.02.2026

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Friday, 06.02.2026

08:30 am - 1:00 pm

23.02.2026
Berlin
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centrovital Hotel
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Brauereihof 6, 13585 Berlin
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Monday, 23.02.2026

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Thursday, 26.02.2026

09:00 am - 5:30 pm

Friday, 27.02.2026

08:30 am - 1:00 pm

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The participation fee includes

  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.

The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.

16.03.2026
Frankfurt a. M./Offenbach
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Leonardo Hotel Offenbach Frankfurt
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Kaiserleistraße 39, 63067 Frankfurt a. M./Offenbach
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Wednesday, 18.03.2026

09:00 am - 5:30 pm

Thursday, 19.03.2026

09:00 am - 5:30 pm

Friday, 20.03.2026

08:30 am - 1:00 pm

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The participation fee includes

  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.

The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.

20.04.2026
Live-Online
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Tuesday, 21.04.2026

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Thursday, 23.04.2026

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Friday, 24.04.2026

08:30 am - 1:00 pm

08.06.2026
Düsseldorf
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Novotel City West
Novotel City West
Niederkasseler Lohweg 179, 40547 Düsseldorf
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Tuesday, 09.06.2026

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Wednesday, 10.06.2026

09:00 am - 5:30 pm

Thursday, 11.06.2026

09:00 am - 5:30 pm

Friday, 12.06.2026

08:30 am - 1:00 pm

Fee includes

The participation fee includes

  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.

The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.

06.07.2026
Live-Online
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Tuesday, 07.07.2026

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Wednesday, 08.07.2026

09:00 am - 5:30 pm

Thursday, 09.07.2026

09:00 am - 5:30 pm

Friday, 10.07.2026

08:30 am - 1:00 pm

14.09.2026
Fribourg
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Hotel Stadt Freiburg
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Breisacher Strasse 84, 79110 Freiburg
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Thursday, 17.09.2026

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Friday, 18.09.2026

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Fee includes

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  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.

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