Crash course in law for managers

Legal issues in day-to-day management

• When can I act on my own, when do I need to protect myself?
• Where can I find quick help, e.g. good legal sources online?
• Basic structures: How does civil law work, how does public law work?

Core knowledge in labor law

• Fixed-term employment relationships.
• Dismissals for conduct, personal and operational reasons.
• Admonishments, warnings, dismissals due to illness, low performers.
• No protection against dismissal for managers?
• Sources of error in termination agreements.
• How do the labor courts and employment agencies behave?

Legal requirements for the company organization

• Implementation of legal requirements, operating instructions, emergency plans, appointment of "special representatives", etc.
• What is organizational fault, § 130 OWiG?

Working Hours Act and fines

• How long can you work?
• Exceptions, special permits, emergencies, final work.
• What applies to business trips?
• New: The ECJ on time recording and recording obligations - what's next?
• Who is liable for fines - management or executive?
• Are employers allowed to impose fines and penalties on managers?

"Non-executives", managers, the management - who is liable for what? Requirements for an effective delegation of duties

• Basic rules for liability in the company.
• Requirements for an effective delegation of duties, sources of error.
• How far do I have to "control" employees ?
• Chains of delegation, corruption prevention, checklists.
• Hedging strategies, insurance.

Legal issues relating to the deployment of personnel

• Delimitation of employees, freelance employees, temporary workers, subcontractors.
• When do bogus self-employment and bogus work contracts exist?

More security in contract management

• Which contract types for which projects?
• Recognize good and bad contracts.
• Rules for supply and service contracts.
• What is a warranty and what is a guarantee?
• Terms and conditions: Terms and conditions of purchase versus terms of delivery - which applies?
• Sources for sample contracts, checklists.
• The most common mistakes in business contracts.

The most important facts about product liability

• The 4 defect groups: Design errors, manufacturing errors, instruction errors, breach of the duty to observe the product.
• How are the manufacturer, importer and retailer liable?

Fire department measures

• During searches by customs, tax investigators.
• In the event of (imminent) insolvency of the business partner: countertrades, rescission, reclaims, countermeasures.

Current legal issues & case law

Lots of practical tips, examples & checklists