Rights and obligations of the GmbH management

Act with legal certainty - minimize liability risks

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This training is held in German.
Special demands are placed on you as the managing director of a GmbH. In addition to the challenging tasks, you are also exposed to enormous liability risks. Case law punishes omissions or legal errors by GmbH managing directors much more severely than in the past. The COVID-19 pandemic has also brought changes to the law that you need to be aware of. You will also gain an overview of the rights to which you are legally entitled and learn how to draft your employment contract in the best possible way. Bring your legal knowledge up to date. You will find out what you should look out for when signing a contract, what your obligations are and how you can minimize your personal liability risk.

Contents

Basics

  • Position of:the managing director:in.
  • Legal nature of the GmbH managing director contract in distinction to the employment contract of an employee.
  • Special feature: co-determined GmbH in accordance with the One-Third Participation Act and the Co-Determination Act.
  • Appointment and consequences of ineffective appointment, revocation of appointment.

Managing director and labor law

  • Applicability of labor law provisions to managing directors (e.g. BUrlG, EntgFZG).
  • Maternity leave and parental leave?
  • General Equal Treatment Act.
  • General Data Protection Regulation and Federal Data Protection Act.
  • Occupational Pensions Act.
  • Pre-formulated service contracts.

Liability of:the managing director:in

  • Individual and overall responsibility.
  • Dealing with instructions, transactions requiring approval.
  • Risk management, liability avoidance, liability limitation.
  • D&O insurance, insurance upgrade, deductible.
  • Dealing with corporate crises through to insolvency.

Compliance and Corporate Governance - Aspects in the management contract

Termination of the management position and the contract

  • Dismissal, resignation or termination.
  • Tying clauses, change-of-control clauses in the contract.

Non-compete clauses

  • Contractual non-competition clauses.
  • Non-competition clauses under company law.
  • Post-contractual non-compete clauses.

Special case: the managing director in the group

  • Employment contract with the parent company.
  • position Director position at the subsidiary.

Practical tips for drafting contracts

  • Limitation of liability.
  • Dormant employment relationship.
  • Insurances.

 

Learning environment

In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this training course once you have registered.

Your benefit

In this training , you will learn everything you need to know about current GmbH law and your rights and obligations as a managing director:

  • You know what is important for both sides in the employment contract.
  • With the knowledge you gain, you can get the best out of your contract and remuneration issues.
  • You minimize your personal liability risk and gain a sound basis for important business decisions.
  • You will find out which duties to act are imposed on management, particularly in times of crisis, and how you can avoid the contractual or even criminal consequences that may affect you.
  • The training is also ideal for properly preparing a meeting with consultants and thus reducing consulting costs.
  • You will receive sample forms that you can use in your day-to-day business.

Methods

Trainer presentation, practical examples, time for questions and discussion in the group, lots of practical tips, checklist.

Recommended for

GmbH managing directors, shareholders, supervisory and advisory boards, consultants.

The training is particularly suitable for prospective managing directors, as they learn what they can and should negotiate into their future management contracts.

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Managing director: tasks, further training & salary

As the highest executive position in a company, the managing director is largely responsible for the success or failure of a company. He or she is responsible for both the corporate strategy and the management of employees, and has numerous areas of responsibility. The most important facts in brief What does a managing director do? The managing director bears overall responsibility for strategic and operational management [...]

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Questions about the seminar content

This training you training a concise overview of current limited liability company (GmbH) law and explains the rights and obligations associated with managing a company. You will explore the legal requirements placed on managing directors and learn which omissions or errors are viewed particularly critically today. This will enable you to better understand your role from a legal perspective and act with greater confidence in your day-to-day business operations.

Contract and compensation issues are examined from a legal perspective. You will learn which factors play a role in drafting such agreements and what legal requirements must be observed—all of which the training covers training . This will enable you to better assess the relevant provisions.

You will gain an overview of the typical liability risks associated with managing a limited liability company (GmbH). These concepts will be explained using practical examples, as training in training . This will help you better assess legal risks in day-to-day business operations.

The duties of management in economically challenging situations are explained in detail. During the training, you will learn what requirements apply during such periods and what responsibilities are involved. This will help you better assess crisis situations from a legal perspective.

You will explore key legal issues related to the management of a limited liability company (GmbH). This will enable you to formulate questions for your meetings with consultants and better understand technical topics, which training the training for you. This preparation will help you conduct consulting meetings more efficiently.

You will receive sample forms that can be used for typical tasks in a business setting. The training these documents training you handle legal procedures in a more structured way. This makes it easier to apply what you’ve learned to your daily work.

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This training is available as part of course:

GmbH Managing Director Expert Program

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4.3
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training content:
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Peter Roschger
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Roschger, Ludwigshafen
Good overview of legal aspects of the managing director and the relevant GmbH law
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Arnold Lamm
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Deutsche Accumotive GmbH & Co. KG, Kirchheim unter Teck
The case studies and the very good speaker were good.
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Michael Lill
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IHK Zetis GmbH, Kaiserslautern
Good structuring of the content.
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PD Dr. Dr. Walter Wohlgemuth
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GWS GmbH, Bayreuth
Direct practical relevance and high competence of the speaker.

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17.04.2026
Munich
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19.05.2026
Berlin
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Düsseldorf/Hilden
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02.07.2026
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17.07.2026
Hamburg
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30.09.2026
Frankfurt a. M./Offenbach
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Berlin
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04.12.2026
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21.01.2027
Hamburg
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Stuttgart
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GmbH Managing Director training - Basics for company managers

Anyone who becomes managing director of a GmbH not only manages a company, but must also assume personal liability. This also applies to shareholders who are part of the company management. This GmbH managing director training will provide you with a basic understanding of the law and an overview of your rights and obligations. All important areas of this special type of company are covered so that you can avoid future legal uncertainties and resolve some legal issues yourself without having to seek expensive legal advice.

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