Part-time and fixed-term employment in TVöD/TV-L
Overview of the Part-Time and Fixed-Term Employment Act (TzBfG)
Contents
Time limit
- Fixed-term employment contracts in the public sector.
- Form and design.
- Time, purpose and double time limits.
- Fixed-term employment with and without a material reason.
- Statutory, collectively agreed and other objective reasons.
- Special provisions under collective agreements.
- Fundamentals and news on demand and project time limits.
- Budget and third-party funding time limits.
- Basic and current information on the time limit for substitutions.
- Chain time limits - legally effective and/or abusive?
- Fixed-term employment contracts in connection with pensions.
- Limitation of individual working conditions.
- Temporary upgrading and regrouping.
- Fixed-term employment contracts in the university sector and for doctors.
- Level assignment for fixed-term employment contracts.
- Ineffective fixed-term contracts and termination of fixed-term employment contracts.
- Rights and obligations of the works/staff council in connection with fixed-term contracts.
- Current legal developments.
Part-time
- Structuring part-time work and part-time contracts.
- Entitlement to part-time work by law and collective agreement.
- Part-time according to the Caregiver Leave Act.
- Prohibition of discrimination in part-time work.
- Defense of part-time claims.
- Entitlement to part-time work for severely disabled persons (SGB IX).
- Part-time and vacation.
- Part-time work and remuneration.
- Zero-hour contracts.
- Part-time work and mini-jobbers.
- Involvement of the works/staff council.
- Current legal developments.
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 get an overview of basic and specific issues relating to part-time work and fixed-term contracts,
- all the provisions of the TzBfG and current decisions from case law are explained in an easily understandable way,
- you will learn how to use the instrument of fixed-term contracts for your company in a targeted, sensible and correct way,
- you will receive specific recommendations for legally compliant contract drafting for part-time and fixed-term contracts.
Methods
Lecture and discussion based on case studies, practical examples and current decisions. Exchange of experience, recommendations for action, design tips.
Recommended for
employees in HR departments that apply the TVöD or TV-L or comparable collective agreements or employment contract guidelines.
Questions about the seminar content
Even minor errors in fixed-term employment contracts can lead to major problems down the road. That’s why it’s important to be thoroughly familiar with the applicable rules and to draft contracts carefully. In training what’s particularly important when it comes to fixed-term contracts in the public sector and which pitfalls are often overlooked. This will help you keep an eye on critical issues early on.
Court rulings continually reshape the assessment of issues related to part-time and fixed-term employment. That is why it is worth keeping an eye on important developments. In training , recent court rulings training explained in a practical manner and contextualized in terms of their impact on day-to-day work. This makes it clear which developments are particularly relevant to your own practice.
Extending a contract is often not as simple as it seems at first glance. Even minor changes can have legal consequences. This training you what to look out for when extending contracts and what requirements must be met. This provides helpful guidance, especially when contracts are extended frequently.
In practice, it is not always immediately clear whether a fixed-term contract can be offered with or without a specific reason. At the same time, important decisions depend on this. In training , you training about the different options and find out which rules apply in which situations. This will help you determine more quickly which type of fixed-term contract is appropriate in each case.
It is common in the public sector to have several fixed-term contracts in succession. At some point, however, the question arises as to where the legal boundaries lie. This training you when a series of fixed-term contracts can become problematic and which developments in case law play a role in this context. This will help you better understand potential risks and the reasons behind them.
Part-time work and fixed-term employment cannot always be considered separately. In the public sector, statutory requirements, collective bargaining agreements, and recent court decisions often overlap. In training how these topics are interconnected and what impact they can have on typical situations in your day-to-day work. This will help you better understand the interplay between part-time work and fixed-term employment.
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Start dates and details

Wednesday, 16.09.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.