Expert profile

Tobias Thauer

Tobias Thauer is an experienced lecturer specializing in labor law, collective bargaining law, and public sector law, and serves as a speaker and moderator at conferences, conventions, and professional forums. He has many years of experience as a human resources manager in public administration. In addition, he is chairman of the supervisory board of a company in Jena, part-time managing director of a management consulting firm, and, since 2014, a volunteer labor judge at the Erfurt Labor Court.

training focus

Personnel Management
Compliance
Public Service

Professional experience

senior management (2011)
- Department: Human Resources
- Industry: Public sector
- Company size: 1,000 or more employees
- Description: Human Resources Manager and Lecturer specializing in labor law, collective bargaining law, and civil service law
senior management (2008 – 2010)
- Department: Human Resources
- Industry: Manufacturing
- Company size: 1,000 or more employees
- Description: Human Resources Management in the Industrial Sector
Project staff member (2005 - 2007)
- Department: Human Resources
- Industry: Automotive industry
- Company size: 1,000 or more employees
- Description: Management consultant for the automotive industry, specializing in the implementation of the ERA collective bargaining agreement for the manufacturing and engineering sector.
Project staff member (2003 – 2004)
- Department: Human Resources
- Industry: Education
- Company size: 250 to 999 employees
- Description: Integration Support Service

Qualifications

Compliance: Fundamentals, Implementation, Management (Hagen Distance Learning University, 2025)
Project Management (Hagen Distance Learning University, 2025)

Working languages

English
German

Publications

The New TzBfG "Bridge Part-Time" Arrangement in Practice Among Public Employers (2019)
Recent Case Law on Fixed-Term Contracts Without Objective Grounds (Based on the Calendar) Under the TzBfG (2024)
Calculation of Vacation Entitlements (2018)
Case Studies on Collective Bargaining Leave Provisions Under the TVöD/TV-L—Compensation for Remaining Leave Entitlements (2018)
The public employer’s obligation to invite under Section 165 of SGB IX (2024)
The Order of Priority for Layoffs of Employees with Severe Disabilities (2020)