Rechtsanwalt (Lawyer) and Partner
Certified Specialist in Labor Law
Dr Christoph Fingerle has been working as a lawyer in our Freiburg office since 1990 and has been a partner since 1993. He advises clients primarily on labor law, including works constitution and collective bargaining law, mass layoffs, company pension schemes, co-determination rights, and technical occupational safety, as well as on the service law of managing directors and board members. In addition, he has particular expertise in ecclesiastical labor law and insolvency labor law, and also regularly works in commercial agency law and social security law.
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25. November 2025
ECJ ruling on mass redundancy notifications – Strict requirements under German law remain in place, legislators called upon to act
The German implementation of the Mass Redundancy Directive (EU) is also in line with European law with regard to its consequences for the legal validity of employer terminations! In two judgments handed down on October 30, 2025, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) answered key questions on mass redundancy notifications, thereby providing important clarifications that...
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Employment law
3. September 2025
Disproportionately long probationary period in fixed-term employment – terminability of the employee
A probationary period that corresponds to the entire duration of the fixed-term employment relationship is generally inadmissible. However, if a termination option has been agreed in addition to the probationary period, the invalidity of the probationary period provision does not affect the possibility of ordinary termination. This was clarified by the Federal Labor Courtin its...
13. May 2025
Can an employment contract provide for remuneration in cryptocurrency?
According to the case law of the Federal Labor Court (judgment of April 16, 2025 – 10 AZR 80/24), this is possible under certain conditions. Facts of the case The judgment of the Federal Labor Court is based on the following facts. The plaintiff was employed by the defendant, a company that deals with cryptocurrencies,...
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