Rechtsanwältin (Lawyer) and Partner
Certified Specialist for Labor Law
Annette Rölz has been working as a lawyer and is now a partner in our Frankfurt office since 2020. She advises companies on all areas of individual and collective labor law, including restructuring, operational changes, conciliation proceedings, and collective bargaining agreements. A particular focus is on providing support in negotiations on the reconciliation of interests and social plans in the course of restructuring. In addition, she advises executives and board members comprehensively on all issues relating to labor law and civil service law, in particular in separation processes, and represents them in labor and civil court proceedings up to the highest instances.
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14. July 2025
Exclusion of works council member for forwarding work-related emails to private email account
In its ruling of March 10, 2025 (Ref. 16 TaBV 109/24), the Hesse Regional Labor Court decided that the works council chairperson would be excluded for a gross violation of his data protection obligations. Facts The ruling of the Hesse Regional Labor Court (LAG) is based on the following facts: The parties were in dispute...
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Employment law
3. April 2024
Labor law: Incorrect works council hearing in the event of dismissal due to illness
In a ruling dated January 10, 2024 (case no. 3 Sa 74/23), the Schleswig-Holstein Regional Labor Court ruled that the dismissal due to illness at issue in this case was invalid due to an incorrect works council hearing. Facts of the case The ruling of the Schleswig-Holstein Regional Labor Court (Landesarbeitsgericht, “LAG”) is based on...
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4. October 2023
Labor Law: Compensation for damages due to unauthorized use of employee photos after the end of the employment relationship
An employer must pay damages of € 10,000 to a former employee after the latter advertised with photos and videos of the departed employee for nine months after the end of the employment relationship. This was decided by the Baden-Württemberg Regional Labor Court in a ruling dated July 27, 2023 (Case No. 3 Sa 33/22). Facts...
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