Dr Sarah Reinhardt-Kasperek

• German Association of Lawyers
• Munich Association of Lawyers
• Netzwerk Compliance e.V
• Permanent Advisory Board Member of the Journal "Compliance Berater"

Books:

Guaranteeing Company Co-Determination by Agreements - The Negotiation Solution as Model for the Future?
Dr Sarah Reinhardt (doctoral thesis)
Series of Monographs: Arbeitsrechtliche Forschungsergebnisse, Volume 164, Verlag Dr Kovač, 2011

Essays/Articles:

Holiday Entitlement: What Employees Must Take into Account when Planning Their Holiday
Dr Sarah Reinhardt-Kasperek and Katharina Domni
interview, wiwo.de, 17 May 2020

5 labour law questions about holidays in Corona times
Dr Sarah Reinhardt-Kasperek and Katharina Domni
humanresourcesmanager.de, 02 April 2020

Temporary Helping Out at the Cash Desk as a Transfer Subject to Co-Determination
Dr Sarah Reinhardt-Kasperek and Jasmin Onderscheka
Arbeitsrecht kompakt, Der Betrieb No. 11 p. 568, 16 March 2020

Nudging in the Working World: Pushing instead of Arranging
Dr. Sarah Reinhardt-Kasperek and Jasmin Onderscheka
Legal Tribune Online, 27 February 2020

Obstruction of the Free Movement of Workers with Limited Crediting of Relevant Prior Periods of Service
Dr. Sarah Reinhardt-Kasperek and Katharina Domni (Commentary on ECJ of 10 October 2019 - C-703/17)
Betriebs-Berater, p. 2751

Working Instead of Retiring - Just How?
Dr Sarah Reinhardt-Kasperek and Gerd Kaindl
Personalmagazin, 9/2019, p. 97 et seq.

Free Movement of Persons - Length of Leave Dependent on Length of Service - Periods with Other Employers
Dr Sarah Reinhardt-Kasperek and Florian Denninger
ZTR, 7/2019, p. 385 et seq.

Employment Entitlement of Severely Disabled Persons Has Limits
Dr Sarah Reinhardt-Kasperek and Jasmin Onderscheka
humanresourcesmanager.de, 5 August 2019

At Night on the Basement Stairs - Accidents Insurance Cover for Home Office Work
Dr Sarah Reinhardt-Kasperek
Legal Tribune Online, 29 January 2019

Innovations in whistleblowing - Cui bono?
Dr Sarah Reinhardt-Kasperek
SPA, 20/2018, p. 157

No Wage for Worked Overtime? – A Selected Overview of Court Rulings with Practice Pointers
Dr Sarah Reinhardt-Kasperek and Florian Denninger
Betriebs-Berater, 03/2019, p. 116 et seq.

ECJ Again Overturns German Federal Labour Court Case-Law on Holidays – Holiday Entitlements May Now Be Inherited
Dr Sarah Reinhardt-Kasperek
Der Betrieb, 48/2018, p. 2937

Do-Goodism as a Reason for Dismissal? – Current Legislation and Practical Tips on Whistleblowing
Dr Sarah Reinhardt-Kasperek and Florian Denninger
Betriebs-Berater, 42/2018, p. 2484 et seq.

The German Working Hours Act in Times of Digitalisation
Dr Sarah Reinhardt-Kasperek
Special Edition HR Compliance, June 2018, p. 4

Work From Home (Part 1) - What needs to be considered in advance?
Dr Sarah Reinhardt-Kasperek and Katharina Domni
SPA, 16/2018, p. 125

Comment on BAG 9 AZR 479/17 dated 20 March 2018
Dr Sarah Reinhardt-Kasperek
ZTR, 8/2018, p. 480

No Co-Determination of Works Council in Case of Group-Wide Employee Survey
Dr Sarah Reinhardt-Kasperek
humanresourcesmanager.de, 14 May 2018

Interpretation of a Social Plan – Compensatory and Shunting Function
Dr Sarah Reinhardt-Kasperek
Der Betrieb, 05/2018, p. 260

"Nearshoring" and "Farshoring" – Legal Consequences of § 613a BGB Remain Unresolved
Dr Sarah Reinhardt-Kasperek and Katharina Domni
Betriebs-Berater, 48/2017, p. 2868 et seq.

No Continued Application of a General Works Council Agreement After Transfer of Business in Case of Mandatory Affiliation with the Previous Company
Dr Sarah Reinhardt 
DER BETRIEB Arbeitsrecht, 09/2017, p. 73

Formal Requirements as to Fixed-Term Employment Agreements According to the Case-Law of the German Federal Labour Court
Dr Sarah Reinhardt and Katharina Domni
Betriebs-Berater, 23/2017, p. 1339 et seq.

Interviews with Staff Within the Framework of Internal Investigations – The Fine Line Between Interview and Interrogation
Dr Sarah Reinhardt and Gerd Kaindl
Compliance-Berater, 06/2017, p. 210 et seq.

Pre-Employment Ban Pursuant to Sec. 14 (2) Sent. 2 German Part-Time and Limited-Term Employment Act: Three Years or Lifetime?
Dr Sarah Reinhardt and Katharina Domni
Der Betrieb, 03/2017, p. 133 et seq.

The Operational Scope of Application of the Dismissal Protection Act: Thresholds and Small Business Clause  
Dr Sarah Reinhardt
Der Betrieb, 49/2016, p. 2908 et seq.

Opinions Delivered by Works Councils Must Be Absolutely Final
Dr Sarah Reinhardt
in: Human Resources Manager, 12 December 2016

Termination of Employment Without Notice on the Basis of Strong Suspicion of an Offence (Verdachtskündigung) Also Possible in Case of Vocational Training Relationships
Dr Sarah Reinhardt
Der Betrieb, edition 21/2016, p. 1260 et seq.

"Termination as of the Next Permissible Date" May Suffice
Dr Sarah Reinhardt
Humanresourcesmanager.de, 17 May 2016

Social Partner Compliance
Dr Sarah Reinhardt
Compliance Berater, 10/2015, p. 361 et seq.

"Old Wine in New Skins?" On the Right to Strike of Civil Servants
Dr Sarah Achilles and Dr Stefan Lochner
Schnellbrief 16/2015, 125 et seq.

Whistleblowing or the Murderous Question: Is the Filing of Complaints / Reports Against the Employer Permissible? – A Selected Overview of Legal Practice
Dr Sarah Reinhardt
Compliance Berater, 8/2015, p. 299 et seq.

Right to Conclude Part-time Employment Contract - Right to Distribute Reduced Working Hours
Dr Sarah Reinhardt
ZTR 6.2015, page 327

Self-regulation: Even small companies try to score with flexible working-time models in the competition for skilled employees.
Dr Sarah Reinhardt (quoted)
Handelsblatt No. 071, 14 April 2015, p. 052

When is the protection of employment subject to co-determination?
Dr Sarah Reinhardt
Humanresourcesmanager.de, 13 April 2015

Admissibility of pre-employment screenings or so-called background checks from the perspective of labour law and data protection
Dr Sarah Reinhardt and Dr Axel von Walter
Compliance-Berater, 4/2015, 114 et seq.

Are you prepared? For the German Workplace Ordinance (Arbeitsstättenverordnung)
Dr Sarah Reinhardt (interview)
Magazine impulse, 03/15

Temporary Employment Vacancies Also to Be Posted Internally
Dr Sarah Achilles
Humanresourcesmanager.de, 9 May 2014

Compliance in Labour Law – Typical Risk Events
Dr Sarah Achilles
Compliance-Berater, 3/2014, 62 et seq.

Cut-Off Period - Claims due to Asserted Deliberate Damage (Mobbing) - Employment Contract Agreement
Dr Sarah Achilles
Zeitschrift für Tarifrecht 12/2013, 687

Consequent Continuation
Dr Sarah Achilles
personalszene, 37/2013, 5

Some Pending Issues Regarding Cut-Off Periods Under Collective Agreements
Dr Sarah Achilles and Sebastian Belzner
Zeitschrift für Tarifrecht 7/2013, 355

The Works Council's Claim for Removal of Company Regulations that Conflict with Collective Bargaining Agreements
Dr Sarah Achilles and Dr Wolfgang Lipinski
Betriebsberater 2012, 3212

A Matter of Protocol - New Requirements of the Federal Labour Court for Fixed-Term Employment as the Consequence of a Court Settlement
Dr Sarah Achilles
personalszene 41/2012, 3

Remuneration Claims of a Works Council under Residual Mandate
Dr Sarah Achilles and Dr Wolfgang Lipinski (Comment on Federal Labour Court Decision of 5 May 2010 - 7 AZR 728/08)
Betriebsberater 2012, 1804

Co-determination in Case of Transfers - Industrial Action
Dr Sarah Achilles (Comment on Federal Labour Court Decision of 13 December 2011 - 1 ABR 2/10)
Zeitschrift für Tarifrecht 6/2012, 353 et seq.

Downtimes Due to Strike and Calculation of Overtime
Dr Sarah Achilles (Comment on Regional Labour Court Niedersachsen Decision of 8 December 2011 - 5 Sa 982/11)
Zeitschrift für Tarifrecht 5/2012, 285 et seq.

Industrial Action - Suspensive Closure of Establishments - Continuation of Pay
Dr Sarah Achilles (Comment on Federal Labour Court Decision of 13 December 2011 - 1 AZR 495/10)
Zeitschrift für Tarifrecht 5/2012, 276 et seq.

New Regulations on the Act on European Works Councils (EBRG)
Dr Sarah Achilles
Schnellbrief 2/2012, 5

As Precisely as Possible (interview)
Dr Sarah Achilles and Dr Christopher Melms
Human Resources Manager 2012, 74

Remuneration for Work During On-Call Duty on Public Holidays (Collective Bargaining Agreement for Doctors Employed at Universities / German Federation of Regional Employers' Associations (VKA))
Dr Sarah Achilles (Comment on Federal Labour Court Decision of 23 May 2011 - 7 Sa 757/10)
Zeitschrift für Tarifrecht 12/2011, pp. 726 et seq.

Clarification of Social Power prior to Entering into Collective Bargaining Agreements Will Be next to Impossible (comment on Federal Labour Court decision of 5 October 2010 – 1 ABR 88/09)
Dr Sarah Achilles and Dr Wolfgang Lipinski
Betriebsberater 2011, 2877

Admissibility of Simple Differentiation Clauses
Dr Sarah Reinhardt and Dr Wolfgang Lipinski
Betriebsberater 2011, 1408

Unlawful Collective Action for a Union Which Is Not a Party to the Collective Agreement
Sarah Reinhardt and Dr Wolfgang Lipinski
Betriebsberater 2010, 3157

Plurality of Trade Unions in an Enterprise – No “Forced Tariff Union”
Sarah Reinhardt and Dr Wolfgang Lipinski (comment on Federal Labour Court decision of 9 December 2009 - 4 AZR 190/08)
Betriebsberater 2010, 3154

No Co-determination of Works Council regarding Operational and Business Secrets
Sarah Reinhardt
Newsletter HRM.de; 2010

The End of the Relative Duty to Maintain Industrial Peace – Industrial Action, Always and Everywhere?
Sarah Reinhardt and Dr Christopher Melms
Neue Zeitschrift für Arbeitsrecht, 1033 et seq.

Transfer of Undertakings of a Call Center
Sarah Reinhardt and Dr Wolfgang Lipinski (comment on Federal Labour Court decision of 25 June 2009 – 8 AZR 258/08)
Betriebsberater 2010, 1672

Codetermination in case of Confidentiality Agreements
Sarah Reinhardt and Dr Wolfgang Lipinski (comment on Federal Labour Coourt decision of 10 March 2009 - 1 ABR 87/07)
Betriebsberater 2010, 771

Possibility of sharing the workplace of an art director because of reduction of working hours
Sarah Reinhardt and Dr Wolfgang Lipinski (comment on Federal Labour Coourt decision of 13 October 2009 - 9 AZR 910/08)
Betriebsberater 2010, 644

Comment on Decision "Works Council E-Mail Advertising"
Sarah Reinhardt and Dr Wolfgang Lipinski
Betriebsberater 2010, 192

E-mail Adverstising for Labour Unions
Sarah Reinhardt and Dr Wolfgang Lipinski (comment on Federal Labour Coourt decision of 20 January 2009 - 1 AZR 515/08)
Betriebsberater 2009, 2096 et seq.

No Claim for Injunction for Works Council in the Case of Operational Changes - Not Even in Consideration of Directive 2002/14/EC!
Sarah Reinhardt and Dr Wolfgang Lipinski
Neue Zeitschrift für Arbeitsrecht 2009, 1184 et seq.

Intercompany Equality of Treatment
Sarah Reinhardt
Betriebsberater 2009, 1703 et seq.

Flash Mob Actions Not Generally Impermissible
Sarah Reinhardt
Newsletter HRM.de; October 2009 edition

Would a New Combined Trade Union Strategy of a Support Strike with a Strike for a Collective Social Compensation Plan be Permissible?
Sarah Reinhardt and Dr Wolfgang Lipinski
Betriebsberater issue 41/2008, 2234 et seq.

Lectures:

Guest lecture on "Law on Internal Investigations: A Laboratory Report", together with Jörg Bielefeld, Summer Party of the Federal Association of Compliance Managers, Frankfurt am Main, 2 August 2019

Lecture on "Are You Compliant? The Works Council's Co-Determination Rights in Compli-ance Tools" as part of the seminar series "Creative Solutions in Labour Law", Management Consultant Seminars in Munich, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Berlin and Dusseldorf, June 2019;

"Update on Temporary Employment", Seminar for further education Specialist Lawyers, Munich Bar Association, Munich, 9 April 2019;

"The working time law in times of the digitization of the working world", Roundtable HR compliance Frankfurt, 12 September 2018;

"Data Protection, HR and Compliance", Board Academy at BEITEN BURKHARDT in Munich, joint lecture with Dr Axel von Walter, 14 April 2018;

"Weak Point" Employee? - Whistleblowing Between Protecting Secrets and Protecting Informants", conference on "Implementation of the Directive 2016/943/EC ("Know-How Protection Directive") into German Law", Humboldt University Berlin, 19 April 2018;

"Creative and Socially Responsible Staff Reduction" together with Dr Wolfgang Lipinski, at Forum-Institut on 28 November 2017;

"Work 4.0 - Labour & Employment Law in Times of Digitalisation – What Has to Be Considered in Terms of Both Individual and Collective Law?“ at the Munich Bar Association, 28 November 2017;

"Data Protection, HR and Compliance", Board Academy at Beiten Burkhardt in Munich, joint lecture with Dr Axel von Walter, 18 November 2016;

"Use of Big Data to Reduce Compliance Risks", together with Gudrun Schumacher, 1. Session Labour Law and HR Compliance, 3/4 November 2016, Berlin;

"Practical Problems with Drawing up Target Agreements", lecture at the Munich Bar Association, 25 October 2016;

"Compliance and Co-Determination Rights - What to take into Account?", Online Seminar LexisNexis, 5 October 2016;

"Social Partner-Compliance", Compliance Dialogue HR-Compliance in Frankfurt am Main, 7 March 2016;

"Data Protection, HR and Compliance", Board Academy at PricewaterhouseCoopers AG in Munich, joint lecture with Dr Axel von Walter, 19 February 2016;

"Data Protection, HR and Compliance", Board Academy at Beiten Burkhardt in Munich, joint lecture with Dr Axel von Walter, 25 September 2015;

"Separation Management" from a Labour Law Perspective - "Why Termination Was Converted into 'Separation Management", Lecture in Cooperation with management meetings, 2 July 2015, FOM Hochschule, Munich;

"I Know What You Did Last Summer …! – The Screening of (Future) Employees", Legal Day in Munich, together with Dr Axel von Walter, 25 June 2015:

"The employment of a managing director of a limited liability company (German GmbH)", UnternehmensCampus, München, 23 June 2015;

"The employment of a managing director of a limited liability company (German GmbH)", UnternehmensCampus, München, 11 February 2015;

"The employment of a managing director of a limited liability company (German GmbH)", UnternehmensCampus, Stuttgart, 3 February 2015;

"Labour Law for Executives", Inhouse Seminar msg systems ag, Ismaning, 10 December 2014;

"The Service Relationship of a Managing Director of a Limited Liability Company (German GmbH)", UnternehmensCampus, Stuttgart, 13 November 2014;

"The Service Relationship of a Managing Director of a Limited Liability Company (German GmbH)", UnternehmensCampus, Munich, 4 November 2014;

"Labour Law Implications of Internal Investigations", 2nd Beiten Burkhardt - Practice Talk Compliance, Munich, 6 November 2014;

"Coalition Agreement and Labour Law", lecture at the Munich Bar Association, Munich, 27 October 2014;

"Pre-Employment Screening – Selection, Instruction and Monitoring of Employees", Compliance–Summit 2014, joint lecture with Dr Axel von Walter, Frankfurt am Main, 6/7 October 2014;

"Labour Law for Executives", Inhouse Seminar msg systems ag, Ismaning, 25 Juli 2014;

"Workshop Restructuring" in cooperation with management meetings, Munichen, 23 July 2014;

"Flexible Working Hours and their Legal Base", Women.Family.Future - Flexible HR Strategies as the Key to Success at Forum of IHK Akademie (Chamber of Commerce Academy) Munich, 11 March 2014;

"The Service Relationship of a Managing Director of a Limited Liability Company (German GmbH)", Munich Airport Academy, 11 April 2014;

"The Service Relationship of a Managing Director of a Limited Liability Company (German GmbH)", Unternehmenscampus, Stuttgart, 10 April 2014;

"Compliance in Labour Law – Typical Areas of Risk", German Compliance Conference at Hotel Adlon Kempinski in Berlin, 20.-21.03.2014;

"Labour Law for Executives", Inhouse Seminar curamik electronics GmbH, Eschenbach, 7 March 2014;

"Labour Law for Executives", Inhouse Seminar curamik electronics GmbH, Eschenbach, 12 February 2014;

"Inhouse training on labour law" Spinner GmbH, Feldkirchen-Westerham, 8 October 2013 ;

"Labour Law for Executives", in-house seminar at msg systems ag, Ismaning, 10 September 2013;

"Labour Law for Executives", in-house seminar at curamik electronics GmbH, Eschenbach, 7 May 2013;

"The Service Relationship of a Managing Director", in-house seminar Flughafen München GmbH, UnternehmensCampus (The Managing Director of a Limited Liability Company (GmbH)), Munich 28 January 2013;

"And Then There is the Works Council - "Hidden" Rights in Personnel Matters", Legal Day in Munich, 18 October 2012;"Labour Law for Executives", executives training at msg systems ag, Ismaning, 27 July 2012;

"Unknown Participation Rights of the Works Council in Personnel Matters", breakfast seminar Munich, 16 February 2012.