Focal Points
Restructurings under employment law
Works Constitution Law
Negotiations with employee representatives
Employment contract law
Dr. Matthias Kast
Dr. Matthias Kast, a founding partner at vangard in Berlin, works thoroughly and precisely for his clients. He has a keen interest in employment law issues in relation to restructuring, and in supporting conflicts under consideration of works constitution law. He can always find creative solutions in relation to the reconciliation of interests and social plan procedures. Extracting the maximum is not only his professional goal: He also performs to the best of his abilities when participating in bicycle races.
Languages: German, English
Career
Attorney at the international law firm of Taylor Wessing, organization of the labor law practice in Berlin
Certified Employment Law Specialist since 1997
Partner since 1998
Admitted as an attorney in Berlin, 1995
Education
Doctorate at the Ludwigs-Maximilians-University Munich (Prof. Dr. Dagmar Coester-Waltjen)
Second state legal examination at the examination board of the state of Bavaria in Munich
Training at the District Court of Kempten/Allgäu
First state legal examination in Munich
Studied law in Augsburg and at the LMU Munich
Publications
Die Kürzung vertraglichen Zusatzurlaubs, Das Mittel der Wahl zur Reduzierung hohen Krankenstands?, ZAU Arbeitsrecht im Unternehmen Nr. 04, 2023
Articles and entries
Blogpost
The Whistleblower Protection Act is (almost) here!
- May 2023
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Hannes Barck
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Dr. Matthias Kast
Federal Council (›Bundesrat‹) and Federal Parliament (›Bundestag‹) reached a compromise in the Mediation Committee.
Blogpost
Stay-on-Board - Temporary "time out" for members of governing bodies
- December 2021
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Dr. Matthias Kast
Female board members in particular are to be given the option of suspending their mandate for a limited period: The "Stay-on-Board" initiative has now become law.