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Review remuneration structures, assess unpaid wage and bonus claims, and prepare transparent, defensible reward decisions.
What we help you decide
Resolve pay and reward issues. We assess the relevant documents, explain the available routes and agree the scope of advice before taking further steps.
Contractual and statutory pay
Check base salary, minimum wage, collective rates, allowances and the treatment of overtime. Identify what each payment rewards and when it becomes due. Exclusion clauses and statutory limitation can affect recovery, but not every clause is valid or applicable to every entitlement.
Bonus and equity arrangements
Target agreements, employer-set objectives and discretionary awards raise different questions. Document performance criteria, the decision process and treatment of absence or exit. Equity plans may involve foreign law and separate group entities; the employment contract alone may not answer the dispute.
Equal pay and transparency
Assess whether work is equal or of equal value using objective criteria. Review recruitment, job grading and pay decisions as well as individual information requests. EU pay-transparency requirements and their national implementation need to be distinguished from existing German obligations.
Practical example
Two comparable roles have materially different variable-pay opportunities. We examine job content and the reasons for the difference, then help determine whether the structure and evidence support the employer’s position and what corrective steps are appropriate.
Documents for an initial review
- Payslips and pay policies
- Bonus targets and award correspondence
- Job descriptions and grading criteria
- Collective terms and information requests
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Reviewed: 8 November 2026. The application of these rules depends on the facts, the relevant documents and any applicable collective arrangements.