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Patricia Jares

Principal Counsel
Rechtsanwältin | Fachanwältin für Arbeitsrecht (Certified lawyer for labor and employment law)

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Patricia Jares

Principal Counsel
Rechtsanwältin | Fachanwältin für Arbeitsrecht (Certified lawyer for labor and employment law)

Contact
CMS Hasche Sigle
Kranhaus 1
Im Zollhafen 18
50678 Cologne
Germany
Languages German, English, Czech

Patricia Jares advises German and international clients on all aspects of individual and collective employment law, with a focus on (insolvency-related) restructuring and outsourcing measures and related strategic advice. In this context, she negotiates collective agreements, transition and restructuring agreements as well as reconciliations of interests and social compensation plans with unions and employee representatives. Alongside co-determination and advising on employee participation procedures in relation to the establishment of European Companies (SE), Patricia’s special areas of expertise include flexible working hours and the introduction of IT systems, particularly in the context of AI.

Patricia joined our Cologne office as associate in 2012 and was made principal counsel in 2020. In 2019, she was seconded to the employment team in the group legal department of a world’s leading professional services company in the areas of risk, strategy and people in New York. She is also co-head of the “Transactional Employment Law & Co-determination” excellence cluster within the firm’s employment law practice and a member of the CEE German Desk. Patricia started her legal career with the legal department of a globally leading US sports and media company.

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Publications

  • "Strategien für Arbeitgeber: Navigieren durch das Arbeitsrecht in der KI-Ära", CMS Mandanten-Veranstaltung: KI im Fokus: Die rechtliche Perspektive, Berlin, 2023-06-26 together with Neil Yeats
  • "Krise als Chance - Strategien gegen Fachkräftemangel: Fast alles was Recht ist – oder warum auch die Neurowissenschaft zur Lösung beitragen kann", 21. CMS Arbeitsrechtskongress , Köln, 2023-05-09
  • "Rechtliche Aspekte von künstlicher Intelligenz in der Arbeitswelt (Teil 1)", Expertenforum Arbeitsrecht (EFAR) 2023, together with Inka Knappertsbusch
  • "ChatGPT und arbeitsrechtliche Aspekte", - Expertenforum Arbeitsrecht- EFAR- 2023EFAR (Expertenforum Arbeitsrecht), gemeinsam mit Dr. Inka Knappertsbusch, LL.M.
  • "Umzug einer Betriebseinheit innerhalb einer Gemeindeist keine mitbestimmungspflichtige Versetzung", Der Betrieb 2022, 1779
  • "Unwirksame Eigenkündigung und insolvenzrechtliche Einordnung des Urlaubsabgeltungsanspruchs", DB 2021, 571, gemeinsam mit Felix Fuchs
  • "Massenentlassungen in Konzernsachverhalten - Die Hürden des Konsultationsverfahrens", NZA, 16/2020, Seite 1071
  • "Vergütung der Einigungsstellenmitglieder kann Masseverbindlichkeit sein", Der Betrieb 2020, Seite 1127 am 25.05.2020, gemeinsam mit Felix Fuchs
  • "Das Arbeitnehmerbeteiligungsverfahren bei SE-Gründung in der unternehmerischen Praxis", DER BETRIEB (DB), Heft Nr. 5 Seite 177-232, 03.02.2020, Seite 223, gemeinsam mit Tobias Vogt
  • "Stationen für Flugpersonal sind Betriebe bzw. Betriebsteile i.S.d. § 17 KSchG und § 613a BGB", Der Betrieb (DB), 2019, 1512, Heft 26
  • "Rauchverbot trotz Brandschutzordnung – ein Fall für die Einigungsstelle?Der Betrieb, Entscheidungsbesprechung", Der Betrieb (DB), 02/2019, 101, gemeinsam mit Saskia Pitzer
  • "Verwirkung des Widerspruchsrechts nach § 613a Abs. 6 BGB bei widerspruchsloser Weiterarbeit für den Betriebserwerber (§ 613a Abs. 6 BGB)", Der Betrieb (DB) 2018, 2247, gemeinsam mit Dr. Björn Otto
  • "Kein allgemeiner Unterlassungsanspruch des Betriebsrats bei Betriebsänderung, Entscheidungsbesprechung", Der Betrieb (DB), erschienen 2018, S. 899, gemeinsam mit Dr. Björn Otto
  • "Übergang von Arbeitsverhältnissen bei einer umwandlungsrechtlichen Spaltung", Der Betrieb (DB), erschienen 2018, S. 1284, gemeinsam mit Dr. Björn Otto
  • "Kollege" Hund – Arbeitsrechtliche Fragen zur Mitnahme eines Hundes an den Arbeitsplatz", ArbRB 2016, S. 374 ff.
  • "Katastropheneinsätze ehrenamtlicher Mitarbeiter bei THW und Freiwilliger Feuerwehr – Auswirkungen auf das Arbeitsverhältnis", ArbRB 2016, S. 250 ff.
  • "Passing on wage increases under collective agreements", International Law Office, online erschienen, 29. Juni 2016
  • "Was gehört alles zum Mindestlohn? - Anrechnung von Zulagen, Zuschlägen und anderen Vergütungsbestandteilen", Der Betrieb (DB) 2015, S. 307
  • "Christmas bonus and reference date rules – (no) presents for leaving employees?", International Law Office, online erschienen, 17. Dezember 2014
  • "Grundzüge der krankheitsbedingten Kündigung im Spiegel der Rechtsprechung", KSzW 04.2014, S. 269
  • "Restrictive covenants and compensation payment - look before you leap, International Law Office", online erschienen, 25. Juni 2014
  • "Zuordnung von Arbeitnehmern beim Betriebsteilübergang – Gestaltungsspielräume bei § 613 a BGB", AuA 4/14, S. 220 ff
  • "Year after year - Christmas bonuses and ex gratia provisions", International Law Office, online erschienen, 18. Dezember 2013
  • "Assignment of temporary employees - works council's right to refuse consent", online erschienen, 16. Oktober 2013
  • "Personal liability of works council members for consultancy fees", International Law Office, online erschienen, 6. März 2013
  • "Aktuelles zum Betriebsübergang - Rechtsfolgen und Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten", DStR 2013, S. 658 ff
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Lectures list

  • "KI im Recruiting: Erfahrungen aus Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft", Paneldiskussion BVMW Berlin-Brandenburg, gemeinsam mit Frau Inka Müller-Seubert, 07.07.2022
  • "Betriebsübergang, Betriebsänderung und Outsourcing", Haufe Akademie, Stuttgart, 08.06.2018
  • "Betriebsübergang, Betriebsänderung und Restrukturierungsvorhaben“, Vortrag im Rahmen eines arbeitsrechtlichen Blockseminars von Frau Prof. Katharina Uffmann an der Universität Witten/Herdecke, Wittener Institut für Familienunternehmen (WIFU), 22.11.2015
  • "Betriebsübergang, Betriebsänderung und Outsourcing", Haufe-Akademie, Berlin, 08.05.2015
  • "Dismissal based on person-related reasons", lecture at University of Cologne, November 2012
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Education

  • 2019: On secondment in the USA (New York City)
  • Trainee lawyer at Cologne Higher Regional Court, including placements at a medium-sized commercial law firm and German Sports University Cologne
  • Worked at a US firm in Cologne
  • Delegate to the National Model United Nations conference in New York in 2003
  • Law studies in Freiburg and Cologne
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Arbeiten im Metaverse – juristische Heraus­for­der­ungen
The metaverse has now become part of the discussion about the future of the work environment. Many companies are asking themselves how they can exploit the benefits of the metaverse for themselves and their employees, and what special legal aspects they need to be aware of in this context. In our new podcast “Willkommen im Metaverse”, Dr Inka Knappertsbusch and Patricia Jares, both from the Employment practice at CMS Germany, deal with employment law issues around the digital world. How can working conditions be defined? Which legal system is applicable? Have a listen.
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