Lawyer Dr. Astrid Deusch
Education
- 1981-1984 Studied law at the University of Konstanz
- 1984 First state examination in Konstanz
- 1986, elective placement at two law firms in New Port Richey, Florida, USA
- 1987 Second state examination in Stuttgart
- 1993 Doctorate at the Institute for Tax Law at the University of Münster
Professional career
- 1987–1991 Worked as a lawyer in Singen and Donaueschingen
- Since 1991 Head of the Education and Law Department of the Employee Pastoral Care Unit in the Archdiocese of Freiburg
- Since 2011: Part-time work as a lawyer in Konstanz
Teaching
- Lecturer in labour law, social law, works constitution law, staff representation law, church staff representation law, and Sunday and public holiday law
- Further education and training of works and staff council members, church employee representatives and representatives of severely disabled persons
- Expert witness at hearings in the German Bundestag
- Expert witness in the field of fundamental social issues at the Central Committee of German Catholics
Main areas of practice
- State and church labour law
- Social law
- Works constitution and staff representation law
- Church employee representation law
- Law governing the church commission for the regulation of employment contracts
- Working hours, Sundays and public holidays law
- Representation before internal church arbitration bodies
Publications
- The legal basis for the protection of Sundays and public holidays in Baden-Württemberg, 2017
- Commentary on the Administrative Enforcement Act in Bader-Ronellenfitsch, Administrative Procedure Act, Verlag C.H. Beck, 2016
- Can working on Sundays be a sin? – Labour law in the workplace 2013, issue 1, p. 63
- Employee representation in the organisation of work, Journal of Employee Representation Law, 1998
- Works Constitution Act and employee representation law – a comparison, Bad Honnef, 1995
- The taxation of marriage and non-marital partnerships in tax law, doctoral thesis, Münster 1993
