Symposium to mark the 80th birthday of Prof. Dr Wolfhard Kohte

Schedule

Arrival from 12.30 pm

1.00 pm Opening and welcome

Welcome address on behalf of the Faculty
by Prof. Dr Stephan Seiwerth, LL.M. (Leuven), Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Law (Dean of Studies) and successor
to the inaugural Chair of Civil Law ‘Civil Law II’

Congratulations from the HFC team – three decades of HFC history

‘The HFC – The Beginnings and Rise of the Friday Club’
Prof. Dr Andreas Bücker

‘The HFC – from Halle to Europe’
Dr Andrea Ritschel

‘HFC and ZSH – Transfer and Transformation for Social Issues in Law’
Dr Cathleen Rabe-Rosendahl and Dipl.-Soz. Susanne Winge, Managing Director of ZSH

A colourful array of contributions

1.40 pm – 2.30 pm Part 1
: Strengthening the work of the SBV and the role of case law
Kristina Schmidt, Presiding Judge of the 7th Senate of the Federal Labour Court
Moderator: Prof. Dr Dörte Busch

14:30 – 15:00 Coffee break

3.00 – 3.45 pm Part 2

Reconciling work and family life and the role of the social partners
Dr Christine Schulze-Doll, Presiding Judge at the Berlin-Brandenburg
Regional Labour Court Moderator: Prof. Dr Kerstin Feldhoff

15:50 – 16:35 Part 3

Health and safety at work in relation to risks posed by biological agents – what we have
learnt from the coronavirus pandemic Jan Grüneberg, Legal Assistant, IG BCE
Moderator: Dr Christian Weber

4.45 – 5.30 pm Part 4

Inclusion – what helps with long-term unemployment?
Prof. Dr Sören Hohner
Moderator: Prof. Dr Ursula Waßer, Judge at the Federal Social Court

5.30 pm – Closing remarks
Modernity and tradition, or how do we work together to shape a social future?
Prof. Dr Katja Nebe and Prof. Dr Wolfhard Kohte