Christopher Peitsch

Practice Areas

Employment

Litigation

Career

Christopher joined CERHA HEMPEL more than a decade ago as junior associate and became partner in 2023.

He specializes in employment law and assists clients in all aspects of employment law. Christopher not only regularly publishes on current developments in employment but is also asked regularly by big Austrian newspapers for input on hot topics. He was teaching employment law at the University for Applied Sciences (FH Vienna of WKW) and is often booked for presentations.

Christopher has established a large international network over the last ten years, is member of the Employment Law Alliance (the largest employment network in the world with just one representing firm per country). He is the European Chair of the NextGen program and part of the Member Engagement Committee.

Professional Memberships

Vienna Bar Association

International Bar Association

Publications

Recent:

Hitzefrei, Dresscode uns Siesta: Was bei Hitze am Arbeitsplatz gilt, Der Standard, 12.8.2023 (with Nina Neumaier)

Arbeitsrechtliche Auswirkung des neuen HinweisgeberInnenschutzgesetzes, Nova &Varia 1/2023 (with Nina Neumaier)

Von Strafen bis zur Entlassung: Fünf Punkte, auf die man bei der Arbeitszeit achten sollte, Der Standard, 04.03.2023 (with Nina Neumaier)

Energiesparen im Job: Wie warm muss es am Arbeitsplatz sein?, Der Standard, 31.12.2022 (with Nina Neumaier)

Personal

University of Vienna (Mag. iur. 2011)

Languages Spoken

German, English