Gregor Thüsing

Prof. Dr. Gregor Thüsing LL.M. (Harvard) is a leading academic in labor law, social security law, and canon law at the University of Bonn. His career spans roles as a habilitated scholar, expert witness for German parliamentary committees, and advisor on data protection, healthcare, and employment policy.

• Current Positions: Director, Institute for Labour Law and Social Security Law
• Key Expertise: Church-State legal conflicts, strike law, data privacy, social policy

His research interests focus on intersections between labor law and constitutional rights, religious institutions' employment practices, data protection reforms, and wage equity. Recent work analyzes abortion bans in religious clinics, compulsory retirement ages, night shift bonuses, and EU data regulations.

Publications trend toward timely debates: 60% address labor rights (strike laws, minimum wage), 30% data privacy (GDPR implications), and 10% church employment conflicts. Subfields include workplace ethics, constitutional challenges, and policy modernization.

Scientific awards include scholarships from the

• Konrad Adenauer Foundation
• German Research Foundation (DFG)

He has advised over 40 parliamentary hearings on labor, health, and legal affairs, and contributed to reforms like the Tarifeinheitsgesetz. His lab affiliations include the Society for Data Protection and Data Security.