Enticement of employees and customers by Arineo before the courts: no settlement between Sycor and Arineo

The Göttingen Labor Court scheduled a conciliation hearing between Sycor and Arineo for 30 October 2019. It was aimed at exploring possibilities for a settlement. No settlement was reached. Therefore, the proceedings will continue.

"We are not turning against the employees who changed jobs, but are holding Arineo responsible with its former managers that were in charge," Sycor Managing Director Ronald Geiger emphasized.

Whether the Labor Court or the District Court has jurisdiction for resolving the allegations was also discussed at the conciliation hearing. Both parties now had the opportunity to give their opinion on this issue. "The speedy continuation of the proceedings is important to us," Geiger said.

Background: Sycor has concrete evidence that Arineo engaged in unfair practices to entice employees and customers. Therefore the IT service provider based in Göttingen brought an action against Arineo GmbH in Germany in September of 2019. In July of 2019 Sycor's Austrian subsidiary had already brought an action against Arineo GmbH and Arineo Austria GmbH in Austria.

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About Sycor:

The Sycor Group supports its customers by serving as their partner for the digital transformation. In doing so, the company’s innovative IT services and bespoke IT solutions cover all corporate divisions along the entire value chain. Sycor’s customers benefit from professional strategy, management, and process consulting services, outstanding industry expertise, and proven technological savvy.

With headquarters in Göttingen and further locations in Germany, Austria, America, and Asia, the company has an international footprint.

Its team of over 600 employees seamlessly integrates individual solutions into existing IT systems and sets up entirely new infrastructure and application landscapes. Sycor implements and operates cloud, on-premise, and hybrid solutions as needed.

Its own solutions, vertical add-ons, and all services in the area of SAP ERP and Microsoft Dynamics 365 are just as much a part of the selection as quality-assured solutions and services for IT outsourcing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and Enterprise Content Management (ECM). In addition, the company’s extensive expertise includes unified communications, software asset management, licence procurement optimization and software lifecycle management, security and networks, Industry 4.0, Internet of Things (IoT), and big data. Sycor also implements professional online solutions in the field of business-to-business and business-to-consumer applications with ERP or CRM integration.

Sycor GmbH maintains a quality management system certified in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9001. ISO 27001 certification of the technology division is proof of a robust information security management system.

Sycor is a Gold Partner and Partner Center of Expertise of SAP Deutschland SE. As a Microsoft partner, the company is a Cloud Solution Provider and Strategic Development Partner for the areas of leasing, trading, servicing, and maintaining mobile goods and fleet management. Various Gold and Silver competencies are proof of Sycor’s broad expertise in the Microsoft environment.

Sycor generated sales of EUR 98.8 million in 2018

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