Legal & Compliance
The mandatory legal training and in-depth courses for companies and public administrations, from the General Act on Equal Treatment (AGG) and whistleblower protection through employment law, antitrust law, and export control to management systems based on ISO standards.

Equal Treatment (AGG)
The General Act on Equal Treatment (AGG) obliges every employer to protect its workforce from discrimination in everyday work. Employees learn about their rights and protective mechanisms and avoid mistakes in dealing with discrimination.

Classified Information (VS-NfD)
Secure handling is mandatory for classified information up to the classification level CLASSIFIED – FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY (VS-NfD). You learn about creating, processing, passing on, and destroying classified information.

Business Partner Compliance (Third Party Risk)
Third Party Risk Management means systematically identifying and managing compliance risks relating to business partners. You learn which review steps are necessary before and during a business relationship.

Bullying and Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
A respectful work environment depends on attentive behavior, clear processes, and a confident approach to boundary violations. You learn to recognize, classify, and appropriately address problematic behavior.

Whistleblower Protection (HinSchG)
Under the Act for the Better Protection of Whistleblowers (HinSchG), companies with 50 or more employees must set up a secure reporting office for misconduct. You learn which rights and protective mechanisms apply and how to avoid typical mistakes.

Compliance and Ethics
Complying with legal requirements is one side; the other is acting responsibly and with integrity in the company. You find out why compliance and ethics are key requirements in day-to-day work.

Corporate Environmental Protection
Sustainability in a company comes from employees acting consciously and responsibly. You learn to conserve resources, reduce environmental impacts, and establish routines.

Equal Treatment (AGG) for Managers
Managers put the General Act on Equal Treatment (AGG) into practice in personnel decisions and everyday team life. You learn to recognize discrimination risks and handle complaints correctly.

Antitrust Law and Competition Rules
Antitrust law prohibits agreements on prices, territories, or customers and impermissible information exchange between competitors. You learn to recognize typical risk situations and to respond correctly.

Employment Law for Managers
Anyone who leads a team sets working hours, approves vacation, issues formal warnings, and prepares dismissals. You learn to apply the right to issue instructions, working time rules, formal warnings, and dismissals in a legally compliant way.

Maternity Protection (MuSchG)
The Maternity Protection Act (MuSchG) requires employers and managers to effectively protect pregnant and breastfeeding employees. You learn to implement employment bans, risk assessments, and reporting obligations.

Youth Employment Protection (JArbSchG)
Special protection rules apply to apprentices, interns, and other employees under 18 years of age. You learn to apply the rules on working hours, breaks, prohibited activities, and examination obligations.

Export Control, Dual Use & Sanctions
Export control and sanctions law have long affected not only defense companies, but also everyday business operations. You learn to recognize licensing requirements, dual-use risks, and sanctioned partners.

Export Control, Dual Use & Sanctions
Export control and sanctions law have long affected not only defense companies, but also everyday business operations. You learn to recognize licensing requirements, dual-use risks, and sanctioned partners.

ArbZG
The ArbZG sets mandatory limits on working hours, breaks, and rest periods, even for voluntary overtime. You learn to apply maximum working hours, averaging periods, and recording obligations.

Business Continuity Management (ISO 22301)
Business continuity management according to ISO 22301 prepares companies for disruptions, outages, and crises. You learn to identify critical processes and to stay able to act with emergency plans.

Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (ISO 45001)
An occupational health and safety management system based on ISO 45001 depends on the participation of all employees. You learn to identify hazards systematically and to contribute to improvement.

Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001)
A quality management system according to ISO 9001 thrives on everyone contributing to quality in everyday work. You learn about the principles, the process approach, and how to deal with errors and improvements.

Compliance Management Systems (ISO 37301)
Supervisory authorities, courts, and business partners use ISO 37301 as a benchmark for an appropriate compliance organization. You learn to recognize risks, apply policies, and report suspected cases.

Prevention of Insider Trading
Under the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR), trading and disclosure prohibitions apply to everyone who has access to inside information. You learn how insider lists, closed periods, and reporting obligations work in practice.

Whistleblower Protection for Reporting Office Officers (HinSchG)
The operation of an internal reporting office must be entrusted to independent and competent persons. You learn to process reports on time and confidentially.
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Depending on the course, between 20 and 150 minutes
More than 30 languages
Content regularly reviewed by subject matter experts for maximum regulatory compliance
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Every training topic is designed and reviewed by renowned subject matter experts who have both sound theoretical knowledge and extensive practical experience.



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Frequently Asked Questions
Here you will find the key answers on statutory mandatory training, refresher intervals, and legally compliant documentation for SMEs and start-ups.
In Germany, SMEs, start-ups, and large corporations are required to train their employees regularly on a range of legally prescribed topics.
These include, in particular, occupational health and safety under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (ArbSchG), data protection under the GDPR, fire protection under DGUV requirements, equal treatment under the General Act on Equal Treatment (AGG), and whistleblower protection under the Act for the Better Protection of Whistleblowers (HinSchG) for the companies concerned. Added to this are, among others, various industry-specific obligations, for example on money laundering prevention under the German Money Laundering Act (GwG) for obliged entities or, since February 2025, on AI literacy under Art. 4 of the EU AI Act for organizations that use AI systems.
The legislature often does not specify in detail how the relevant competencies must be developed among employees. However, it does use specific terms such as formal notification, awareness-raising, instruction, or competence building.
No – mandatory training does not have to take place face-to-face or be delivered live by a person. E-learning instruction is expressly permitted, provided the content is accurate, a knowledge check takes place, and participation is documented. The DGUV, for example, has expressly confirmed the equivalence of digital instruction since 2020.
Only in exceptional cases – such as operating dangerous machinery – is supplementary practical instruction at the workplace still required.
Missed mandatory training can have significant legal and financial consequences.
In the event of workplace accidents, the employer can be held personally liable for a lack of instruction – in extreme cases under both criminal and civil law. Under Art. 83 GDPR, GDPR violations can be punished with up to 20 million euros or 4% of worldwide annual turnover. AGG violations can lead to lawsuits for damages and compensation, GwG violations to fines of up to 5 million euros, and violations of the EU AI Act even to fines of as much as 35 million euros or 7% of annual turnover.
This is compounded by significant reputational damage and consequences under insurance law, such as the loss of insurance coverage.
Most mandatory training should be repeated at least once a year. Even though the legislature often does not prescribe a fixed cycle, annual instruction is recommended, as is instruction at the start of employment. This allows changes in content, updated training materials, and employees' natural forgetting to be taken into account appropriately.
In the event of significant changes, such as new legal requirements, changed work processes, or new workplaces, additional instruction prompted by the specific occasion is required.
The HinSchG requires companies with 50 or more employees to set up internal reporting channels and to inform their staff about how these channels work and about the protection rights of whistleblowers.
Although a formal training obligation is not explicitly set out in the HinSchG, training is indispensable in practice: without documented training, it is hardly possible to prove that the legally required communication of the reporting channels has actually taken place.
In addition, company-wide training protects the company against fines of up to 50,000 euros under Section 40 HinSchG.
Bridgly's Compliance Basics training courses differ from conventional online courses primarily in four respects: legal compliance, effectiveness, simplicity, and individuality.
The content is legally compliant because every course is designed and continuously updated by named subject matter experts – lawyers, data protection officers, and compliance officers with both theoretical and practical expertise – whereas with many other e-learning providers it remains unclear who is responsible for the content at all.
The courses are effective thanks to their multimodal learning approach combining interactive learning elements, engaging video sequences, and integrated knowledge quizzes, which demonstrably achieve higher retention rates than text-only modules.
They are simple to use because companies can start immediately without scheduling or IT effort – all participation is documented automatically and in an audit-proof manner in the background.
Each course is made individual by integrating company-specific policies, internal reporting offices, and named contact persons, so that the content becomes truly relevant to employees instead of generic.
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