Resourcing
Recruitment, training, employment contracts, post-termination non-compete clauses, varying a contract of employment.
Germany :: Withdrawal of job offer
The declaration of pregnancy after signing an employment contract is not fraudulent misrepresentation …
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Germany :: MD/CEO service contracts
Under German law a MD/CEO is not subject to an employment contract (Arbnehmer), but a service agreement (Dienstvertrage) …
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Germany :: Non-compete clauses
◉ Non-compete clauses ➠ Are such clauses lawful? Yes, under section 74 of the Commercial Code …
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Germany :: Apprenticeship and training
In Germany, apprenticeship contracts are known as initial training contracts …
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Germany :: Trial periods
The trial (or probationary) periods for trainees may not extend for longer than three months …
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Germany :: Recruitment
◉ Hiring and advertising Although the use of registered recruitment agencies is lawful in Germany many employers still rely heavily upon the state employment service …
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Germany :: Part-time contracts
The 2001 Part-time and Fixed-term Employment Act (The Act) explicitly prohibits discrimination against part-time and fixed-term employees …
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Germany :: Outsourcing and redeployment
There is no specific legislation on the impact of outsourcing on employees …
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Germany :: On-call, stand-by and duty time
German law distinguishes between: Duty time (Arbeitsbereitschaft) when an employee must be at the service of their employer …
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Germany :: Job posting
For comprehensive guidance about the latest EU jobs posting rules see our Guidance Note …
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Germany :: Independent contractors
An employed person is someone who ‘cannot decide himself on the place, time and manner of his work performance’ …
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Germany :: Home workers and relocation
Home workers and teleworkers are protected by the terms of the Home Work Act (1951/1997) …
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Germany :: Fixed-term contracts
Application The Act on Part-time Work and Fixed Employment Relationships (2001) states that fixed-term contracts may generally be concluded for objective reasons or without objective justification …
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Germany :: Employment contracts – general
In Germany, statute, trade union agreements and Works council agreements all set certain minimum requirements that are implied into employment contracts …
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Germany :: Agency workers
The German Temporary Agency Worker Act 2017 sets limits on the employment of such workers …
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