Welcome to Germany. As an Expat in Germany, you maybe think that Germans always have the perfect regulation for each situation. And yes, you are almost right. Leaving your job has also been regulated legally and there are extreme precise regulations you shall respect If you are leaving your job Read more…
Termination Agreement: What happens in Germany if a contractual termination agreement has been already been signed and the employee dies afterwards? Is the termination agreement still valid? The Landesarbeitsgericht Baden-Württemberg has already decided (judgement of 15.12.2021, 2 Sa 11/21). If the death of the employee occurs during the contract conclusion phase of Read more…
Leave despite Corona quarantine Order If an employee does not submit a medical certificate of incapacity for work despite an official quarantine order, vacation days will be credited: Cologne Regional Labor Court, judgment of 13.12.2021, 2 Sa 488/21 Employees who have to go into an officially ordered quarantine during their Read more…
WORK-Ways in Germany: Homeoffice, Heimarbeit, Telearbeit… Working in Germany? That’s something you should know. Various terms circulate for the actual “working from home”. Legally, however, there can be crucial differences between home office, telework and working from home. Home office has been the norm for many people during the pandemic. Read more…
BAG v. 15.10.2021 – 6 AZR 253/19 No discrimination against part-time employees & the TVöD-K Regulation The case concerns a german nurse/caregiver suing against the clinic she has been working for severals years. as a part-time nurse with a weekly working time of 32 hours. She works alternating shifts and shifts according Read more…
Template This is only a template of a notice of warning and shall be modified and adapted to your situation and needs. <Sender> <Recipient> Notice of Warning <Date> Dear Mr./Mrs./Ms. <Surname>, We unfortunately have to communicate you that we are aware of the following: <Description of the misconduct> By doing Read more…
In an employment contract are formulated the rights and obligations of a working relationship between employer and employee. The following points are important parts of an employment contract: What? – Description of the tasks which the employer can assign to the employee Where? – Definition of the place where the Read more…
Terminating an employment contract can be regulated by an ordinary or an extraordinary termination. If the employer or the employee wants to withdraw from the employment contract before the period of notice, the following possibilities have to be taken into consideration: Annulment Exemption from work Termination without notice Please make Read more…