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Is an email legally binding for a governmental job confirmation in Germany?
Here is an excerpt from the email:
es ist mir eine große Freude, Ihnen heute mitzuteilen, dass Ihre Bewerbung XXX erfolgreich war. Wir möchten Sie gerne zum nächstmöglichen Datum einstellen. Der ...
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Germany: Right to work without a SSN and National ID number
I am in Germany on a spousal visa. My visa states "Erwerbtätigkeit erlaubt" i.e. I can work here. I have a Steuernummer (tax number) and I have finished my Anmeldung (registration) at the ...
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Is there any requirement to provide a physical payslip on request in Germany?
Currently my employer requires employees to log-in to a website to download our monthly pay-slips. I find this frustrating as I receive no notification that a new payslip has been generated, and must ...
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What rights does a German works council have with respect to a longterm unfilled position?
Situation, a department head left the company. The company is looking for a replacement by advertising the position and hiring a head hunter. Unfortunately this didn't work out (so far) and the ...
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Work time when unable to work due to power outage (germany)
I'm working in an office space where I don't have fixed daily hours but a weekly amount of hours in my contract. Electricity is necessary to do my job (on computers).
We had a power outage due to a ...
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Can an employer make employment decisions based on who you live with?
This question is inspired by a question on Workplace Stack Exchange in which an employee of a German research institute was told by their boss's secretary:
Hey, we pay you one of the top salaries in ...
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Is it fraud to backdate a signature?
I started a new company and signed a contract in Germany. Due to changes in german law $ 2 para 1. of the Evidence Act (German abb: Nachwg) my company sent me a change in the contract to sign.
I'm ...
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Is who your employer is a public/accessable knowledge in Germany
Assuming you don't have LinkedIn or any social network that says who your current employer is, can your previous employer somehow find out through a certain source or access this information from ...
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Can I sign a new contract before resigning from a job that has not yet started
I have accepted an offer and signed a contract that starts next month (from August).
However, now, I have a new job offer that I prefer. I would like to accept it and sign a contract for this new ...
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Working from Home in EU
Is there anything in EU (or German) law or directives to encourage or even mandate working from home, outside of a pandemic? Are there plans to do so?
Background: I plan to move to a neighbor EU ...
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Employer reduced working hours to 25%
I am employed in a startup that financially struggles and has decided to merge with another startup. As a result I have been informed that my working hours (as well as salary) will be reduced to 25% (...
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Should I work more than the mentioned working days in my job contract?
I am working in German company and my job contract states following:
Der Arbeitnehmer erhält für die unter vorstehend Ziff. II. näher bezeichnete Tätigkeit ein Bruttogehalt in Höhe von X Euro bei 21 ...
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Is there a penalty for late registration of self employed status in Germany?
I believe it is the case (please correct me if this is wrong) that if someone earns money in Germany on a self-employed basis, then they are supposed to register as self-employed with the local ...
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Unprofessional behaviour during interview
A friend of mine was in a job interview during Covid-times, therefore it was all done remotely. At half-way through the interview, an unprofessional incident happened which made that friend believe, ...
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Is it legal to work more than more than 48 hours in EU with multiple jobs if one is a freelance job?
I am working full-time as an International research assistant (in a University Library) in Germany. A startup (based in London) asked me to work with them as a research consultant (a kind of ...
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Must German job postings include "(m/f)" even in English?
As I understand it, German law requires companies posting job openings to address the gendered nature of the German language by including both the masculine and feminine forms of the job title (e.g., ...
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Does the EU Blue Card allow to deliberately have 3 months of unemployment between jobs?
I'm from non-EU country and I'm getting a new permanent job in the Germany right now. The contract has the next paragraph:
§ 18 Post-Contractual Non-Competition/Contractual Penalty
(1) For a ...
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Is it legal for employers to ask for social media handles?
is it legal for employers to ask for social media handles in job application or pre-employment forms? If it is unrelated to the job?
I understand for jobs like marketing, modeling etc. where a large ...
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Legality of employment contract clause - Training reimbursement
I have a German employment contract which stipulates that if I was to leave the company before a certain time, I would have to pay back (some of) the cost of training to the employer.
In this case, ...
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Employer did not accept resignation in Germany
I'm currently working for a company in Germany and the notice period is two weeks. I sent my resignation via E-mail.
They told me after 3 days that they did not accept it because I need to send it ...
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How to legally contribute to open source projects (and other public stuff) in Germany?
Being a software developer it is very important to contribute to public projects and participate in public professional activities. This includes open source projects (which may belong to other ...
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I signed a second work contracts in Germany, without checking my first contract
I am working in a full-time job and I signed another part-time job for 10 hours per week with a university in Berlin.
After I signed the part-time contract I found in my first contract that I have to ...
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Is it permitted to work as a freelancer on Upwork while studying in Germany?
Next April I am going to start a master program in Germany living on a student visa.
Currently I am working as a freelancer on Upwork. I know that in Germany it is not permitted for people on student ...
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What is a 'arbeitnehmerueberlassung' German working contract?
I've been a contractor/consultant for years - I'm familiar with the issues tax authorities have across Europe with regards to consultants being considered as an employee or as a contractor but I have ...
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What is the retention periods for employees data in Germany?
Being concerned by my privacy and the data held by my former employers, I am wondering how long German companies can keep data about their employees?
The question is quite open on purpose, since I ...
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Is a verbal agreement to start the hiring process (i.e., "preparing the contract") binding?
Is a verbal agreement to start the hiring process with a German company in Germany binding by the German law? In other words, does one have to sign the contract once it is ready?
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German Employment Law - Contractual penalties for not commencing a job
I have signed a contract with a German company, and one of the clauses says that if I am unable to start working for them, in the case of intentionally resigning, then they would charge me one month ...
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Working after-hours and in weekends in Germany
I recently heard that in 2013, Germany banned out-of-hours working. This article says:
Germany's employment ministry has banned its managers from calling or emailing staff out of hours except in ...
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