Questions tagged [germany]
Jurisdiction of Germany.
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Does a company in Germany have to report to an employee on accumulated overtime?
A company has a time tracking system that just tracks billable hours for customers. Sick leave and public holidays are not automatically tracked or calculated for time tracking purposes. If an ...
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Hotlinking img as profile picture
I have an img on my website which is used as the profile picture of the user.
It is embedded as <img src="${Hotlink}".
The user can specify an URL and that is used as his profile picture.
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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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Deregistration in Germany and exceptions for registration
German laws (Section 27, (2)) state that if I move from some apartment where I was registered to another apartment for a period of less than 6 months, then I should not register at the new one.
Now, ...
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About deregistration in Germany
I am a non-EU citizen and live in Germany. My rental contract in Germany expires on the 1st of September, and then I leave Germany. My German residence permit expires on the 30th of September. For ...
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Former Diplomats with Running Statute of Limitation and Persona Non Grata Status when entering a Country
Let's assume the small country of Ruritania has a diplomat, Alice. While being delegated to Germany, she makes some rather bad remarks about the holocaust and is only shielded from being prosecuted ...
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In Berlin, Germany, does any rental-price limit apply to fixed-term rental contracts?
A few laws are currently in place in Berlin Germany to limit the maximum monthly price for rental contracts. One such law is the Mietpreisbremse. However it does not always apply: one of the ...
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Within Germany/EU is an electronic signature enough to confirm participation in a VSOP program
Virtual Share Option Plan
See https://ledgy.com/guides/vsop for details on what a VSOP is.
My question is not specifically about VSOP but about the signature requirements for confirming participation. ...
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is exclusion in the Mensa considered bullying at a university in Germany
I am a student of a German university.
I have been going to the Mensa (canteen) with a group of colleagues (other students) for a long time. Then some of them told that they don't want to come with me ...
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Is it still illegal to compare things to the Holocaust if they actually are?
In Germany it is broadly illegal to compare things to the Holocaust. It's seen as a form of Holocaust denial by trivialization.
Would this still be the case if the other thing actually was like the ...
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Value of electronic hand-written signature
It becomes increasingly popular to sign documents on electronic displays, either with your finger or a special pen.
Say, someone (call him John) claims they signed a document at your shop, but this ...
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Has Article 5 of the German Constitution any influence on me as a PhD student in Germany?
Article 5 of the German Consitution says:
(3) Arts and sciences, research and teaching shall be free.
(3) Kunst und Wissenschaft, Forschung und Lehre sind frei.
Even the Federal President Frank ...
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How many lawyers can one defendant have?
In the large-scale lawsuit against alleged "Reichsbürger" in Germany, it is reported that each defendant has 2 to 4 lawyers. Obviously, that complicates things not only for the accused, but ...
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Can a salary be reduced?
My company is restructuring positions and salary ranges, and they are informing people about their new salaries (sometimes 20% lower than their current salaries).
Is it legal for the employer to lower ...
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In a furnished apartment: Are tenants or landlords responsible for upkeep/replacement of large appliances? (Germany specific)
Location: Berlin, Germany
Situation: 8 years lived in flat, 5 as contract holder. Provided furnished. Contract renewed every 1 or 2 years.
Landlords live on another continent, only visit x1 or x2 per ...
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