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How can i protect my self from contract termination in Germany?
I was offered a job position in Germany, this contract gives me the right to buy shares in the company (GmbH) after working for 4 years in this position.
As I understood if I quit or my employer ends ...
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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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Can a shipping company offer a parcel delivery that does not include at least one attempt to deliver?
Suppose you order some item online and then you pay a shipping company to deliver the item to your home address. What exactly is the shipping company contractually obligated to do?
In spite of how ...
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how to know if somebody sued you in germany?
2 years ago before I left Germany someone I knew said that he will file a lawsuit against me :(
I am now not in Germany and I didn't give this guy my address in my current country
but how can I know ...
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Does an unlawful contract duration invalidate termination deadlines even after lawful extensions?
The following question is relevant for Germany. The contract of interest is with a gym, which might be relevant because contracts with them sometimes have special rules.
In Germany, a contract with ...
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Can a company restrict the period in which a contract termination can be submitted?
I live in Germany and have a yearly contract for the Adobe Creative Cloud. This contract can only be canceled 30 days before the one year period ends. They say, that a termination notice prior to ...
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Buying a business in Germany
Therr is Person A with SoleTraderCompA
and person B with no company.
Person A wants to sell to B,
B wants to buy.
Both residents of Germany.
How can this be processed?
Transfer obligations etc.
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Can I sign multiple job contracts with different German companies?
I'm from a non-EU country, I have received some Job contracts from Germany.
Is it possible to sign them all, so in any case, I will not be without a contract if I lose one? What is the legality ...
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Are contracts correct/legal with a wrong Postcode and City?
Last week I signed a contract for a gym membership with the wrong location. I'm not really aware of how contract signing is handled in other countries, but here in Germany it always is a part of it. ...
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Work remotely in a EU country for a non EU company
I am a German citizen permanently living in Germany. Is it legal to be employed by a company located in Mauritius and work 100% remotely without ever visiting Mauritius?
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Is the termination of a contract valid without a confirmation paper?
So I terminated my gym membership about 2 months ago (notice period was 1 month, but I wanted to have it done at that point just to be sure). I handed in the paper personally, because I still worked ...
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Legally, what agreement is entered into when posting a letter (in Germany)?
I am interested in what laws, either explicit or implicit, cover the delivery of a letter in Germany.
I would imagine that if I accurately address a letter that contains content which is permitted, I ...
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What about if a company use the information that you shared during interview
I am a software engineer in Germany, I had an issue and i don't know how to react:
Several weeks ago i had a job interview with a recently founded startup; I met with a co-founder of startup and we ...
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Quitting Job on the first day? What would be my last day? (Germany)
I wish to cancel my new work agreement that I already signed.
On 01.02.2019 (First day at the job)
Notice of termination: one month to the end of the month (during the probationary period)
Which ...
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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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