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How do I take advantage of a much better offer in monetary terms if I don't actually want to change companies?
I recently received a very interesting monetary proposal from a recruiter. The whole process is still very much in its infancy, so nothing is certain and there is no concrete offer yet. However, I ...
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Can my employer here in germany withhold money from my salary based on a mistake [closed]
I work minijob in germany as a receptionist in a hotel and my employer found a mistake that was made when another employee was working. She called me and said I need to be held equally responsible for ...
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Should I insist on not revealing your salary requirements?
I've heard the following advice blog posts (e.g. https://www.kalzumeus.com/2012/01/23/salary-negotiation/) about job interviews (my paraphrase):
As a job applicant, you should not reveal any kind of ...
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Is it normal/legal in Germany for employer to withhold salary until work equipment is returned?
My contract ended 30th November and I didn't receive my November Salary. My boss says that my salary will only be released after my work laptop and phone are released. The combined cost is about 450 ...
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Why is getting fired or laid off such a big deal for employees in the West?
I come from a developing country, and there's one thing I can't understand about Westerners: why is getting fired or laid off such a big deal for many of them? My impression is that many Westerners ...
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When will overtime be compensated after you leave a company in Germany?
Until end of 2022 I worked for a company in Germany for quite some time, until I sent my resignation letter and decided to move on.
My contract was a "Tarifvertrag", which regulated also the ...
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Germany: Big back payment from employer [closed]
I'm in a kind of ridiculous situation right now, but I can assure you that it is real =)
I noticed that my employer forgot to apply my last raise, which was at the end of 2019. In addition to that, my ...
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HR asking about salary expectations with future colleague present
Quite recently I had an online interview with a company. There was one person from the team I would be joining and one person from HR. I'm used to having separate conversations with HR and the team ...
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Job offers - how to negotiate higher salary due to higher costs of living at the new location
I am a junior software developer, working remotely in Germany with an annual salary of around 40.000 EUR.
Bit of a backstory:
Since I am working remote, I can live close to my family in the ...
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Employer asking for salary slips after signing the contract
I have question regarding the current salary slips providing to my new employer. I tried to search for similar issue but they were either before getting an offer or before signing the contract.
I am ...
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Didn't get promised raise due to unsufficient projects [closed]
I started my new job as a software engineer in a bank in January 2019. According to our collective agreement (Tarifvertrag), my position is rated as wage group (Tarifgruppe) 8.
During the job ...
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When is salary usually paid in software development companies in Germany? [closed]
Is there a specific norm that most of the software development companies in Germany follow in regards to the date of salary payment for full-time employees? There is no specific day stated in my work ...
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Is it appropriate to request a salary raise after trial/probation period is complete?
Working as a JavaScript Developer in Germany with an unlimited contract but of course with the usual 6 months probation period which i am 4 months in. (first job in Germany, I am a foreigner here)
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Can a German employer force mandatory overtime and forbid salary discussion?
After a rough few weeks (lots of late nights) I looked over my work contract and found the following statements:
As far as the operational conditions require, overtime is to be worked. Overtime ...
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How to respond to request for desired salary for a junior software engineer role after an interview, and how to determine the number?
I just had a job interview for what would be my first full-time job (as a junior back-end engineer in Munich - prior to this I was studying at an engineering school 'Epita'). During the interview I ...
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