1;List of Abbreviations;11
2;Glossary;13
3;Part 1. Introduction to German Employment Law;21
3.1;I. German Employment Market - Stats and Facts;21
3.1.1;1. German Employment by the Numbers;21
3.1.2;2. Flexible Types of Employment;22
3.1.2.1;a) On-demand Work;22
3.1.2.2;b) Employee Leasing ("Arbeitnehmerüberlassung");22
3.1.2.3;c) Fixed-term Employment;23
3.1.2.4;d) "One-Euro" Workers;23
3.1.2.5;e) Minijob workers;24
3.1.3;3. Social Security System and the 50/50 Split;24
3.1.4;4. Annual paid leave;25
3.2;II. Specifics of German Employment Law;26
3.2.1;1. Understanding the Basic Principles;26
3.2.2;2. Individual Employment Agreements and Collective Bargaining Agreements;27
3.3;III. Applying Foreign Law in the Light of German Constitutional Rights and Employment Law;28
3.4;IV. Relationships and Roles in German Employment Law;29
3.4.1;1. Employees;29
3.4.2;2. Works Councils;30
3.4.3;3. Unions;31
3.4.4;4. Employers' Associations;31
3.4.5;5. Supervisory board;324;Part 2. 618 Frequently Asked Questions
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4.1;Chapter 1 Age Alter
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4.2;Chapter 2 Anti-Competition Clause Wettbewerbsverbot;36
4.3;Chapter 3 Application for Employment Bewerbung;40
4.4;Chapter 4 Collective Bargaining Agreement Tarifvertrag;46
4.5;Chapter 5 Conclusion of an Employment Contract Vertragsabschluss;50
4.6;Chapter 6 Disciplinary Warning Abmahnung;57
4.7;Chapter 7 Dismissal Arbeitgeberkündigung;61
4.7.1;I. General Aspects;61
4.7.2;II. Extraordinary and Ordinary Dismissal;64
4.7.3;III. Protection against Dismissal;66
4.7.4;IV. Obligations of the Employer in case of Dismissal;68
4.7.5;V. Involvement of the Works Council and the Boards of Directors;69
4.7.6;VI. En Masse Layoffs;70
4.7.7;VII. Legal Action against Dismissal;70
4.8;Chapter 8 Employee Liability Arbeitnehmerhaftung;72
4.9;Chapter 9 Fixed-term Befristung;74
4.10;Chapter 10 Freelancer Freie Mitarbeiter;75
4.11;Chapter 11 Home-Office Heimarbeit;79
4.12;Chapter 12 Illness Krankheit;88
4.13;Chapter 13 Job interview Bewerbungsgespräch;93
4.14;Chapter 14 Labor Unions Gewerkschaften;97
4.15;Chapter 15 M&A Transfer of Business M&A Betriebsübergang;100
4.16;Chapter 16 Minijob Geringfügige Beschäftigung;105
4.17;Chapter 17 Miscellaneous Sonstiges;108
4.18;Chapter 18 Part Time Teilzeit;110
4.19;Chapter 19 Permanent Establishment Betriebsstätte;115
4.20;Chapter 20 Posting of Employees/Business Trips Entsendungen/Dienstreisen;122
4.21;Chapter 21 Pregnancy/Parental Leave Schwangerschaft/Elternzeit;127
4.21.1;I. General Aspects;127
4.21.2;II. Pregnancy;127
4.21.3;III. Motherhood Allowance;129
4.21.4;IV. Parental Leave;129
4.21.5;V. Parental-leave Allowance;133
4.21.6;VI. Part-time Work during Parental Leave;134
4.22;Chapter 22 Probationary Work Probezeit;136
4.23;Chapter 23 Professional Schooling Training/Ausbildung;139
4.24;Chapter 24 Protective Rights Schutzrechte;142
4.25;Chapter 25 Reduced Working Hours (Short-time) Kurzarbeit;146
4.26;Chapter 26 Reference (from Employers) Zeugnis;150
4.27;Chapter 27 Restructuring - Dismissal due to operational reasons betriebsbedingte Kündigung;154
4.28;Chapter 28 Retirement Plan Altersversorgung;158
4.29;Chapter 29 Right of Residency/Residency Permit Allowing for Employment/Visa Aufenthaltsrecht/Arbeitsgenehmigung/Visa;161
4.29.1;I. General Aspects;161
4.29.2;II. Visa;163
4.29.3;III. Entrance to the German Labor Market;165
4.29.4;IV. Residency Permit/Residency Permit with a Right to Work;166
4.29.5;V. Work Permit;167
4.30;Chapter 30 Severance Agreement Aufhebungsvertrag;170
4.31;Chapter 31 Severance Pay Abfindung;175
4.32;Chapter 32 Strike Streik;179
4.33;Chapter 33 Traineeship Praktikum;185
4.34;Chapter 34 Typical Employment Contract Content Typische Arbeitsvertragsinhalte;191
4.35;Chapter 35 Vacation Urlaub;199
4.36;Chapter 36 Wages Gehalt;207
4.37;Chapter 37 Working Hours Arbeitszeit;217
4.38;Chapter 38 Works Agreement Betriebsvereinbarung;225
4.39;Chapter 39 Works Council Betriebsrat;231