Germany

New and updated

• Germany: Employee rights

  Type:

  International

  Updated to include information on record-keeping requirements in relation to working time and changes to the minimum wage rates for posted workers.

• Germany: Useful information - key future employment law developments

  Type:

  International

  A brief summary of significant developments that will impact on employment law in Germany.

• Germany: Recruitment and selection

  Type:

  International

  Updated to include information on a scheme to encourage employers to recruit unemployed individuals.

• Germany: Training and development

  Type:

  International

  Updated to reflect the introduction of training subsidies, effective from 1 January 2019.

• Germany: Pay and benefits

  Type:

  International

  Updated to include information on the 2019 national minimum wage rate, state pension contribution thresholds and social security contribution thresholds.

• Germany: Equal opportunities

  Type:

  International

  Updated to include information on a Constitutional Court rule concerning the definition of gender.

• Germany: Useful resources - legal service providers

  Type:

  International

  Information on legal service providers for Germany employment law.

• Germany: Termination of employment

  Type:

  International

  An employment law guide to termination of employment in Germany, covering notice periods, unfair dismissal - general, unfair dismissal - operational grounds, unfair dismissal - conduct-related grounds, unfair dismissal - grounds related to the employees' person, redundancy rights and references.

• Germany: Useful resources - online employment law information

  Type:

  International

  Useful online resources on employment law in Germany.

• Germany: Employee representation

  Type:

  International

  An employment law guide to employee representation in Germany, covering dual system, works council elections and membership, works council members' protection and facilities, works council's duties, works council's rights, conciliation committee, works council information for employees, company and group works councils, youth and trainee representative body, representation of people with disabilities, European Works Councils and board-level representation.