Germany

New and updated

• Type:

  International

  Germany: Employee rights

  Updated to include additional information on the Corona Occupational Health and Safety Ordinance (Corona-ArbSchV) introduced in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

• Type:

  International

  Germany: Pay and benefits

  Updated to reflect a change to the national minimum wage rate, and changes to income tax and social security thresholds, effective from 1 January 2021.

• Type:

  International

  Germany: Recruitment and selection

  Updated to include information on the right of UK nationals to live and work in Germany following the end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020.

• Type:

  International

  Germany: Contracts of employment

  Enhanced to include information on signatures and language requirements for employment contracts.

• Type:

  International

  Germany: Useful information - key future employment law developments

  Updated to reflect that a law providing posted workers with improved working conditions has been adopted.

• Type:

  International

  Germany: Industrial relations

  Updated to include additional information on the right to strike.

• Type:

  International

  Germany: Useful resources - online employment law information

  Enhanced to include information on official data services.

• Type:

  International

  Germany: Training and development

  Updated to include information on part-time apprenticeships.

• Type:

  International

  Germany: Termination of employment

  Updated to include information on post-termination confidentiality clauses.

• Type:

  International

  Germany: Equal opportunities

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