German labour law
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German labour law refers to the regulation of the employment relationship and industrial partnership in Germany
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Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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Contract of employment
- Burgerliches GesetzbuchBürgerliches GesetzbuchThe Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch is the civil code of Germany. In development since 1881, it became effective on January 1, 1900, and was considered a massive and groundbreaking project....
(Civil Code) §§ 611–630
- Teilzeit- und Befristungsgesetz (Part-time and Fixed-term Work Act), §14(2) two year fixed term limit
- Arbeitnehmerüberlassungsgesetz (Employee Leasing Act)
- Urlaubsgesetz (Holidays Act)
Codetermination
- Betriebsverfassungsgesetz (Business Constitution Act) requires establishment of Works Councils where there are five or more employees
- MitbestimmungsgesetzMitbestimmungsgesetzMitbestimmungsgesetz of 1976 is a German law which requires companies of over 2000 employees to have half the supervisory board of directors as representatives of workers.-Background:...
(Codetermination Act)
See also
- German company lawGerman company lawGerman company law is an influential legal regime for companies in Germany. The primary form of company is the public company or Aktiengesellschaft . The private company with limited liability is known as a Gesellschaft mit beschränkte Haftung...
- German contract lawGerman contract lawGerman contract law is found in the Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch, in both the "Allgemeine Teil" and the chapter on "Schuldrecht". It forms part of the general law of obligations....
- German tort law
- European labour lawEuropean labour lawEuropean labour law is the developing field of laws relating to rights of employment and partnership at work within the European Union and countries adhering to the European Convention on Human Rights.-Treaties:...
- UK labour law