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• Job termination
• Salary

Terminations often hit employees without warning. And because you rarely see it coming, you usually don’t have the chance to “work off” minus hours...

• Severance Pay
• Tax on severance pay
• Termination agreement

Severance payments in Germany are fully taxable, and because they are often paid in a single lump sum, they can push employees into a much higher t...

• Employment contract
• Job termination
• Other

Being pregnant during a probation period can feel unsettling. Even though employees in Germany enjoy strong protection against unfair dismissal, yo...

• Other

The Family Start Time Act stipulates that partners should be given paid leave during the family start time for a period of two weeks after the birt...

• Employment contract
• Job termination

An employment ban during pregnancy regulates the period during which an expectant mother is medically prohibited from working. There are two types:...

• News

Wayfair plans to close its branch in Germany by the end of the year. Many employees have already received a termination notice effective March 31, ...

• Job termination
• Other

Employees whose employment relationship ends due to termination or a termination agreement must register as “seeking work” with the Federal Employm...

• Job termination

An employer can terminate an employee for “misconduct” if the employee has seriously violated his contractual duties. Misconduct can occur in diffe...

• Other

A performance improvement plan (PIP) is officially designed to help employees improve their performance. In practice, however, it often serves as a...