Employment Contract (German law)

Which employment contracts are valid?

• concluded by shaking hands

• orally concluded for a limited period of time

• concluded in a written agreement

• concluded over the phone

Which answers are correct referring to the content of the employment contract (mandatory by law)?

• the working hours do not have to be mentioned

• just name of employer

• name plus address of employee

• payment

• description of work and place of work do not have to be mentioned so the employer is more flexible

The duties of the employer are the _____________ of the employee.

The employer has to pay at least the legal _________________

It is the duty of the employer to take _______________ of the employee.

The employee also has duties. Check the correct ones:

• He/She has to entertain the employer

• He/She has to be loyal to the employer, i.e. he can't open his own business in the same industry.

• As a driver, he/she has to maintain the company car.

• A commercial clerk has to drive the delivery van

• A bookkeeper can't disclose the data he/she has access to (trade secrets)

An employer has the right to get a compensation for damages incurred form an employee, if ...

• the employee did the damage intentionally

• the employee did not neglected the normal care

• it was not his fault

A company agreement...

• is binding for all employment contracts

• can be less binding if the individual contract favors the employee

• exist for every company

• is a written contract between the company and the employees