GERMANY : Annual Update : Expected Labour Law Changes 2019
Known or anticipated changes in labour law : iGlobal Annual Update Germany 2019 For more information, please contact Jo Martin on joanne.martin@igloballaw.com
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Quarterly UPDATE : Germany : October 2018
Quarterly Update Germany October 2018 For further information, please contact Joanne Martin.
Read MoreUPDATE : Germany : Claims Limitation in Employment Contracts
Overview : A recent Labour Court ruling (September 2018) has materially changed the rules on the enforceability of forfeiture clauses in German employment contracts that seek to limit the time in which an employee can bring a claim. Law change : A claim limitation (or forfeiture) clause in an employment contract that does
Read MoreGerman employment contracts – validity of exclusion clauses
It is common practice in standard form German employment contracts to have a mutual clause that excludes claims by either party if they have not been declared by written notice within a stated time. These clauses often require the notice to be made in a specified hard copy format with a handwritten signature. Under
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