Germany

New and Updated

• Type:

  International

  Germany: Pay and benefits

  Updated to include information on the 2023 national minimum wage rate, state pension contribution thresholds and income tax and social security thresholds.

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  International

  Germany: Employee rights

  Updated to reflect new requirements concerning coronavirus (COVID-19) risk assessments, and to reflect changes to certain minimum wage rates for posted workers.

• Type:

  International

  Germany: Health and safety

  Updated to reflect new information concerning duties of employers.

• Type:

  International

  Germany: Contracts of employment

  Updated to include amendments to the requirements for written statements of terms of employment, effective from 1 August 2022.

• Type:

  International

  Germany: Training and development

  Updated to reflect a requirement for employers to inform employees in writing of any entitlement to further training they may have, effective from 1 August 2022.

• Type:

  International

  Germany: Updates - key employment law developments

  Updated to include information on the introduction of electronic certificates of incapacity for work.

• 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: Industrial relations

  Updated to include additional information on the right to strike.

• Type:

  International

  Germany: Useful online resources

  Enhanced to include information on official data services.

• Type:

  International

  Germany: Termination of employment

  Updated to include information on post-termination confidentiality clauses.