Terms of Employment
The employment contract - as well as EU and German laws and regulations - determine employment conditions.
Your company is already operating in Germany and you would now like to export worldwide?
The employment contract - as well as EU and German laws and regulations - determine employment conditions.
Social insurance contributions in Germany are roughly shared equally by employer and employee. The employer withholds and distributes them to the social insurance institutions.
Works councils are in-house committees representing the interests of the employees within a company.
A contract of employment can be terminated by the employer or the employee. Both parties have to observe the statutory notification periods.
There are various employment models in Germany that provide expanding companies with flexible, employment solutions - especially in the starting phase of the business.
Generous support from the Federal Employment Agency as well as the services of private recruitment agencies help to improve the process of finding suitable staff in Germany.
A record number of international university students are attending German institutions of higher education.
Germany is successful in retaining foreign specialists who come to the country under the European Union “Blue Card” immigration program.
Germany has passed new legislation making it easier for skilled foreign workers to work in Germany.
Germany’s workforce includes a population of more than 43 million – making it the largest pool of skilled labor in the European Union.