Employment and Labor Law in Germany

Dr. Doris-Maria Schuster; Prof. Dr. Robert Steinau-Steinrück; Prof. Dr. Anja Mengel LL.M. (Columbia/NYC)

doi:10.17104/9783406827556

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Copyright year: 2024
Publication date: 20.12.2024
ISBN-Print: 978-3-406-74286-6
ISBN-Online: 978-3-406-82755-6
Publisher: C.H.BECK Recht - Wirtschaft - Steuern, München
Series: German Law Accessible
Language: English
Pages: 672
Product type: Book Titles

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages I - XX
1. 1. I. History and introduction No access
  2. 1. 1. Employees and employers No access
    2. 2. Works council No access
    3. 3. Trade unions No access
    4. 4. Employers’ associations No access
  3. 1. 1. Legal bases No access
    2. 2. Order of precedence No access
  4. IV. Social security No access
  5. V. Tax law No access
  6. VI. Conflict of laws No access
2. 1. 1. 1. Scope of application No access
    2. 2. Prohibition of adverse treatment No access
    3. 3. Organizational duties of the employer No access
    4. 4. Rights of the employees No access
    5. 5. Legal consequences No access
    6. 6. Consequences for practice in the workplace No access
  2. 1. 1. Application No access
    2. 2. Content of employment agreements No access
    3. 3. Control of general terms and conditions No access
    4. 4. Form No access
    5. 5. Invalid employment agreements No access
  3. 1. 1. Duty to work/right to work No access
    2. 2. Remuneration No access
    3. 3. Sick pay No access
    4. 4. Working time No access
    5. 5. Working place – home office and mobile work No access
    6. 6. Vacation No access
    7. 7. Maternity protection – parental leave and parental benefits No access
    8. 8. Confidentiality No access
    9. 9. Covenant not to compete No access
    10. 10. Data protection No access
    11. 11. Liability No access
    12. 12. Inventions No access
  4. 1. 1. General points No access
    2. 2. Whistleblower protection No access
  5. 1. 1. General points No access
    2. 2. Consultation of the works council No access
    3. 3. General protection against dismissal No access
    4. 4. Ordinary dismissal or dismissal for cause No access
    5. 5. Special protection against dismissal No access
    6. 6. Termination agreement No access
  6. 1. 1. Transfer of business No access
    2. 2. Transformations No access
  7. 1. 1. Employment law issues No access
    2. 2. Social insurance issues No access
    3. 3. Tax law issues No access
3. 1. 1. 1. Works councils No access
    2. 2. Rights of participation and codetermination No access
    3. 3. Works agreements No access
    4. 4. Disputes between employer and works council No access
    5. 5. Transfer of business, transformation and restructuring No access
  2. 1. 1. Collective bargaining agreements No access
    2. 2. Labor disputes/industrial action No access
  3. 1. 1. Corporate codetermination in German companies No access
    2. 2. Corporate codetermination in the SE No access
4. 1. I. Laws governing working hours No access
  2. II. Shop Closing Hours Act No access
  3. III. Maternity Protection Act No access
  4. IV. Federal Parental Benefit and Parental Leave Act No access
  5. V. Young Persons’ Protection in Employment Act No access
  6. VI. Laws regarding employees with disabilities No access
5. 1. 1. 1. Pension insurance No access
    2. 2. Unemployment insurance No access
    3. 3. Health insurance No access
    4. 4. Home and institutional care insurance No access
    5. 5. Employee accident insurance No access
  2. 1. 1. Total social insurance contribution No access
    2. 2. Freelance workers and self-employed personnel No access
    3. 3. Pseudo-independence No access
  3. 1. 1. Disqualification periods and suspension periods for the employee No access
    2. 2. Severance pay No access
6. 1. I. Withholding tax on wages No access
  2. 1. 1. Company car No access
    2. 2. Stock options No access
7. 1. I. Courts No access
  2. 1. 1. Out-of-court negotiations No access
    2. 2. Three-week period for filing complaints No access
    3. 3. Course of dismissal proceedings and tactical considerations No access
    4. 4. Judicial dissolution of employment relationships and severance pay No access
    5. 5. Remuneration claims and default of acceptance No access
    6. 6. Right to employment No access
8. 1. 1. 1. Appointment of managing directors No access
    2. 2. Removal of managing directors No access
    3. 3. Service contract No access
    4. 4. Duties and responsibilities of the managing directors No access
  2. 1. 1. Appointment of management board members No access
    2. 2. Removal of management board members No access
    3. 3. Service contract No access
    4. 4. Duties and responsibilities of the management board members No access
1. I. German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch – BGB) No access Pages 107 - 130
2. II. General Equal Treatment Act (Allgemeines Gleichbehandlungsgesetz – AGG) No access Pages 131 - 154
3. III. Part-Time and Limited Term Employment Act (Teilzeit- und Befristungsgesetz – TzBfG) No access Pages 155 - 168
4. IV. Continuation of Remuneration Act (Entgeltfortzahlungsgesetz – EntgFG) No access Pages 169 - 178
5. V. Minimum Wage Act (Mindestlohngesetz – MiLoG) No access Pages 179 - 196
6. VI. Protection Against Unfair Dismissal Act (Kündigungsschutzgesetz – KSchG) No access Pages 197 - 213
7. VII. Federal Vacation Act (Bundesurlaubsgesetz – BUrlG) No access Pages 214 - 219
8. VIII. Company Pensions Act (Betriebsrentengesetz – BetrAVG) No access Pages 220 - 264
9. IX. German Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch – HGB) No access Pages 265 - 269
10. X. Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (Vertrag über die Arbeitsweise der Europäischen Union – AEU-Vertrag) No access Pages 270 - 271
11. XI. Works Constitution Act (Betriebsverfassungsgesetz – BetrVG) No access Pages 272 - 361
12. XII. Collective Bargaining Agreements Act (Tarifvertragsgesetz – TVG) No access Pages 362 - 370
13. XIII. Codermination Act (Mitbestimmungsgesetz – MitbestG) No access Pages 371 - 393
14. XIV. One-Third Participation Act (Drittelbeteiligungsgesetz – DrittelbG) No access Pages 394 - 401
15. XV. SE Participation Act (SE-Beteiligungsgesetz – SEBG) No access Pages 402 - 431
16. XVI. Working Hours Act (Arbeitszeitgesetz – ArbZG) No access Pages 432 - 451
17. XVII. Maternity Protection Act (Mutterschutzgesetz – MuSchG) No access Pages 452 - 480
18. XVIII. Federal Parental Benefit and Parental Leave Act (Bundeselterngeld- und Elternzeitgesetz – BEEG) No access Pages 481 - 488
19. XIX. Third Book of the Social Security Code (3. Sozialgesetzbuch – SGB III) No access Pages 489 - 494
20. XX. Fourth Book of the Social Security Code (4. Sozialgesetzbuch – SGB IV) No access Pages 495 - 515
21. XXI. Ninth Book of the Social Security Code (9. Sozialgesetzbuch – SGB IX) No access Pages 516 - 533
22. XXII. Limited Liability Companies Act (Gesetz betreffend die Gesellschaften mit beschränkter Haftung – GmbH-Gesetz) No access Pages 534 - 541
23. XXIII. Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz – AktG) No access Pages 542 - 581
24. XXIV. Labor Court Act (Arbeitsgerichtsgesetz – ArbGG) No access Pages 582 - 593
25. XXV. Act Regulating the Commercial Leasing of Employees (Arbeiternehmerüberlassungsgesetz – AÜG) No access Pages 594 - 605
26. XXVI. Documentation Act (Nachweisgesetz – NachwG) No access Pages 606 - 610
27. XXVII. Whistleblower Protection Act (Hinweisgeberschutzgesetz – HinSchG) No access Pages 611 - 642
28. XXVIII. Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz – BDSG) No access Pages 643 - 646
Weblinks to further English translations No access Pages 647 - 647
Glossary of key words (English/German) No access Pages 648 - 654
Glossary of key words (German/English) No access Pages 655 - 662
Index No access Pages 663 - 672