German labour law
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German labour law refers to the regulation of the employment relationship and industrial partnership in Germany.
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[edit] Court system
[edit] Individual labour law
[edit] Contract of employment
- Burgerliches Gesetzbuch (Civil Code) §§ 611–630
- Teilzeit- und Befristungsgesetz (Part-time and Fixed-term Work Act), §14(2) two year fixed term limit
- Arbeitnehmerüberlassungsgesetz (Employee Leasing Act)
- Urlaubsgesetz (Holidays Act)
[edit] Dismissal
- Kundigungschutzgesetz (Dismissal Protection Act)
[edit] Collective labour law
[edit] Codetermination
- Betriebsverfassungsgesetz (Business Constitution Act) requires establishment of Works Councils where there are five or more employees
- Mitbestimmungsgesetz (Codetermination Act)
[edit] Collective bargaining
- Tarifvertragsgesetz (Collective Agreement Act)
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
[edit] References
- Articles
- A Freckmann, ‘Temporary Employment Business in Germany’ (2004) 15(1) International Company and Commercial Law Review 7
- A Freckmann, ‘Termination of Employment Relationships in Germany – Still a Problem’ (2005) 16(1) International Company and Commercial Law Review 38
- B Keller, ‘The Hartz Commission Recommendations and Beyond: An Intermediate Assessment’ (2003) 19(3) International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations 363
- S Konnert, ‘Unfair Dismissal by Reason of Redundancy in Germany’ (2005) 16(11) International Company and Commercial Law Review 431
- B Waas, ‘Temporary Agency Work in Germany: Reflections on Recent Developments’ (2003) 19(3) International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations 387
- Books
- M Weiss and M Schmidt, Labour Law and Industrial Relations in Germany (4th edn Kluwer 2008)
- A Junker, Grundkurs Arbeitsrecht (3rd edn 2004)
- F Ebke and MW Finkin, Introduction to German Law (1996) ch 11, 305
