Covered
topics are: The fundamental principles of German Labour Law: Legal Sources and Parties Involved in the
Employment Relationship; Individual Labour Law: Hiring, Employment Contract,
Fixed-term Employment Contracts, Probationary Period / Probationary Employment,
Rights and Obligations Ensuing from the Employment Relationship, Working Hours,
warning, Termination of the Employment Relationship, Protection against
(Wrongful) Dismissal, Obligations on Termination of the Employment Relationship;
Collective labour law: Principles
of the Works Constitution Act [BetrVG], Tasks of the Works Council, Individual
Participation Rights of the Works Council
This note
covers introduction, Law relating to working conditions, Law relating to
monetary benefits, Law relating to industrial relations and law relating to
social security.
Author(s): Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology