German labour law

• General Commission of German Trade Unions (1892–1919) • Free Association of German Trade Unions (1897–1919) • Weimar Constitution 1919 • Betriebsrätegesetz 1920 • Allgemeiner Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund (1919–1933) • Free Workers' Union of Germany (1919–1933) • Arbeitsordnungsgesetz of 1934 • German Labour Front, the nationalised Nazi controlled union (1933 to 1945) • Strength Through Joy • Council of Trust and Factory leader • Confederation of German Trade Unions (est 1949) • Mitbestimmungsgesetz 1976 == Court ==

Labour court () has the right to handle legal issues on labours. Federal Labour Court is the highest labour court in Germany. ==Individual labour law==

Contract of employment • Bürgerliches 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) • Mutterschutzgesetz • Arbeitszeitgesetz • Entgelttransparenzgesetz (Transparency in Wage Structures Act) • On October 15, 2024, the German Federal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit) updated its interpretations of the Employee Leasing Act (Arbeitnehmerüberlassungsgesetz, or AÜG), with significant implications for EOR services. For the first time, the guidelines extend the licensing requirement under the AÜG to cover virtual employees based abroad but working for German companies. Dismissal • Kündigungsschutzgesetz (Dismissal Protection Act) ==Collective labour law==

Codetermination • Betriebsverfassungsgesetz (Works Constitution Act) requires establishment of Works Councils where there are five or more employees • Mitbestimmungsgesetz (Codetermination Act) Collective bargaining • Tarifvertragsgesetz (Collective Agreement Act) ==Minimum wage law==